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Photos for July 31, 2008
April Haight, 4, poses with a giant mushroom known as Bondarzewia berkeleyi, which is a polypore or shelf mushroom. The mushroom, in North Lawrence, weighs more than 15 pounds.
Stephanie Sullivan arrived on the scene of the fire at 1005 Indiana just after the firetrucks did.
Stephanie Sullivan arrived on the scene of the fire at 1005 Indiana just after the firetrucks did.
Stephanie Sullivan arrived on the scene of the fire at 1005 Indiana just after the firetrucks did.
Stephanie Sullivan arrived on the scene of the fire at 1005 Indiana just after the firetrucks did.
Stephanie Sullivan arrived on the scene of the fire at 1005 Indiana just after the firetrucks did.
Stephanie Sullivan arrived on the scene of the fire at 1005 Indiana just after the firetrucks did.
Stephanie Sullivan arrived on the scene of the fire at 1005 Indiana just after the firetrucks did.
Stephanie Sullivan arrived on the scene of the fire at 1005 Indiana just after the firetrucks did.
A tractor pull in action.
A group of men work on this antique tractor.
Bo Enright during a tractor pull.
Kansas City catcher Miguel Olivo, left, tags out Oakland's Carlos Gonzalez in the sixth inning Wednesday in Oakland, Calif. Gonzalez attempted to score on a hit by Jack Cust.
Oil and gas developer T. Boone Pickens addresses a town hall meeting on energy independence Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Topeka, Kan.
William K. "Junior" Roberson
Isabella, a golden retriever at the Safari Zoological Park east of Caney, Kan., nurses three white tiger cubs Wednesday. She adopted them after they were abandoned by their mother at the park. The cubs were born on Sunday. Zoo owner Tom Harvey says it's unusual for dogs to care for tiger cubs, but it does happen. Isabella licks, cleans and feeds the cubs just like her own puppies.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks at a news conference Saturday on Capitol Hill following passage of a housing bill by the Senate in Washington. President Bush signed the legislation into law on Wednesday.
Friends for 28 years, Gordon Dye, left, and Jack Tyler, both of Lawrence, are both turning 40 this summer. Tonya Dye submitted the picture.
Palestinian girls hold a homemade model of a rocket that reads "Al-Quds," the Arabic word used for Jerusalem, in Hebrew and Arabic on it Wednesday during an Islamic Jihad rally in Gaza City. The rally was for children who are part of summer camps run by Islamic Jihad-funded organizations. Although Mideast peace talks continue, hope is waning for a signed deal before January.
A man peeks through the border fence to the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico, in this February 2008 file photo. Remittances sent home by Mexicans working abroad have fallen for six straight months, threatening local businesses and choking off what used to be a strong cash flow for many Mexican families.
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