Essebsi, former Tunisian Prime Minister and leader of the Nida Touns party, speaks to media during the National Conference for Dialogue in Tunis
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An art installation of suspended doves hangs above a receptionist at the media center of the APEC forum in Nusa Dua, Bali
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A police officer looks out from her car at members of the media near the home of relatives of Miriam Carey in New York
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Members of the media interview neighbors near the home of relatives of Miriam Carey in New York
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