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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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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.

    • A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.

    • LONDON - JULY 25:  Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England. From Getty Images.

      LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.

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    • A lone anti-government protester looks on as the dawn arrives Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti-government protesters in Thailand are facing court orders for their removal from the prime minister's office compound and for the arrest of their leaders on insurrection charges. From AP Photo by David Longstreath.

      A lone anti-government protester looks on as the dawn arrives Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti-government protesters in Thailand are facing court orders for their removal from the prime minister's office compound and for the arrest of their leaders on insurrection charges.

    • DENVER - AUGUST 27:  U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) speaks during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention. From Getty Images.

      DENVER - AUGUST 27: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) speaks during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.

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    • US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) addresses supporters with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (R) during a rally in Kansas City, Missouri, 29 January 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) addresses supporters with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (R) during a rally in Kansas City, Missouri, 29 January 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House.

    • US actor George Clooney poses during the photo call of the movie 'Burn after reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. From AP Photo by Joel Ryan.

      US actor George Clooney poses during the photo call of the movie 'Burn after reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.

    • VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27:  Actor George Clooney during the 'Burn After Reading' Photocall part of the 65th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on August 27, 2008 in Venice, Italy. From Getty Images.

      VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Actor George Clooney during the 'Burn After Reading' Photocall part of the 65th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on August 27, 2008 in Venice, Italy.

    • U.S. actor George Clooney poses at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. Clooney stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      U.S. actor George Clooney poses at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. Clooney stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival.

