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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 eyes the ball the tennis match against 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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Former Formula One World Champion Mika Hakkinen of Finland arrives in Bogota during a responsible driving media event in Bogota October 15, 2008.
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Spanish philosopher Fernando Savater (2L) poses after winning the Planeta literature award for his book "La hermandad de la buena suerte" next to finalist Spanishr writer Angela Vallvey (2R), Spanish Princess Cristina (L) and President of Planeta award group Jose Manuel Lara (R) in Barcelona, on October 15, 2008.
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BRENTWOOD, CA - MAY 31: Actress Demi Moore attends the Seventh Annual Crysalis Butterfly Ball on May 31, 2008 in Brentwood, California.
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Demi Moore arrives at Glamour Reel Moments in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. The event featured the premieres of short films inspired by the stories of readers of Glamour Magazine.
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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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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend a news conference on the first day of a EU summit in Brussels October 15, 2008. EU nations are set on Wednesday to back calls for a root-and-branch overhaul of the world's financial structures in a bid to ensure no repeat of the worst credit crisis since the 1930s Great Depression.
