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Photos of the Week (06/20/10)

Posted by Kevin Fischer on June 20, 2010

Photos of the Week

BP CEO Tony Hayward is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, prior to before testifying before the Energy and Environment subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)


 

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., holds an Associated Press photo taken by Charlie Riedel, of an oil covered pelican, the state bird of Louisiana, as he questions BP CEO Tony Hayward, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, during the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on "the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and oil spill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


 

Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas questions BP CEO Tony Hayward, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, during the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and oil spill. Barton, top GOP member of the panel, used his opening statement to apologize - twice - for the pressure put on the company by President Barack Obama to contribute to a compensation fund for people in the afflicted Gulf of Mexico states. Barton said the U.S. has "a due process system" to assess such damages, and he decried the $20 billion fund that BP agreed to Wednesday at the White House as a "shakedown" and "slush fund." He told Hayward, "I'm not speaking for anybody else. But I apologize." He later retracted his apologies to BP, then apologized anew - this time for calling the fund a "shakedown." "BP should bear the full financial responsibility for the accident," he said, and "fully compensate those families and businesses that have been hurt by this accident." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)






Protester Diane Wilson disrupts the hearing of BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee for a hearing on the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill June 17, 2010 in Washington, DC. BP agreed yesterday to place $20 billion into an escrow account managed by a third party to pay out claims resulting from the oil spill and also said it will not pay out additional dividends to shareholders for the remainder of the year. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)






Oil is burned and skimmed by boats near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Sunday, June 13, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)






The surface of the Gulf of Mexico glistens with color as light reflects off the oil sheen at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, June 13, 2010. Oil continues to flow from the wellhead some 5,000 feet below the surface. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)


 

With glass jars of oil contaminated gulf water in front of him, St. Gabriel, La. Mayor George L. Grace, Sr. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,June 16, 2010, sponsored by GULF VOICES. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)






U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus is surrounded by staff after appearing to collapse on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2010, while testifing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)






Two cookies sit on the witness table in front of Army Gen. David Petraeus while he participates in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. General Petraeus is testifying about the current situation in Afghanistan a day after his testimony was interrupted when he fell ill, reportedly from dehydration and jet lag. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)


 

The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010. The bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Gardner was convicted of aggravated murder, a capital felony, in 1985. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson - Pool)






Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair in the execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010 in Draper Utah.. Gardner was convicted of aggravated murder in 1985.(AP Photo/Trent Nelson/Pool)


 

A funnel cloud forms near Grand Forks International Airport Thursday afternoon June 17, 2010. A number of tornados were reported in the northern Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota into the evening Thursday. (AP Photo/The Grand Forks Herald, John Stennes)






This aerial from Wadena, Minn. taken on Friday June 18, 2010 shows homes destroyed after tornadoes ripped through the area Thursday night. (AP Photo/The Wadena Pioneer Journal, Brian Hansel)


 

A McDonald's employee fights off mayflies as he tries to clear them from the outside of the restaurant in Point Place in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/The Blade, Andy Morrison)






A giant portrait of General De Gaulle, made of 1016 portraits of De Gaulle supporters, is displayed on the facade of Paris City Hall, Wednesday June 16, 2010, to mark the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's call on June 18, 1940 to resist Nazi occupation. Gen. Charles de Gaulle made his famous BBC broadcast from London, in which he declared himself leader of the "Free French" and urged compatriots to resist Nazi occupation. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)






Ronnie Daniels, 7, proudly holds the American Flag she created at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum in Milwaukee Monday, June 14, 2010. The Benjamin Franklin Elementary School 1st grader celebrated flag day with her class by making flags at the museum, which devotes its entire day to flag-based fun. Children can learn about the history of flags, including Old Glory itself, and make their own flags at museum craft tables. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti)






In this undated image taken from video provided by ABC affiliate WCHS TV, a newborn kitten, known as Two Face, is held at the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association in Charleston, W.V. The kitten is being given a 50 percent chance of survival by an area veterinarian. Dr. Erica Drake says the kitten was born with a rare condition called diprosopus, which means the kitten literally has two faces. Two Face has four eyes, two noses and two mouths. (AP Photo/WCHS TV)





Merrick Brooks, of Cisco, Texas, bounces around before getting flipped through the air Sunday, June 13, 2010, during the first night of the Texas High School Rodeo Finals at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, Texas. While spectacular, Brooks' ride didn't earn him a score with the judges. (AP Photo/Abilene Reporter-News, Ronald W. Erdrich)


 

A squirrel grabs a peanut out of Jarod Prosinski's hand as he enjoys the weather with his mother during a walk at Holiday Park in Cheyenne, Wyo., Wednesday, June 16, 2010. (AP Photo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Michael Smith)


 

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates as the Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in Game Seven of the 2010 NBA Finals at Staples Center on June 17, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)


 

