Photos of the day February 8, 2012

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Chuck and Judy Cox, the parents of missing Utah mother Susan Cox, talk to reporters at their home in Puyallup, Wash., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The Cox's two grandsons, Charlie and Braden, were killed Sunday along with their father, Josh Powell, in what police said appeared to be a deliberately set fire. Susan Cox went mysteriously missing from West Valley City, Utah, home in December 2009. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

An Indian Muslim woman casts her vote at a polling station in Gonda, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Residents in India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh, began voting Wednesday in a monthlong local election with repercussions for the whole nation. The state of Uttar Pradesh is so large, with 200 million people, that voting is spread over seven phases and will last until March 3. Results will be declared March 6. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A polling official, hands seen at left, marks the index finger of a woman voter with indelible ink before she casts her vote, inside a polling booth in Gonda, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Residents in India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh, began voting Wednesday in a monthlong local election with repercussions for the whole nation. The state of Uttar Pradesh is so large, with 200 million people, that voting is spread over seven phases and will last until March 3. Results will be declared March 6. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People protest outside the Supreme Court with a banner showing photos of some of the Spanish civil war victims on the last day of judge Baltasar Garzon's trial in Madrid Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. The Spanish judge who became an international human rights hero is on trial for knowingly overstepping the bounds of his jurisdiction with his unprecedented albeit abortive probe of crimes committed by the Franco side. Both sides in the Spanish war _ the Republican side and Franco's rebel rightwing forces _ committed atrocities. But they were addressed by a post-Franco-era amnesty approved by Parliament. Republican atrocities against pro-Franco civilians had already been thoroughly documented by the regime. (AP Photo/Paul White)

An Indian woman adjusts the cap of her child as she waits in a queue to cast her vote, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Residents in India's largest state began voting Wednesday in a monthlong local election with repercussions for the whole nation. The state of Uttar Pradesh is so large, with 200 million people, that voting is spread over seven phases and will last until March 3. Results will be declared March 6. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)

CORRECTS SECOND SENTENCE A red carnation lies on a banner showing photos of some of the Spanish civil war victims during a protest outside the Supreme Court on the last day of judge Baltasar Garzon's trial in Madrid Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. The Spanish judge who became an international human rights hero is on trial for knowingly overstepping the bounds of his jurisdiction with his unprecedented albeit abortive probe of crimes committed by the Franco side. Both sides in the Spanish war _ the Republican side and Franco's rebel rightwing forces _ committed atrocities. But they were addressed by a post-Franco-era amnesty approved by Parliament. Republican atrocities against pro-Franco civilians had already been thoroughly documented by the regime. (AP Photo/Paul White)

A tourists waits for a flight during a partial strike at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Israel's labor federation has launched a nationwide strike for the first time in five years, shutting down national and local government offices, banks, the stock exchange, rail service and seaports.Union leaders are protesting the widespread use of contract workers who earn less and do not enjoy the same benefits as workers who are directly employed. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Tibetan exiled monks participate in a rally to show solidarity with Tibetans who have either set themselves on fire or were allegedly killed by Chinese police, during a protest march in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. China on Tuesday vowed to crack down on unrest in Tibetan areas and accused overseas activist groups and the Dalai Lama of fomenting the recent violence. More than a dozen monks and nuns have set themselves on fire in ethnic Tibetan areas of Sichuan over the last year. Most have chanted for Tibetan freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama, who fled to India amid an abortive uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

A Tibetan exile participates in a rally to show solidarity with Tibetans who have either set themselves on fire or were allegedly killed by Chinese police, during a protest march in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. China on Tuesday vowed to crack down on unrest in Tibetan areas and accused overseas activist groups and the Dalai Lama of fomenting the recent violence. More than a dozen monks and nuns have set themselves on fire in ethnic Tibetan areas of Sichuan over the last year. Most have chanted for Tibetan freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama, who fled to India amid an abortive uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Indian voters stand in a queue to cast their votes as it rains in Gonda, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Residents in India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh, began voting Wednesday in a monthlong local election with repercussions for the whole nation. The state of Uttar Pradesh is so large, with 200 million people, that voting is spread over seven phases and will last until March 3. Results will be declared March 6. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Indian voters stand in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Residents in India's largest state began voting Wednesday in a monthlong local election with repercussions for the whole nation. The state of Uttar Pradesh is so large, with 200 million people, that voting is spread over seven phases and will last until March 3. Results will be declared March 6. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)

Pedestrians walk next a beggar in central Athens, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Leaders of the three parties backing Prime Minister Lucas Papademos' interim government were poring over a draft new austerity program demanded by Greece's creditors to continue providing rescue loans to the debt-crippled country. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Boats are seen in the frozen river Spree, Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A cold spell is affected large parts of Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

In this photo Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 photo people stand next to a natural ice sculpture that was formed after the wind blew waves over the boardwalk of Lake Geneva at the Port of Choiseul in Versoix near Geneva, Switzerland. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seen during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Syrian President Bashar Assad wants his vice president to hold talks with the opposition groups, Russia's foreign minister said, as activists reported that dozens died Wednesday in government bombings of cities and villages across Syria. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

