Images of the Day

In this Sept. 20, 2011 photo, Naomi Woods, left, eats lunch with her classmates at Northeast Elementary Magnet, in Danville, Ill. The curriculum at the public school is focused on health and wellness, and families have to sign a contract agreeing to abide by that. School lunches are low-fat or no-fat, with fresh fruit or veggies every day, and no dessert. (The Associated Press)

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Oct. 3. The latest setback in Greece's financial crisis sent the Standard and Poor's 500 index to its lowest level of the year, putting it on the edge of a new bear market. (The Associated Press)

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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, seen in this March 19 photo, speaks in Santa Fe, N.M. Martinez, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Florida Sen. Marc Rubio are popular, political newcomers who toe a safe party line in presidential battleground states. The rising GOP stars are also Hispanics, a fact the Republican Party clearly hopes to capitalize on in the upcoming national elections. (The Associated Press)

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In this Oct. 4 photo, Cory May, a veteran, sits on a pump jack at a storage facility in Zanesville, Ohio. May recently completed a two-week, 80-hour shale exploration certification course developed by the private company Retrain America. When he graduated, he'd interviewed for three jobs and taken a position cementing wells for Halliburton that will pay $60,000 to $70,000 a year. (The Associated Press)

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In this May 13, 2011 photo, historian and author David McCullough poses with a painting of Abraham Lincoln, at the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington, D.C. (AP)

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Florida Gators wide receiver Frankie Hammond (85) runs up field past Auburn Tigers defensive back T'Sharvan Bell (22) during the first half at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. on Oct. 15. The Tigers defeated the Gators 17-6.

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