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News Photos — Friday, September 16, 2005
The day's news in pictures, from the Associated Press, Reuters and AFP wire photo desks. Click any image for the full story.
Bush: Rebuilding Must Address Inequality
President Bush concludes his nationally televised address from Jackson Square in New Orleans, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005. Bush announced a new reconstruction plan to help rebuild the area damaged by Hurricane Katrina. AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Ophelia Crawls Northward Off Mid-Atlantic Coast
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Ophelia churning off the Southeast coast early Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. REUTERS/NOAA/Handout
Death Toll Up to 12 in Iraq Mosque Blast
Iraqi police secure the area after a car bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque in Tuz Khormato, north of Baghdad, Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. AP Photo/Hameed Rasheed
N. Korea's Refusal Stalls Six-Nation Talks
Delegates to the six-party talks gather at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, as negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program stalled over Pyongyang's demand for a light-water reactor. AP Photo/Greg Baker
US Airways Gets OK to Emerge From Ch. 11
A US Airways jet taxis at Philadelphia International Airport. A judge's ruling Friday clears the carrier to exit bankruptcy and complete its merger with America West. AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy
Mayor: French Quarter to Reopen Next Week
A worker hoses down a sidewalk on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, as the city prepares to reopen selected neighborhoods. AP Photo/Bill Haber
Many Churches Heed Bush's Call for Prayer
Candles burn during a prayer service for Hurricane Katrina victims at the National Cathedral in Washington, Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Poll: 43 Pct. of Evacuees Want to Go Home
Evacuees from New Orleans rest on cots in the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, where thousands remain sheltered three weeks after Hurricane Katrina. AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Nation Hears Bush With Skepticism, Hope
Evacuees at a Houston shelter watch President Bush's televised address from New Orleans, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005. AP Photo/Pat Sullivan
Weldon: Atta Papers Destroyed on Orders
The U.S. Capitol dome. Rep. Curt Weldon says records from the Pentagon's 'Able Danger' data-mining unit were destroyed on lawyers' orders. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Roberts Sidesteps Meaty Issues for Now
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Nuclear Disputes to Top Bush-Putin Meeting
The White House, where President Bush was to host Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for talks expected to focus on nuclear disputes with Iran and North Korea. AP Photo/Ron Edmonds
Schwarzenegger May Declare Re-Election Bid
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The governor was expected to announce within days whether he will seek a full term in 2006. AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi
Senate GOP Blocks Independent Katrina Probe
The Capitol at dusk. The Senate voted along party lines against an independent Katrina commission, opting instead for a GOP-led joint committee. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Gas Prices Ease but Stay Near Records
A motorist fills up in San Jose, Calif. The national average price of unleaded regular slipped below $3 a gallon this week for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma
Katrina Called Most Destructive U.S. Storm
Floodwater covers a New Orleans neighborhood in this aerial view taken days after Hurricane Katrina. Analysts say the storm is likely the costliest in U.S. history. AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
Mideast, Terrorism Take Spotlight at U.N.
