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Notable Deaths
Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early on Nov. 13. He was 61. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Celebrity shots
Actor Alec Baldwin attends the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Bridge Dedication Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on Nov. 19. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Sports at a Glance
LeBron James became the youngest player to score 11,000 career NBA points in a 106-82 win over the New Jersey Nets on Nov. 18. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/ Getty Images)
Wild, wacky and weird photos
Competitors participate in the Wookey Hole Big Eat 2008, the annual mince pie eating contest, at the Wookey Hole Show Caves on Nov. 18. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Mug shots of the rich and infamous
Golfer John Daly was taken into custody on Oct. 26 by Winston-Salem police after he was found drunk outside an area Hooters restaurant. (Photo/Forsyth County Sheriff's Office)
Victoria Secret Fashion Show
Victoria's Secret fashion show at the Fontainbleau Miami Beach. (Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel)

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Interactive map of landmark Obama locations in Chicago
The Obama Administration
Life as president-elect
President George W. Bush and president-elect Barack Obama meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Obama, gearing up for his historic January 20 swearing-in, held his first face-to-face talk with Bush. (White House photo by Eric Draper)
Michelle Obama: Politics of fashion
The Obama brand sells
The name Obama and the president-elect's face can be found on all sorts of merchandise. It's a brand with cache. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
First Pets
Presidents' children through the years
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Pictures of the day
South Korean housewives gather to make 'kimchi', the traditional pungent vegetable dish, for the needy, on the grounds in front of Seoul City Hall on Nov. 20 in South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
Proposition 8 protests
Police arrest protesters during a West Hollywood rally against Proposition 8. (Brett Ziegler / For The Times)
Gun enthusiasts rush to buy firearms
Manager David Hancock holds a Smith & Wesson 500 handgun as he fills out paperwork for the purchase of the gun at the Bob Moates sport shop in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Nov. 6. (Steve Helber / Associated Press)
Mysterious Deaths
Hip Hop star and actor Tupac Shakur was killed in Los Angeles during a drive-by shooting in 1996. The investigation has been going on for years with little progress. (Photo by Ke.Mazur/WireImage)
Las Vegas party pools
Burning Man 2008: Art in the desert
Dancers cheer as the sun sets at Deep End Dance Camp, near Gerlach, Nev., on Wednesday. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)