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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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Tommy Robredo of Spain reacts, during his tennis match with Andy Roddick of the U.S., at the Madrid Masters in Madrid Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008. Roddick won the match 6-3, 6-4.
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Indigenous groups block the Pan-American Highway connecting Bogota with Ecuador near Cali during a protest October 15,2008. Indigenous tribes periodically block the highway to pressure the government into returning lands that they claim as their own.
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A multiexposure image shows US Andy Roddick serving to Spanish Tommy Robredo during their tennis match of the Madrid Masters on October 15, 2008 in Madrid. Roddick won 6-3, 6-4.
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A man dressed like a clown blows soap bubbles during a protest against a public swearing-in ceremony for new recruits into the German armed forces, in front of the German parliament in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 20, 2008. The public swearing-in ceremony is to commemorate the anniversary of a failed assassination of Adolf Hitler.
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The desk and set is ready on October 14, 2008 where US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will sit in front of moderator and CBS news anchor Bob Schieffer for the last presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on October 15.
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OREGON, OH - OCTOBER 14: Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to the press at Maumee Bay resort where he was staying as he prepares for his debate October 14, 2008 in Oregon, Ohio. Obama is preparing for the third and final presidential debate Wednesday night.
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OREGON, OH - OCTOBER 14: Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) greets people at Maumee Bay resort where he was staying as he prepares for his debate October 14, 2008 in Oregon, Ohio. Obama is preparing for the third and final presidential debate Wednesday night.
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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a press conference after a working session of a European Council summit at the headquarters of the European Council on October 15, 2008 in Brussels. Leaders of the 27 European Union nations on Wednesday approved a rescue plan for the troubled financial sector, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a press conference after a working session of a European Council summit at the headquarters of the European Council on October 15, 2008 in Brussels. Leaders of the 27 European Union nations on Wednesday approved a rescue plan for the troubled financial sector, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a press conference after a working session of a European Council summit at the headquarters of the European Council on October 15, 2008 in Brussels. Leaders of the 27 European Union nations on Wednesday approved a rescue plan for the troubled financial sector, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a press conference after a working session of a European Council summit at the headquarters of the European Council on October 15, 2008 in Brussels. Leaders of the 27 European Union nations on Wednesday approved a rescue plan for the troubled financial sector, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a press conference after a working session of a European Council summit at the headquarters of the European Council on October 15, 2008 in Brussels. Leaders of the 27 European Union nations on Wednesday approved a rescue plan for the troubled financial sector, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced.
