March 18, 2008: Today in pictures

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March 18, 2008: Today in pictures

Today's best photos: around the world in pictures is a daily look at photos from Atlanta, national and world news, entertainment, sports and celebrities through the eyes of photographers from ajc.com and other sources.

Tears flow down the face of supporter Marty Nesbitt as Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks about race at a news conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

"Scent of Desire" author Dr. Rachel Herz turns away from a smelly pair of sneakers while judging the annual Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest in Montpelier, Vt., on Tuesday.

A mother with her daughter pass a pile of trash during the twelfth day of a strike by municipal workers in Athens, Tuesday. The strike has left thousands of tons of uncollected trash on streets throughout Greece.

Start of the second heat of the Men's 400 Meter Freestyle heat race is seen at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Tuesday.

An Iraqi girl plays with her chewing gum inside the ruins of the former Iraqi army air defenses headquarters, where she lives with her family, in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday. The buildings were destroyed in March 2003.

Tibetan protesters burn Chinese flags at a rally in Dharmsala, India on Tuesday. The Dalai Lama threatened Tuesday to step down as leader of Tibet's government in exile in Dharmsala if violence committed by Tibetans in his homeland spirals out of control.

Up and coming Atlanta R&B singer Janelle Monae strikes a pose in her Atlanta studio on Monday and will perform at Smith's Olde Bar this Friday.

U.S. female soldiers dressed in traditional clothes perform an Afghan national dance during a ceremony for the upcoming Afghan New Year at the U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday. Afghan New Year falls on March 20.

An unidentified man on Monday looks out of his 55 Park Place shattered office window toward the destruction across the street in downtown Atlanta. A tornado hit the area Friday night.

PGA golfer Tiger Woods watches the Magic play the Cleveland Cavaliers in Orlando, Fla., on Monday. Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament on Sunday.

Phoenix Coyotes head coach Wayne Gretzky stands up on the bench to yell at referee Mike Leggo in the game against the Canucks in Vancouver, Canada, on Monday.

An unidentified Zanu supporter listens to President Robert Mugabe at a rally in Gweru, Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Elections are scheduled for later in the month.

Grandmothers for Peace members Ann Mauney (center), 65, of Atlanta and Judy Conder, 60, of Decatur, Ga., are arrested for criminal trespassing after trying to enlist in the U.S. Army at the midtown recruiting station on Monday. Ten women were arrested and taken to jail and similar actions occurred in other cities this week to mark the fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.

On Monday in Iowa City, Iowa, Hawkeyes basketball player Wendy Ausdemore waits with her teammates for the NCAA women's basketball tournament announcement. They will will play the UGA Lady Bulldogs in the first round.

Charlotte Bobcats guard Emeka Okafor (right) goes for the ball in front of Memphis Grizzlies center Darko Milicic in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday.

Nephew Tim Jackson looks at the destruction on Monday that claimed the life of Bonnie Turner and sent Turner's husband, Mike, to the hospital in critical condition when Saturday's tornado swept over their property in Polk County, Ga. The Turners bred dogs at their home; eight dogs were found alive out of approximately 100 at the site. Forty were dead and the remainder of the dogs are missing.

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Tears flow down the face of supporter Marty Nesbitt as Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks about race at a news conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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