Boston Globe: The year 2008 in photographs

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The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3)



Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in
thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists
differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008. (REUTERS/Carlos Gutierrez)


2008 in photographs (part 2 of 3)



Imam Hashim Raza leads mourners in prayer during a funeral for Mohsin Naqvi at al-Fatima Islamic Center in Colonie, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. Naqvi was a
Muslim, a native of Pakistan (he emigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 8 years old and became a citizen at 16) and a U.S. Army officer. He was killed by a
roadside bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)


2008, the year in photographs (part 3 of 3)



Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama waves to the crowd at a rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. Saturday,
Sept. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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