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Iraqi soldiers march in front the tomb of the unknown soldier during a military ceremony on Army day in Baghdad, January 6, 2003. A defiant Iraqi President Saddam Hussein  declared his country ready for war and issued his first public criticism of U.N. weapons inspectors, accusing them of spying. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)



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As Hollywood prepares for its awards season, the Web site http://www.AmIAnnoying.com has gotten a jump, with Martha Stewart leading the voting by 1.4 million visitors to top the site's list of Most Annoying people of 2002. Stewart, shown in 1999, is joined on the list by a number of talk show hosts or regulars, including Ainsley Harriott, John Edward ('Crossing Over'), Sal the Stockbroker ('The Howard Stern Show') and Laura Schlessinger. Photo by Anthony Bolante/Reuters



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North Koreans, who have defected to the South over the years, hold a prayer meeting for the unification of the Korean peninsula and for a peaceful solution to the North Korean nuclear problem at the Tong Il observation platform near the demilitarized zone separating the two nations in Paju, South Korea on January 7, 2003. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)



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A poster from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protesting KFC is seen in this handout released by PETA, Monday, Jan. 6, 2003. PETA said Monday it is launching a boycott against KFC because of alleged animal-rights abuses by the chain of fried-chicken restaurants. The Norfolk, Va.,-based animal rights group said it has tried for nearly two years to persuade KFC's parent company, Yum Brands Inc. of Louisville, Ky., to change the way it raises and slaughters chickens. PETA will formally launch the campaign by unveiling new 'Kentucky Fried Cruelty' posters, leaflets, stickers, at a news conference on Jan. 7 near the company's Louisville, Ky., headquarters. (AP Photo/People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals )



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Online holiday sales, helped by free shipping offers, are turning out to be robust, according to several preliminary reports released Monday, providing a bright spot in an otherwise mediocre shopping season. (AP Graphic)

That reminds me, I need to hop on down to KFC and get me a bucket of extra crispy.

I thought Pic #1 was going to be about Raelian clones. If these are what the "grays" are really like, I think we can take 'em.