Images of the Day

Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito arrives for a meeting at the Capitol Hill office of newly sworn-in Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. last Thursday. The Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Alito's nomination out of committee on Wednesday in an expected party-line vote.

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This photo provided by the National Pork Board shows a serving of Sausage and Pasta Toss, which uses a homemade Caramelized Onion and Fresh Marjoram Sausage. Sausage making is probably easier than you think, and a hearty batch of versatile homemade sausage could provide many options for lighthearted dining occasions. The sausage can be prepared loose, stuffed into casings; made into simple breakfast or sandwich patties; used in soups or grilled, or used with pasta, as here.

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Janette Carter smiles after being recognized during a tribute to the Carter Family at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, in this file photo from July 2, 2003, in Washington. Carter, the last surviving member of The Carter Family mountain musicians, died Sunday. She was 82.

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SFCC northwest campus.

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Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, center, is followed by a security guard as wife Kim congratulates him after the Volunteers defeated Florida, 80-76.

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Toronto Raptor and former Gator Matt Bonner can't stop Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant from getting to the basket in the first half on Sunday in Los Angeles. Bryant scored 81 points in the game as the Lakers beat the Raptors, 122-104.

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Ken Copeland, operations manager of Hurley's Waccasassa Plantation in Fort White, is shown with a red stag on Monday. The 1,700-acre hunting preserve offers hunters access to native and exotic species of deer and asian water buffalo.

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Employees leave the Wixom Assembly Plant in Wixom, Mich., on Monday.

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Grower Ed Snodgrass displays some of his plants that he sells and are used for rooftop growing at one of his greenhouses in Street, Md., on Jan. 14.

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