The broken-down Cobleigh Public Library bookmobile sits idle at a storage facility in Lyndonville, Vt. Supporters are raising money to put it back on the road. Herb Swanson hide caption
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Briefings are part of the demobilization process that the 182nd Infantry Regiment must go through at Camp Atterbury in Columbus, Ind. Tom Dreisbach/NPR hide caption
Fifty years ago, the typical first-time mother in the U.S. took about four hours to give birth. These days, women labor about 6 1/2 hours. Carsten/Three Lions/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters chant and hold a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in front of Supreme Court in Washington as the court concluded three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
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A man joins nationwide protests in memory of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Supporters of the health care law have recently embraced the term "Obamacare," a word they once recoiled from. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
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An 18th-century Indian gathers cochineal. Newberry Library hide caption
Kentucky coach John Calipari has been criticized as being more of a recruiter than a coach. But that doesn't mean his approach to the game is easy. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption
Foster Friess introduces Rick Santorum at the 2012 CPAC Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10 wearing a sweater vest embroidered with the candidate's name. Ron Sachs/CNP DPA/Landov hide caption