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Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) poses with United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari (R) and a member of his team in Yangon March 8, 2008. Suu Kyi met Gambari on Saturday as the military junta signalled it was in no mood to be swayed on its drive for a new constitution. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
5 months ago: Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) poses with United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari (R) and a member of his team in Yangon March 8, 2008. Suu Kyi met Gambari on Saturday as the military junta signalled it was in no mood to be swayed on its drive for a new constitution.
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  • UN special envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari (C-R) holds talks with Myanmar's officials in Yangon, on August 23, 2008 in this hand out picture released by the Myanmar News Agency. Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi refused to meet with visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, state television said on August 23, leaving him little to show for his six-day mission. Gambari flew to Yangon hoping to revive talks between the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the military regime, but he was shunned by her and by the junta's senior leadership. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN special envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari (2R) takes part in prayers at a mosque in Yangon, on August 23, 2008 in this hand out picture released by the Myanmar News Agency. Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi refused to meet with visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, state television said on August 23, leaving him little to show for his six-day mission. Gambari flew to Yangon hoping to revive talks between the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the military regime, but he was shunned by her and by the junta's senior leadership. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari (2-R) prays at the mosque in Yangon on August 23, 2008. Gambari, making his fourth trip to the reclusive nation, has hoped to push for a reopening of talks between the ruling military regime and Aung San Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy (NLD) party. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari (R) shakes hand with Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein (L) during a meeting in Yangon on August 23, 2008. Gambari, making his fourth trip to the reclusive nation, has hoped to push for a reopening of talks between the ruling military regime and Aung San Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy (NLD) party. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • In this photo released by Myanmar News Agency, Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari prior to their meeting at a defense ministry building in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. Gambari wasted his time during a visit to Myanmar talking about controversial elections with military rulers while failing to end the political stalemate in the country, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party charged Sunday. From AP Photo by AP.
  • Nyan Win, spokesman for Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi answers questions from the press at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon on August 20, 2008. UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari was expected to meet with Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, sources in her National League for Democracy (NLD) party said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari (R) shakes hand with Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win (L) in Yangon on August 18, 2008. Gambari met with Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win, state media said, shortly after he arrived in Yangon on a mission to open talks between the junta and Aung San Suu Kyi. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Myanmar's activists shout pro-democracy slogans during a rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 uprising in which more than a million people took to the streets to restore democracy in their country, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The 1988 protests propelled Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San, portrait seen on right, into the political limelight, and led to the founding of her National League for Democracy party to challenge army rule. From AP Photo by Manish Swarup.
  • A Myanmar protestor holds a Tibetan flag and a portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution, in New Delhi on August 8, 2008. People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on August 8 since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Myanmar protestors shout anti-military slogans as they display portraits of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution, in New Delhi on August 8, 2008. People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on August 8 since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Myanmar protestors shout anti-military slogans as they display a portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution, in New Delhi on August 8, 2008. People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on August 8 since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Myanmar protestors shout anti-military slogans as they display a portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution, in New Delhi on August 8, 2008. People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on August 8 since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Myanmar protestors shout anti-military slogans as they display a portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution, in New Delhi on August 8, 2008. People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on August 8 since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Myanmar protestors shout anti-military slogans as they display a portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution, in New Delhi on August 8, 2008. People in Myanmar marked exactly 20 years on August 8 since the army crushed an "8-8-88" democracy uprising with the loss of an estimated 3,000 lives, although the only protests were likely to be outside the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • LONDON - AUGUST 08:  A protestor wearing a photograph of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi shouts as he stands outside the Chinese Embassy on August 8, 2008 in London, Englad. Protests are taking place all over the world as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games begin today. From Getty Images.
  • Filipino human rights activists carry a portrait of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they march towards the Myanmar embassy in Manila on August 8, 2008. The demonstrators marked the twentieth anniversary of the the August 8, 1988, massive pro-democracy demonstration in Myanmar that was violently put down by the military. The protesters denounced the military junta's atrocities and called for the release of detained opposition leader and Nobel Peace prize awardee Aung San Suu Kyi. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Protesters hold a photo of imprisoned human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest outside the Chinese embassy in Makati's financial district of Manila August 8, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A protestor holds a photo of imprisoned human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest outside the Thai embassy in Makati's financial district of Manila August 8, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Protestors display a photo of imprisoned human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi as they lay down on the sidewalk during a protest outside the Burmese embassy in Makati's financial district of Manila August 8, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Across the street from the United Nations in New York, candles are seen arranged to represent the date of the pro-democracy uprising in Myanmar on August 8, 1988 during a gathering of protestors  marking the uprising's 20th anniversary Friday Aug. 8, 2008. Over a milllion people took part in the  peaceful protests which were brutally crushed in September 1988 when an estimated 3,000 people were killed by the military regime. A poster with an image of Nobel Peace Prize winner and  pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, currently being detained by Myanmar's military junta, is seen in the background. From AP Photo by Tina Fineberg.
  • With a portrait of Myanmar's pro-democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's protesters and their supporters march through a Tokyo street, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Hundreds of activists took part in the protest to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the military crack down on pro-democracy students during the uprising in Myanmar in Aug. 8, 1988. From AP Photo by Katsumi Kasahara.
