MPR news photos of the year: Part 2

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Chelsea Iverson of Hermantown, Minn. Saturday, August 3, 2010 speeds through a mud bog at the Iron Range Off-Highway Recreation Area near Gilbert, Minn. (MPR Photo/Derek Montgomery) link to this photo

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St. Cloud, MN, USA — Mohamed Ukash performed an ablution before praying at the Islamic Center of St. Cloud Thursday, June 24, 2010. The mosque in St. Cloud serves hundreds of families and has been at its current location for three years. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Austin, MN, USA — Young parishioners wait patiently before the start of a children's liturgy class at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin, Minn. July 4, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Duluth, MN, USA — A worker on the U.S. Brig Niagara works on getting the ship ready for the Tall Ships Duluth festival Thursday, July 29, 2010 behind the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center in Duluth, Minn. (MPR Photo/Derek Montgomery) link to this photo

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Rebekah Tschanz leads her horse, Sierra, to the judging ring at the Washington Country Fair on August 3, 2010. (MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota — Hakimo Isse fills out her ballot for the 2010 primary election. Isse's five children accompanied her to the polling location in the Salvation Army building on Seventh Street on August 10, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn. (MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel) link to this photo

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Minneapolis, Minnesota — Reid Thornton helps his son Payton in the playroom at the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis, Minn Wednesday, August 10. Payton has a condition called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. His extremely sensitive skin makes it difficult for him to get around. (MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel) link to this photo

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Brooklyn Park, MN, USA — Judy Koskie salutes as a hearse carrying the remains of Deputy Christopher Dewey passes following the funeral of Dewey in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Wednesday, August 18, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Roseau, MN, USA — Dustin Byfuglien's dog, Walter, drinks beer from the Stanley Cup in his family's home in Roseau Minn. Sunday, August 15, 2010. Byfuglien won the National Hockey League championship with the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this year, and the Stanley Cup is rotated around to each of winning team's players for to have for about a day. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, MN, USA — Hundreds of new citizens waved American flags after being naturalized at a ceremony at Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul, Minn., August 26, 2010. Another group of 200 was scheduled to take the Oath of Allegiance the same afternoon. (MPR Photo/Tim Nelson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, MN, USA — From left, Emily Stocker, 13, of Jordan, Minn. and her friend Erika Schneider, 16, of Belle Plaine, Minn. share a morning nap near their goats at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn. Thursday, August 26, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Every Labor Day weekend, thousands of people come to the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion in the tiny northwestern Minnesota town of Rollag. Dozens of antique steam engines are shown that were once used to thresh -- to separate grain from the stalk. (MPR Photo/Nathaniel Minor) link to this photo

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Roseville neighborhood residents want to protect a quality of life that includes a range of wildlife living in the area including these deer that appeared on September 15, 2010. Some residents opposed Mendota Heights-based Bituminous Roadways' plans to build an asphalt plant in the northern inner ring suburb. (MPR Photo/Dan Olson) link to this photo

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From left, Jordan Lee, 17, paddles friends Paige Jorgenson, 15, and Kassi Clear, 17, in the floodwaters near Lee's home in Owatonna, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Zumbro Falls Mayor Al VanDeWalker speaks to resident on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. The town, nestled in a valley near the Zumbro River, lost 60 of its 95 homes to flood waters. (MPR Photo/Elizabeth Baier) link to this photo