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Ft. Hood funeral, mountainous landfill, British majesty (10 images)

18 November

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United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, lower right, looks on as the honor guard folds the flag during services for Army Spc. Frederick Greene Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 in Mountain City, Tenn. Greene is one of 13 soldiers killed in the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

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The honor guard with the Army's 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, KY., carries the casket of Army Spc. Frederick Greene to the grave site Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 in Mountain City, Tenn. Greene is one of 13 soldiers killed in the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

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Workmen move waste at a landfill site on November 18, 2009 in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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Queen Elizabeth II gives her speech in the Lords chamber during the annual State opening of Parliament ceremony on November 18 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the Government's legislative program in a speech delivered from the Throne in The House of Lords. This new session of Parliament will only last until the general election which has to be called by June 3, 2010. (Photo by Richard Pohle/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Secretary of State for Business Peter Mandelson, Justice Secretary Jack Straw and Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman attend the State Opening of Parliament on November 18 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the Government's legislative programme in a speech delivered from the Throne in The House of Lords. This new session of Parliament will only last until the general election which has to be called by June 3, 2010. (Photo by Carl de Souza/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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A model showcases designs on the runway by Adesagi as part of the Fashion 1st Show on day five of Jakarta Fashion Week 2009 on November 18 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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Aness, an Indian Muslim boy, washes his goat outside his home in Mumbai, Wednesday, Nov 18. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Relatives and friends of Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen Murphy carry his body from the Immaculate Conception Church in Troy, N.H., Wednesday. The Defense Department said Murphy, 36, died in the Anbar province of Iraq on Nov. 9, the result of a noncombat incident. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Immaculate Conception Church

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A man jumps into the sea from a stone in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro Wednesday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Heavy frost coats a fallen leaf just after daybreak in Marlborough, Mass., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

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