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US Christens 2011 With Large Celebrations

   New York joins the rest of the world in welcoming the new year.

   VOA News 01 January 2011

Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS

   Fireworks erupt from a building to signal the New Year, 2011, in Times
   Square in New York, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

   A  million  people  in  New  York  City  crowded  into  Time Square to
   celebrate the arrival of 2011.
   Revelers  cheered  as  a giant Waterford Crystal ball began descending