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Pic Of The Day
Happy 4th

By Nick Denton, 8:06 PM on Fri Jul 4 2008, 11,532 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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A photo editor at the New York Times—forced to work on a public holiday—has decided to make mischief. From a gallery of pictures of the day on the newspaper's website, here's a revealing shot of dancers preparing for the start of the Independence Day parade in Washington, DC.

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