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Albanians celebrate the declaration of Kosovo's independence in the streets of the capital, Tirana, Albania armed with national flags, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Kosovo declared itself a nation on Sunday, mounting a brash and historic bid to become an "independent and democratic state" backed by the U.S. and key European allies but bitterly contested by Serbia and Russia. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)