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Day in photos: Sept. 19, 2012

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Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event in Atlanta. AP
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Space shuttle Endeavour flies over Ellington Field in Houston atop the shuttle aircraft carrier. Endeavour is making a final trek across the country to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where it will be permanently displayed. AP
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Students walk through the gates outside Benjamin E. Mays Academy this morning after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in 25 years. AP
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The Dream Downtown Hotel, where Lindsay Lohan allegedly struck a pedestrian with her SUV and was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and causing injury Seth Gottfried
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An Egyptian policeman peeks out from the window of a guard shack in front of the French Embassy in Cairo. A French magazine published vulgar caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed today, inflaming global tensions over a movie insulting to Islam. In response, the French government ordered embassies and schools to close Friday in about 20 countries. AP
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Andy Pettitte throws a pitch in the first inning of today’s Yankees game against the Toronto Blue Jays. This was Pettitte’s first start since he suffered an ankle injury in June vs. the Indians. UPI
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President Obama tweeted this photo today showing him greeting Jay-Z and Beyonce during a campaign fundraiser in New York last night. The president captioned the photo ” A couple supporters in a New York state of mind last night.” Twitter
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Female liliger cub Kiara, a hybrid between a lion and a ligress, opens her mouth at the Novosibirsk Zoo, in Novosibirsk, eastern Sibiria. AP
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Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow runs a play during practice. Jeff Zelevansky
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Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez during a press conference announcing their upcoming fight. Anthony J. Causi
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Contest winners attend the 10th annual International Talk Like A Pirate Day celebration at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. WireImage