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  • After going through the Batterers Education Program twice for domestic abuse incidents, including pointing a gun at his girlfriend Kristiey King, Josh Farris wants to change his ways. The Sheldon, Iowa, couple, who have a 4-year-old daughter together, was engaged and wanted to get married as of May, 2007. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Jamie Spencer considers his options during a game of pool in his family's front yard while Amos Spencer, Dennis Lincoln and Mike Spencer watch in the background. The Spencer family, who live west of Gallup, said they put the pool table outside for a New Year's Eve party but left it out and now play every Sunday. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Latisha Tom of Gallup, N.M. holds the American flag prior to the Grand Entry of the 86th Annual Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial at Red Rock State Park. The Saturday night's festivities offered a reprieve from the heavy rain showers that soaked the arena the previous evening. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Vince Morgan does an Indian air trick on his motorcycle at Gurley Ford auto dealership in Gallup, N.M. Morgan and another rider were performing as part of the business's 75th anniversary celebration that also included food and prize giveaways. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Shiprock Lady Chieftain Danella Tutt dives for a fly ball as it bounces off her head during a match-up against Grants. The Chieftains went on to defeat the Pirates 18-11 on Grants' home turf. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Raegen Blom shields her 3-month-old daughter, Jabrel, from the harsh afternoon sunlight. When she was 17, Blom gave a baby up for adoption, prior to marrying her husband, Adam, whom now she has three children with. ?For some reason, I knew if I got pregnant before marriage, I?d just place it up for adoption,? she said. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Dustin Chin runs a lap during an American Cancer Society Relay For Life event at the high school in Sheldon, Iowa. The event, which brought in more than $40,000 for cancer research, also drew a record number of participants. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Tyler Solsma of Sanborn, Iowa, laughs as Adam Bousema, also of Sanborn, and another friend smear his face with mud. Solsma and about 30 others got down and dirty in the Youth Council Mud Volleyball Tournament at the O'Brien County Fair in Primghar, Iowa. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Eddie Perales smokes marijuana in an alley in Gallup, N.M. Perales and Bernard Schulze (not pictured) met at the nearby American Bar and took off to smoke a joint and take belts of whiskey. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Dustin Rockman munches on candy while playing outside with his brothers and their dogs at their home in Hunters Point, Ariz. on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation. Rockman, who has a rare birth defect that affects his hands, is an artist that uses his feet to draw. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • XXXXXXX rides under a rock on the Third Mesa Trail during the 12 hour Dawn Til Dusk endurance race. About 300 riders came out to the fourth annual race to ride the smooth and rolling single track on high desert mesas near Gallup, N.M. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • A Chihuahua named Francisco pokes his head out of the window as Thomas Clark sits in the driver's seat. Francisco likes to stick his head out of the window while riding, so Clark bought the goggles for him. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Cimmaron Gerke of Brighton, Colo. hangs on to Roly Poly during the bareback riding competition on Saturday at the PRCA Rodeo in Window Rock, Ariz. Gerke scored a 88 for his ride and won the competition. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Officer Chavo Chischilly performs a field sobriety test on Keith Thomas, who was found sleeping behind a business on Historic Route 66 in Gallup, N.M. Police initially responded to a call that that someone was sleeping on the railroad tracks behind the business, but someone helped move Thomas before they arrived. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Commanche fancy dancers Thomas Ware IV, Chester Tieyah Jr. and Keeno Gallegos sings and drum as they take shelter from a rain storm during the Friday performance at the 86th Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup, N.M. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Ellie Sue Johnson sings the gospel during Sunday morning services at New Bethel Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Ky. Low attendance at the church hasn?t kept her from attending for more than thirty-years. ?I've seen three pastors before this one," she said. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • The shadow of a man is seen through foggy windows at the Fierce Protection Systems Martial Arts Studio in downtown Gallup, N.M. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Chuey, a Chihuahua mix, sits by as his owner Mark Sands fixes an axe handle at their home in Iyanbito, N.M. Sands said he had about a month left of gathering wood in the mountains near his home before it would be warm enough to not have to heat the house. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Robert Talley walks in his two-room house in Tolakai, N.M. Talley had his left leg amputated due to gangrene, as well as all of his toes amputated due to frostbite, and he now must use a walker to get around. After a recent visit to a therapist, Talley was also diagnosed him with depression, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • An employee with Amtrak waits at an open door as the train approaches the station in Gallup, N.M. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Two-year-old Faith Miller-Haven plays with her sister Alana Johnson, 12, at their home in Church Rock, N.M. on Wednesday. By photographer Brian Leddy
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  • Charlie Williams, a resident of Canton, Ga. working in Gallup, N.M. takes a drag off a cigarette at the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup on a Monday evening. In 2007, New Mexico joined neighboring Arizona, Colorado, Utah and 16 other states that have enacted smoking bans in restaurants, bars, indoor workplaces and public places. By photographer Brian Leddy
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