Pictures of the Day: Friday, May 4, 2012

Posted May 04, 2012, at 6:42 p.m.
Kentucky Derby entrant Union Rags yawns during his bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 4, 2012, in Louisville, Ky.
Charlie Riedel | AP
Kentucky Derby entrant Union Rags yawns during his bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 4, 2012, in Louisville, Ky.
Doug Plenge (right) calls the race as horse handlers Ed Baker (left) and Fran Kingsbury (center) move wooden horse cut-outs along a grid track at the Hammond Street Senior Center in Bangor on Friday, May 4, 2012. Mint Juleps were served along with a hat contest as seniors used fake cash to place bets on their favorite horse.
Doug Plenge (right) calls the race as horse handlers Ed Baker (left) and Fran Kingsbury (center) move wooden horse cut-outs along a grid track at the Hammond Street Senior Center in Bangor on Friday, May 4, 2012. Mint Juleps were served along with a hat contest as seniors used fake cash to place bets on their favorite horse. Buy Photo
A man looks at a shoe set on fire as Palestinians and pro-Palestinian Turks stage a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails outside the Israeli embassy residence in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, May 4, 2012.
Burhan Ozbilici | AP
A man looks at a shoe set on fire as Palestinians and pro-Palestinian Turks stage a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails outside the Israeli embassy residence in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, May 4, 2012.
In this Thursday, May 3, 2012, photo provided by the Tennessee National Guard, Ashley Edens puts her head against the casket of her late husband, Spc. Jason Edens, in Smyrna, Tenn. Spc. Edens was killed April 15 during combat in Afghanistan.
Capt. Darrin Haas | AP
In this Thursday, May 3, 2012, photo provided by the Tennessee National Guard, Ashley Edens puts her head against the casket of her late husband, Spc. Jason Edens, in Smyrna, Tenn. Spc. Edens was killed April 15 during combat in Afghanistan.
Egyptian security forces, unseen, fire a water cannon at protesters during clashes outside the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 4, 2012. Egyptian armed forces and protesters clashed in Cairo on Friday, with troops firing water cannons and tear gas at demonstrators who threw stones as they tried to march on the Defense Ministry, a flashpoint for a new cycle of violence only weeks ahead of presidential elections.
Ahmed Gomaa | AP
Egyptian security forces, unseen, fire a water cannon at protesters during clashes outside the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 4, 2012. Egyptian armed forces and protesters clashed in Cairo on Friday, with troops firing water cannons and tear gas at demonstrators who threw stones as they tried to march on the Defense Ministry, a flashpoint for a new cycle of violence only weeks ahead of presidential elections.
France's President and conservative candidate for re-election in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy, pauses as he delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Sables d'Ollonne, western France, Friday, May 4, 2012. The final polls before France's presidential election Sunday show a shrinking gap between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande, but still predict a Hollande victory.
Michel Euler | AP
France's President and conservative candidate for re-election in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy, pauses as he delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Sables d'Ollonne, western France, Friday, May 4, 2012. The final polls before France's presidential election Sunday show a shrinking gap between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande, but still predict a Hollande victory.
A keeper walks camel Laila with a broken leg at a horse clinic in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 4, 2012. Laila broke her leg on a meadow of the breeding farm of her owner two weeks ago and had to undergo two hours of medical surgery. The animal now has to learn to walk as it will wear the plaster for six weeks.
Paul Zinken | AP
A keeper walks camel Laila with a broken leg at a horse clinic in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 4, 2012. Laila broke her leg on a meadow of the breeding farm of her owner two weeks ago and had to undergo two hours of medical surgery. The animal now has to learn to walk as it will wear the plaster for six weeks.

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