Hope reigns as Americans prepare to ring in 2012 (AP)

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[URL="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111230/capt.ea86abe3f2794a10ac77ae1590346d22-ea86abe3f2794a10ac77ae1590346d22-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=6n8SkFvsOgWXdK9PlEpZSA--"][/URL]AP - Times Square was awash in hopeful sentiments as it prepared to welcome hordes of New Year's Eve revelers looking to cast off a rough year and cheer their way to something better in 2012.




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