George Huguely V, arrives at the Charlottesville Circuit courthouse for the start of his trial in Charlottesville, Va, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Huguely, is charged with the murder of fellow University of Virginia senior Yeardley Love. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Mohamed Nasheed, center, who resigned Tuesday from his post as Maldivian president, marches along with his supporters during a rally in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Supporters of Nasheed rioted through the streets of the capital Wednesday, throwing petrol bombs at police and demanding he be reinstated. The chaos erupted after Nasheed's successor, President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, appealed for a government of national unity to end the political turmoil that has wracked the country for months. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Supporters of Tibet pray during a candlelight vigil in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Hundreds of the supporters and Tibetans living in Japan held the vigil to show their solidarity with Tibetans who have either died by self-immolation or were allegedly killed by Chinese police. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Tibetan monks and supporters throw dust in the air in honor of the dead monks and protesters self-immolated or killed in clashes with Chinese security forces during a vigil in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Lobsang Sangay, the head of Tibet's government-in-exile, called for worldwide vigils on Wednesday, following a series of self-immolations and bloody clashes between Tibetans and Chinese forces. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Maldivian police officers help an injured colleague after clashing with supporters of Mohamed Nasheed, who resigned Tuesday from his post as Maldivian president, in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Supporters of Nasheed rioted through the streets of the capital Wednesday, throwing petrol bombs at police and demanding he be reinstated. The chaos erupted after Nasheed's successor, President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, appealed for a government of national unity to end the political turmoil that has wracked the country for months. (AP Photo/Sinan Hussain)

(Eranga Jayawardena | The Associated Press)
Supporters of Mohamed Nasheed, who resigned Tuesday from his post as Maldivian president, cheer him during a meeting in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Supporters of Nasheed rioted through the streets Wednesday demanding he be reinstated as the country's new leader appealed for unity to end the months of political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation.

A Maldivian army soldier, left, and policeman take cover as a supporter of Mohamed Nasheed, who resigned Tuesday from his post as Maldivian President, hurls back a tear gas canister thrown during a protest in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Supporters of Nasheed rioted through the streets Wednesday demanding he be reinstated as the country's new leader appealed for unity to end the months of political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena )

In this photo taken Saturday Jan. 21, 2012, Abraham Fernandez, right, and Andy Lopez exchange punches during their match at a championship tournament in the Rafael Trejos boxing gym in Old Havana, Cuba. Boxers in Cuba are beginning competition earlier with the addition of a new age category for 9- and 10-year-olds. The boys are part of the pilot program in just Havana for now, but officials say it could be rolled out to the rest of the island, where 11-12 is currently the youngest level of competition. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

In this photo Saturday Jan. 21, 2012, boxers Carlos Navarro, right, and Raymond Diaz dress in preparation for their championship tournament inside the Rafael Trejos boxing gym in Old Havana, Cuba. Boxers in Cuba are beginning competition earlier with the addition of a new age category for 9- and 10-year-olds. The boys are part of the pilot program in just Havana for now, but officials say it could be rolled out to the rest of the island, where 11-12 is currently the youngest level of competition. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

In this photo taken Saturday Jan. 21, 2012, Dr. Diosdan Mojena examines boxer Lazaro Perez before his bout at the championship tournament at the Rafael Trejos boxing gym in Old Havana, Cuba. Perez, 9, is the city's first under-75-pound (34-kilogram) boxing champion in a new age category for 9- and 10-year-olds, that is a pilot program in just Havana for now, but officials say it could be rolled out to the rest of the island, where 11-12 is currently the youngest level of competition. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

People skate on the frozen Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. In Amsterdam, several of the city's famous canals have frozen over, giving residents a rare opportunity to skate lined by waterfront houses. (AP Photo/Margriet Faber)

An Italian Police officer sails near the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The Concordia ran aground on Jan. 13 after the captain deviated from his planned route and gashed the hull of the ship on a reef. The ship contains about 500,000 gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel and other pollutants. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

Employees of Jergens, Inc., continue to work on the assembly line as Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign stop, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Seen through the gathering of employees, Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista, speaks to the group after touring the Jergens manufacturing facility in Cleveland during a campaign stop, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Wiznitz Hasidim celebrate the Jewish feast of 'Tu Bishvat' or Tree New Year as they sit with their rabbis around a long table filled with all kinds of fruits, in the ultra-Orthodox town of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pass a box of bananas as they take part in a feast at the Belz yeshiva in Jerusalem, on the Jewish arbor day, called 'Tu Bishvat' in Hebrew, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Tu Bishvat is also known as the New Year for Trees, and it is customary to eat fruit and plant trees on this day. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A couple walks past a billboard displaying images of the five Cuban intelligence agents imprisoned in U.S., popularly known as the "Cuban Five," in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. A lawyer for five Cuban agents convicted of espionage and sentenced to long jail terms in the U.S. says there could be a political solution linking his clients' fate with that of an American contractor imprisoned in Cuba.(AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is prayed over after speaking at the Bella Donna Chapel in McKinney, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry)

The Salt Lake Tribune First published: Feb 08 2012 09:34AM
Published Feb 9, 2012 09:36AM

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