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ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.
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Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France.
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Barcelona player Giovani Dos Santos from Brazil, foreground, is congratulated by teammate Samuel Eto o, from Cameroon, front, next to Murcia goalkeeper Alberto from Spain, right, after he scored during their Spanish League soccer match at the Nueva Condomina Stadium in Murcia, Spain, Saturday, May, 17, 2008.
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Olympique Lyon players celebrate winning the French Ligue 1 title following their soccer match against AJ Auxere at the l'Abbe Deschamps stadium in Auxerre May 17, 2008. Olympique Lyon wrapped up a record seventh consecutive Ligue 1 title with a convincing 3-1 win at AJ Auxerre on Saturday. Lyon ended the season with 79 points, four ahead of second-placed Girondins Bordeaux, who had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Racing Lens that sent the northerners down to Ligue 2.
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DETROIT - MAY 17: Mike Modano #9 of the Dallas Stars skates with the puck under pressure from Nicklas Lidstrom #5 of the Detroit Red Wings during game five of the Western Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Joe Louis Arena on May 17, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The Stars defeated the Red Wings 2-1 to set the series at 3-2 Red Wings.
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US President George W. Bush (L) gestures as he speaks to the press after a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) at the Hyatt Regency in Sharm el-Sheikh on May 17, 2008. US President George W. Bush said today he was confident about a Middle East peace deal being reached before his term ends, amid growing Arab criticism that he is biased towards Israel.
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Wearing wedding outfits, two Chihuahuas, Maron (L) and Lipinski (R) join a fashion show during the VenusFort family dog fiesta in Tokyo on May 17, 2008. Ownership of dogs, particually pedigrees such as these Chihuahuas is big business in Japan, with shops selling fashionable clothing which is available for these animals.
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Wearing wedding outfits, two Chihuahuas, Maron (L) and Lipinski (R) join a fashion show during the VenusFort family dog fiesta in Tokyo on May 17, 2008. Ownership of dogs, particually pedigrees such as these Chihuahuas is big business in Japan, with shops selling fashionable clothing which is available for these animals.
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A woman cries while she looks at a picture of her daughter, who is lost, trapped under the rubble of a collapsed school following Monday's powerful earthquake in Beichuan county, Southwestern of Sichuan province, China, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from a river blocked by landslides.
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Olympique Lyon players celebrate winning the French Ligue 1 title following their soccer match against AJ Auxere at the l'Abbe Deschamps stadium in Auxerre May 17, 2008. Olympique Lyon wrapped up a record seventh consecutive Ligue 1 title with a convincing 3-1 win at AJ Auxerre on Saturday. Lyon ended the season with 79 points, four ahead of second-placed Girondins Bordeaux, who had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Racing Lens that sent the northerners down to Ligue 2.
Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler performs during "The Concert For The Children" organized for the Latin American aid organization ALAS (Latin American in Solidarity Action) in Buenos Aires, May 17, 2008. ALAS organized two simultaneous concerts with more than 20 of the world's leading Latin music stars in Argentina and Mexico to raise funds to support deprived children in Latin America.