  • A Myanmar national living in Thailand holds up a portrait of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008. The demonstrators were at the rally to demand freedom for Myanmar and to commemorate those killed during a crackdown on a rally in Myanmar on August 8, 1988. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Myanmar nationals living in Thailand burn a Myanmar flag as they chant anti-junta slogans and wave placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008. The demonstrators were at the rally to demand freedom for Myanmar and to commemorate those killed during a crackdown on a rally in Myanmar on August 8, 1988. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Myanmar nationals living in Thailand burn a Myanmar flag as they chant anti-junta slogans and wave placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008. The demonstrators were at the rally to demand freedom for Myanmar and to commemorate those killed during a crackdown on a rally in Myanmar on August 8, 1988. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Myanmar nationals living in Thailand, along with human rights groups, chant anti-junta slogans and wave placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as they release balloons during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008. The demonstrators were at the rally to demand freedom for Myanmar and to commemorate those killed during a crackdown on a rally in Myanmar on August 8, 1988. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Myanmar national living in Thailand chants anti-junta slogans and calls for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008. The demonstrators were at the rally to demand freedom for Myanmar and to commemorate those killed during a crackdown on a rally in Myanmar on August 8, 1988. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Myanmar nationals living in Thailand, along with human rights groups, chant anti-junta slogans and wave placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008. The demonstrators were at the rally to demand freedom for Myanmar and to commemorate those killed during a crackdown on a rally in Myanmar on August 8, 1988. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Myanmar nationals living in Thailand and members of human rights groups chant anti-junta slogans and wave placards calling for the release of democracy icon and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 8, 2008. The demonstrators were at the rally to demand freedom for Myanmar and to commemorate those killed during a crackdown on a rally in Myanmar on August 8, 1988. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Myanmar protestors shout slogans and raise their fists in the air as they display portraits of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution near the Maynmar Embassy in Tokyo on August 8, 2008. Some 800 Myanmar people and Japanese supporters staged a rally to demand Japanese government not to support the military regime. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Myanmar protestors shout slogans as they display portraits of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy revolution near the Maynmar Embassy in Tokyo on August 8, 2008. Some 800 Myanmar people and Japanese supporters staged a rally to demand Japanese government not to support the military regime. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Protesters, carrying mock torches and a picture of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, march towards the Chinese Consulate Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Manila's financial district of Makati, Philippines, in time for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. The protesters were commemorating the August 8, 1988 students uprising in Myanmar also known as 8-8-88 and called for the Chinese government to stop supporting the military junta and to improve their human rights record. From AP Photo by Pat Roque.
  • A young girl looks on as she holds a poster of Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally in front of the Myanmar embassy Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Manila's financial district of Makati. The protesters were commemorating the August 8, 1988 students uprising in Myanmar also known as 8-8-88 and called for the Chinese government to stop supporting the military junta. From AP Photo by Pat Roque.
  • Protesters display a picture of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and mock Olympic torches during a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Manila's financial district of Makati, Philippines, in time for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. The protesters were commemorating the August 8, 1988 students uprising in Myanmar also known as 8-8-88 and called for the Chinese government to stop supporting the military junta and to improve their human rights record. From AP Photo by Pat Roque.
  • Holding a portrait of detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Myanmar activist joins a protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. About 100 activists took part in the protest to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the military crack down on pro-democracy students during the uprising in Myanmar in Aug. 8, 1988. From AP Photo by Apichart Weerawong.
  • A protester carries a mock torch during a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 in Manila's financial district of Makati, Philippines, in time for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. The protesters were commemorating the August 8, 1988 students uprising in Myanmar also known as 8-8-88 and called for the Chinese government to stop supporting the military junta and to improve their human rights record. At right is a picture of detained Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. From AP Photo by Pat Roque.
  • US First Lady Laura Bush walks past a large portrait of Myanmar oppositon leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a visit to The Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot on August 7, 2008. The First Lady visited a clinic and Myanmar refugees on the border, where more than 120,000 civilians who have fled brutal junta crackdowns on ethnic rebel armies live in cramped camps. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Khun Myint Tun, Member of Parliament Union of Burma who won a seat during the national elections in 1990 but not allowed to assume power, answers media querries during a press conference Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 in suburban Quezon City north of Manila. Khun Myint Tun will join supporters in the Philippines in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Aug. 8, 1988 massacre known as 8-8-88 and to urged the Philippine government as ASEAN member to reject Myanmar's military junta's "roadmap to democracy". Below is the picture of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. From AP Photo by Pat Roque.
  • Khun Myint Tun, left, Member of Parliament Union of Burma who won a seat during the national elections in 1990 but not allowed to assume power, answers media querries during a press conference Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 in suburban Quezon City north of Manila. Khun Myint Tun will join supporters in the Philippines in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Aug. 8, 1988 massacre known as 8-8-88 and to urged the Philippine government as ASEAN member to reject Myanmar's military junta's "roadmap to democracy". At right is a picture of detained democracy movement leader in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi. From AP Photo by Pat Roque.
  • Pictures of Myanmar opposition party leader Aung San Suu Kyi (bottom C-R) and political prisoners are displayed at the Political Prisoners Museum in Mae Sot town near the Thai-Myanmar border on August 6, 2008. US President George W. Bush vowed to "seek an end to tyranny" in Myanmar and called on the regime to free democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a copy of a speech he will deliver on August 7. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pictures of Myanmar political prisoners are displayed at the Political Prisoners Museum in Mae Sot town near the Thai-Myanmar border on August 6, 2008. US President George W. Bush vowed to "seek an end to tyranny" in Myanmar and called on the regime to free democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a copy of a speech he will deliver on August 7. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A visitor looks at pictures of political prisoners displayed at the Political Prisoners Museum in Mae Sot town near the Thai-Myanmar border on August 6, 2008. US President George W. Bush vowed to "seek an end to tyranny" in Myanmar and called on the regime to free democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a copy of a speech he will deliver on August 7. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Two members of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi look on from National League of Democracy headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, in Yangon. Members told a U.N. envoy Wednesday that Myanmar's decision to keep Suu Kyi under house arrest for a six year violates her human rights. From AP Photo by str.


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