Pictures of the Day: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009

A plainclothes policeman stands guard at Beijing's Tiananmen Gate after a snowfall. China closed 12 highways around the capital on Thursday after a heavy snowfall was brought on after the clouds were seeded with chemicals.
Jason Lee / Reuters

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A plainclothes policeman stands guard at Beijing's Tiananmen Gate after a snowfall. China closed 12 highways around the capital on Thursday after a heavy snowfall was brought on after the clouds were seeded with chemicals.