World leaders fill the General Assembly hall at United Nations headquarters in New York for the 60th-anniversary summit, Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
Tensions High Before Landmark Afghan Vote
An Afghan man walks past election posters in Kabul, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, ahead of Sunday's parliamentary and provincial elections — the country's first in more than three decades. AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq
Palestinians Force Their Way Into Egypt
Palestinians climb over a toppled section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, as thousands crossed in both directions for a third day. AP Photo/Khalil Hamra
More Kids Could Mean Cash for Greek Moms
A mother pushes a stroller in Athens. Greece is weighing new incentives to reverse one of Europe's lowest birth rates. AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
Delta, Northwest File for Bankruptcy
Delta Air Lines jets at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Delta and Northwest filed for bankruptcy protection within minutes of each other Wednesday. AP Photo/John Bazemore
Current Account Deficit Improves in 2Q
Container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles. The U.S. current account deficit narrowed slightly in the second quarter but remains at a record annual pace. AP Photo/Nick Ut
Stocks Edge Up on Exxon, Intel Upgrades
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks edged higher Friday on analyst upgrades of Exxon Mobil and Intel. AP Photo/Richard Drew
Crude-Oil Prices Slip Below $64 a Barrel
An oil pump works near Bakersfield, Calif. Crude futures slipped below $64 a barrel Friday as more Gulf refineries restarted. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Merck Lawyer Tries to Block Medical Expert
The federal courthouse in Houston, where the first federal trial over Merck's withdrawn painkiller Vioxx is under way. AP Photo/Pat Sullivan
Study: More Hurricanes in Strongest Classes
A satellite image shows the eye of a major hurricane. A new study finds the share of storms reaching Category 4 and 5 has nearly doubled since 1970. AP Photo/NOAA
U.N. Says Ozone Layer Should Keep Healing
Earth seen from space. The U.N. says the ozone layer is healing and could fully recover by mid-century if the Montreal Protocol holds. AP Photo/NASA
Belgium Unveils Restored Landmark Atomium
The Atomium, a 335-foot stainless-steel model of an iron crystal built for the 1958 World's Fair, gleams in Brussels after a two-year renovation. AP Photo/Virginia Mayo
Fish Used to Assess Environment Damage
A biologist holds a fish collected for testing in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists are sampling fish and sediment to assess Katrina's environmental damage. AP Photo/Bill Haber
Internet Oversight Board OKs New Domains
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approved the .jobs and .travel suffixes Friday while the proposed .xxx domain remains on hold. AP Photo
IBM to Encourage Employees to Be Teachers
IBM says it will help employees retrain as math and science teachers, offering tuition help and stipends to workers who make the switch. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Nintendo Produces New Remote Control
Nintendo's new controller for its Revolution console, unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show, senses motion so players can swing it like a sword or tennis racket. AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara
Xbox 360 to Launch in U.S. Nov. 22
Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. The company said Friday the next-generation machine will launch in the United States on Nov. 22. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Microsoft's Gates Faces Off With Napoleon Dynamite
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates during his keynote at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, where he screened a spoof video with 'Napoleon Dynamite' star Jon Heder. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Apple's iPod Nano Flies Off Shelves
Apple's new iPod nano, thinner than a No. 2 pencil, has been selling out at electronics stores since its debut last week. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma
Broadband Passes Dial-Up in U.S. Homes
A DSL modem and wireless router. For the first time, a majority of online U.S. households now connect over broadband rather than dial-up. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
FDA: Defibrillator Defects on the Rise
An implanted defibrillator, about the size of a stopwatch. The FDA says reported malfunctions in the devices have risen over the past decade. AP Photo/American Medical Association
Study: New Mammograms Good for Young Women
A radiologist reviews a mammogram. A major study finds digital mammography detects more cancers in women under 50 and in those with dense breasts. AP Photo/M. Spencer Green
U.S. Buys $100 Million of Bird Flu Vaccine
A lab technician handles a vaccine vial. The U.S. has bought $100 million of experimental H5N1 vaccine for the national stockpile. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
Tests Find High Mercury Levels in Fish
Fresh fish on ice at a market. Testing of store-bought fish found about a quarter of samples exceeded the EPA's mercury guideline. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
