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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.
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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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Netherlands' Reinder Nummerdor, right, and Richard Schuil celebrate after they beat Germany 21-12, 21-16, 15-10 during the final match of Dubai Open Women beach volleyball in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.
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Switzerland's Alexander Frei celebrates their first goal against Latvia during their 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match in St. Gallen October 11, 2008.
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A model presents a 2009 Spring/ Summer creation by Portuguese fashion designer Katty Xiomara on the third day of ModaLisboa show event in Cascais, outskirts of Lisbon on October 11, 2008.
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Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, and Russia's Sergei Ignashevich, right, vie for the ball during the group D match between Russia and Sweden in Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture distributed by North Korea's official news agency KCNA on October 11, 2008. North Korea's state TV broadcast pictures of Kim on Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd L) visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture distributed by North Korea's official news agency KCNA on October 11, 2008. North Korea's state TV broadcast pictures of Kim on Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke.
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Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attends a rally in Cleveland, Ohio in this October 8, 2008 file photo. An Alaska ethics inquiry found that Palin abused the power of her office by dismissing the state's public safety commissioner, a report released on Friday said.
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Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" as he climbs the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) Phoenicia hotel tower without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building.
Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" climbs the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) of the Phoenicia hotel tower without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building.
An Israeli Arab woman stands in her damaged home after it was torched by Jewish protesters, in the mixed city of Acre, northern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Police say two Arab-owned apartments were torched in the Israeli town of Acre amid clashes between Jews and Arabs. Police say Saturday rioters torched two empty apartments owned by Arabs in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. Overall, 12 people are in custody for rioting and eight are under house arrest.
Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" jubilates after he successfully climbed the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) of the Phoenicia hotel tower without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building.
An Israeli Arab woman stands in her damaged home after it was burned by Jewish protesters, in the mixed city of Acre, northern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Police say two Arab-owned apartments in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood have been torched in the Israeli town of Acre as part of continued sectarian tensions. Twelve people are in custody for rioting and eight are under house arrest.
Lebanese citizens gather in the street, to watch Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" as he climbs the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) Phoenicia hotel tower, center, without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building.
