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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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.
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.
Pakistani investigators look for evidence at the spot of explosions in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Five small bombs exploded outside two theaters in the city but there were no casualties, police and officials said.
Italian mountaineer Marco Afasio is carried on a stretcher into a hospital after being rescued in Mendoza, January 9, 2009. Afasio and his four Italian fellow mountaineers were climbing the Aconcagua, America's highest peak in the Andes mountain range, when they experienced adverse weather at about 6, 900 metres. Their Argentine guide, Federico Campanini, and Italian climber Elena Senin were found dead, according to an Italian consular officer. Rescue workers are still trying to rescue another climber Mateo Refrigerato.
DOHA, QATAR - JANUARY 09: Marc Lopez (L) and Rafael Nadal of Spain talk tactics in their match against Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in the doubles final during the Exxon Mobil Qatar Open Tennis on January 9, 2009 in Doha, Qatar.
A woman holds a drawing during a protest by members of the Arab and Muslims communities and Romanian human rights activists in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Hundreds gathered outside the Romanian government headquarters to protest against the ongoing Israeli military operation in Gaza Strip.
Jellyfish gather in a marine lake in Palau in the Pacific in this undated handout. Huge swarms of stinging jellyfish and similar slimy animals are ruining beaches in Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, Australia and elsewhere, U.S. researchers reported on December 12, 2008. The report says 150 million people are exposed to jellyfish globally every year, with 500,000 people stung every year in the Chesapeake Bay, off the U.S. Atlantic Coast, alone.
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is pictured on the cover of a special edition Marvel Comics' weekly Spider-Man comic, in this handout released January 8, 2009. Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada said the idea for the "Spidey meets the President!" edition came from a statement from Obama's campaign listing 10 little known facts about the Democrat who will be America's first black president.
MIAMI - DECEMBER 05: A women (who didn't want her name used), who was laid off last month after 30 years of working, looks for leads to a new job at the employment help center Workforce One December 5, 2008 in Miami, Florida. The government reported that 533,000 jobs were lost in November and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent.
