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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Flood victims look on at a warehouse turned makeshift relief camp near Janakinagar, about 370 kilometers (231 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Some 1.2 million people have seen their towns and villages swamped by two weeks of monsoon flooding in northern India, but some are refusing to leave, fearing evacuation would trap them in a future as homeless and penniless refugees.
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Portugal's Foreign Minister Luis Amado answers questions from the media as he arrives for the Informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting (GYMNICH) in Avignon, southern France, September 5, 2008.
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Ferrari Brazilian's driver Felipe Massa sits in his car in the pits of the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack on September 5, 2008, during the second practice session of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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Tobacco Cash in Lung Study Stirs Flap from PhysOrg.com
Tobacco Cash in Lung Study Stirs Flap from Buffalo News
Tobacco Cash in Lung Study Stirs Flap from ReadingEagle.com
Tobacco Cash in Lung Study Stirs Flap from The Conservative Voice
Hidden tobacco cash behind lung cancer study spawns more worry over research integrity from PR-Inside.com
Tobacco Cash Behind Cancer Study Causes Concern from Hartford Courant
Tobacco cash in lung study stirs flap from Keralanext
Lung cancer study funded in part by tobacco money from People's Daily Online
Tobacco funding for a study of lung scans sparks concern from philly.com- Tobacco funding for a study of lung scans sparks concern from philly.com
Tobacco cash in lung study stirs controversy from CTV- Tobacco cash in lung study stirs controversy from CTV
Big Tobacco-Funded Study Raises Concerns from CBS News- Big Tobacco-Funded Study Raises Concerns from CBS News
Outrage Over Tobacco Funded Lung Study from FOX News- Big Tobacco-Funded Study Raises Concerns from CBS News
Big Tobacco-Funded Lung Study Stirs Flap from CBS 5
Tobacco cash in lung study stirs flap from EDGE Boston
Big Tobacco-Funded Lung Study Stirs Flap from CBS2 Chicago
Big Tobacco-Funded Lung Study Stirs Flap from WCCO
Tobacco Cash in Lung Study Stirs Flap from The Seattle Times- Tobacco Cash in Lung Study Stirs Flap from The Conservative Voice