Zellweger Cites 'Fraud' in Chesney Split
Renee Zellweger. The Oscar-winning actress cited 'fraud' in annulment papers ending her four-month marriage to Kenny Chesney. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Sweden Gears Up to Celebrate Garbo's 100th
Greta Garbo, born in Stockholm on Sept. 18, 1905. Sweden is marking her centennial with screenings, a stamp and a museum exhibition. AP Photo/File
Angelina Jolie the New Face of St. John
Angelina Jolie. The actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador is the new face of St. John's spring advertising campaign. AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian
Katrina Made TV See the Underclass
A television crew at work. Katrina's aftermath put America's invisible poor on television for weeks — and raised questions about how long the attention will last. AP Photo
16 of Fall's 31 New Shows Set to Debut
The fall television season opens next week, with 16 of the networks' 31 new series premiering in seven days. AP Photo
Britney Spears Has a Baby Boy
Britney Spears gave birth to a baby boy at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Wednesday, a magazine reported. AP Photo
Emmys to Tip a Hat to Katrina Relief
Workers prepare the Shrine Auditorium for Sunday's Emmy Awards, which will open with a tribute to Hurricane Katrina's victims. AP Photo/Reed Saxon
Cardinals Clinch Another NL Central Title
The St. Louis Cardinals clinched their fourth NL Central title in six seasons Thursday behind Chris Carpenter's 21st win. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
A's Beat BoSox, Tie for First in AL West
The Oakland Athletics, in a first-place tie with the Angels after a second-half surge, beat Boston before a home crowd. AP Photo/Ben Margot
Saints Rival Patriots With Win Streak
The displaced New Orleans Saints, practicing this week in San Antonio, will play 'home' games there and in Baton Rouge this season. AP Photo/Eric Gay
Pacers Guard Johnson Pleads No Contest
An empty NBA court. Pacers guard Anthony Johnson's plea Friday closed the last criminal case from November's brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills. AP Photo/Duane Burleson
Golfer David Toms in Good Condition
David Toms was hospitalized overnight for observation after a racing heartbeat forced him to withdraw during the 84 Lumber Classic's first round. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
NASCAR's 10-Race Chase Opens in N.H.
New Hampshire International Speedway, where NASCAR's 10-driver Chase for the Nextel Cup opens Sunday. AP Photo/Jim Cole
Well, If You Can't Even Trust a Hitman...
A British court heard that a man who hired a hitman to kill his wife complained to police when the killer took the money and did nothing. REUTERS
Power-Dressing Man Leaves Trail of Destruction
A German man told police that wearing a suit made him feel 'stronger' — shortly after destroying his flat, a neighbor's car and a police van. REUTERS
Temple Going to the Dogs
A stray dog rests near a temple in southern India, where worshippers have begun sending dogs to ceremonies in their place to transfer bad luck. REUTERS/Babu
Foreign Students Allowed Back After Gaffe
A group of Dutch students deported from Ukraine for saying they were there to 'hunt' their guide were allowed back when the misunderstanding was untangled. REUTERS
Long-Lost Titian Portrait to Be Sold at Auction
A portrait identified as a lost Titian after hanging unrecognized for decades is expected to fetch millions at a London auction. REUTERS
2 Hikers Attacked by Yellowstone Grizzly
A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. Two hikers were injured after surprising a sow with cubs; rangers credited them with doing exactly the right thing — playing dead. AP Photo/Jim Urquhart
Senators Scrutinize Gas Price Spikes
A gas station price sign. Senators pressed oil executives and regulators on post-Katrina price spikes as gouging investigations opened in 35 states. AP Photo
Iraq Sends Draft Charter to U.N. for Printing
Iraq's National Assembly, which forwarded the final draft constitution to the United Nations this week ahead of the Oct. 15 referendum. AP Photo/Karim Kadim
NASA Pushes Next Shuttle Flight to Spring
Space shuttle Atlantis on the pad at Kennedy Space Center. NASA says the fleet's next flight has slipped to spring 2006 while engineers rework the external tank's foam. AP Photo/Terry Renna
Bush Plan a Solid Start, but Key Is in the Execution
The president's Jackson Square address promised a Gulf Coast rebuilt with an eye on poverty. The hard part, as always in Washington, is the execution. USATODAY.com
Roberts Hearings Telling and Strange
John Roberts testified for four days before the Senate Judiciary Committee — a performance widely praised for its elegance in declining to answer. USATODAY.com
Baseball Wild Cards Should Lift Our Spirits
September's scramble — four pennant races, collapsing division leaders and a wild card that refuses to die — is baseball's annual gift, even to the fans it's torturing. USATODAY.com
Vietnamese Lose All, This Time to Katrina
Fishing boats at a Gulf Coast village settled by Vietnamese refugees after the fall of Saigon. Katrina has scattered the community a second time. USATODAY.com
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