Los Angeles Laker fans celebrate on the street outside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday June 17,2010. Crowds of rowdy revelers poured into the streets around Staples Center after Game 7 of the NBA finals rocking cars, setting bonfires and throwing rocks and bottles at officers. (AP Photo/Adam Lau)






Paraguayan fans celebrate their team's first goal against Italy during a South Africa 2010 WCup soccer game, in downtown Asuncion, Monday June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)






Paraguayan fans react after Italy scored against their team during a South Africa 2010 WCup soccer match in downtown Asuncion, Monday, June 14, 2010. The game ended tied 1-1.(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)






U.S. soccer fans with U.S.A words painted on their back arrive at Ellis Park Stadium, in Johannesburg, Friday June 18, 2010, prior the game match between United States and Slovenia in the World Cup group C. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)


 

German soldiers react as they watch their team play against Serbia at World Cup soccer, Friday, June 18, 2010 at their base in Kunduz, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)






United States fans, cheer and carry two posters of the first U.S President George Washigton, right, and former U.S President Abraham Lincoln, left, as they arrive at Ellis Park Stadium, in Johannesburg, Friday June 18, 2010, prior the match between United States and Slovenia in the World Cup group C. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)






Michael Bradley of the United States scores his team's second goal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between Slovenia and USA at Ellis Park Stadium on June 18, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)





United States soccer fans react after the U.S. scored their second goal against Slovenia as they watch a live broadcast of the World Cup game at Stout's bar in New York on Friday, June 18, 2010. In a furious second-half comeback, the United States tied 2-2 against Slovenia, keeping alive the Americans' chances of advancing in the World Cup. (Photo/Bebeto Matthews)


 

Maurice Edu of the United States reacts after his goal is disallowed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between Slovenia and USA at Ellis Park Stadium on June 18, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)


 

Michael Bradley of the United States shouts at referee Koman Coulibaly during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between Slovenia and USA at Ellis Park Stadium on June 18, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)






Ryan Elliot (R), watching the game outside The Fifty/50 bar, reacts after a goal by Maurice Edu of the United States World Cup soccer team was disallowed during second half the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between Slovenia and the United States on June 18, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The game ended with a 2-2 tie. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)


 

Referee Koman Coulibaly blows the fianl whistle during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between Slovenia and USA at Ellis Park Stadium on June 18, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)






Bob Bradley head coach of USA consoles his son Michael Bradley at the final whistle after a disallowed goal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between Slovenia and USA at Ellis Park Stadium on June 18, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)






A visitor stands in front of paintings by Georg Baselitz during the reopening of the Albertinum, a museum of the Dresden State Art Collection (SKD), on Friday, June 18, 2010. The Albertinum is dedicated to art from the last 200 years. Originally built in 1559, the Albertinum was badly damaged by bombs in 1945 and again by flooding in 2002. The 51 million Euros renovation took more than five years to complete. The new exhibition halls are shared by the Galerie Neue Meister and the Skulpturensammlung. The holdings of both museums, with paintings ranging from Caspar David Friedrich to Gerhard Richter and sculptures ranging from Rodin to the 21st century, have an outstanding worldwide reputation. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)






Noel Neill examines the statue made in her likeness as it is unveiled during a ceremony Friday, June 11, 2010 in Metropolis, Ill. The statue is modeled after Neill, the actress who played Lois Lane the reporter with a crush on Superman in movies and on television in the 1940s and 1950s. (AP Photo/The Southern Illinoisan, Stephen Rickerl)


 

Participants dressed in white take part in a big open air white dinner at the Louvre museum courtyard in Paris, late Thursday, June 17, 2010. The event is a reminiscent of flash mobs, where hundreds of people descend on one area at a specific time, summoned by SMS text message, gsm phone call or email. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)


 

Isabella Kirstiensen wears an ornate hat on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, England , Tuesday, June, 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant )




 

Sukhdev Baba Shanti, a Hindu holy man, exhibits his approximately 16 feet-long hair at Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, Friday, June 18, 2010. The annual Ambubasi festival will begin Tuesday where hundreds of Tantric Sadhus, or holy men from an esoteric form of Hinduism, gather to perform rituals at the temple. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)






Jimmy Hall, 3, watches the Juneteenth Day Parade with his family along Martin Luther King Dr. In Milwaukee. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 on which slaves in Texas found out about the Emancipation Proclamation. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel photo: Tom Lynn






Dominika Kedzior (center) and partner Peter Jania of the Polania Dance Group from Schamburg IL wait to go on stage at Polish Fest held at the Meyer Festival Grounds. In additon to the traditional dance and costumes the was Polish food, music and marketplace to enjoy. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel photo: Tom Lynn



 

Hunter Linderman, 8, of Queen Creek, Ariz. dives into a pit of mud as he runs through an obstacle course of water and mud at the 35th annual Mighty Mud Mania Saturday, June 19, 2010, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)