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2012 NATO Summit in Chicago

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Downtown Chicago on the eve of the NATO summit. NATO leaders gather for a key summit, hoping for a show of unity in the final two years of a decade of combat in Afghanistan -- even though allies are eager to bring troops home.

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Heads of state and leaders attend a meeting on Afghanistan in Chicago during the NATO 2012 Summit.

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Barack Obama walks alongside NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen with other leaders as they arrive for the official family photo at Soldier Field in Chicago during the NATO 2012 Summit.

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Leaders attending the 2012 NATO Summit pose for the family photo at Soldier Field in Chicago.

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Police in riot gear stand ready outside the downtown Hilton Hotel as protestors demonstrate in the street nearby.

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Chicago Occupy Wall Street protesters march through the streets of downtown Chicago on the eve of the NATO summit.

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A Chicago Police officer talks on his radio as Occupy Chicago demonstrators march through the streets ahead of the NATO Summit.

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A NATO protestor is arrested after refusing to let go of a police bicycle in Chicago. Security has been high throughout the city in preparation for the NATO summit.

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Demonstrators march through the downtown streets in Chicago.

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A protester screams against the actions of NATO while marching down Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Thousands of NATO protesters demanding an end to costly and destructive wars marched in Chicago ahead of the NATO Summit.

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Chicago Police subdue a protester.

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Protesters, some affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, briefly clash with police as they demonstrate in downtown Chicago.

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Demonstrators try to break through police lines as they march through the downtown streets.

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Protesters clash with police at the NATO summit in Chicago.

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A protester is helped after sustaining an injury at a protest march and rally.

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Hundreds of protesters demonstrate in front of the Boeing headquarters on the second day of the NATO summit.

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Demonstrators flow out of Grant Park in Chicago during a NATO protest.

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