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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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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.
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A flooded village is seen near Madhepura, 350 kilometers (217 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Authorities warned villagers in flood-ravaged northern India not to return to their homes Friday because the unpredictable river that burst its banks could flood again. But thousands ignored their calls and took the receding waters as a sign that the danger had passed, officials said.
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A stand of flamingos are seen at a pond at the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore September 5, 2008.
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South African runner Oscar Pistorius speaks at a press conference for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 5, 2008. The 13th Paralympic Games, to include 4,000 athletes, will take place in Beijing from September 6 to 17.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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South Korean police officers scuffle with a protester, second from right, as they seize a Japanese national flag from him during a rally against Japan's sovereignty claims over South Korea's Dokdo islets , known as "Takeshima" in Japan, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. South Korea is angry that Japan has renewed its claim to a cluster of islets at the center of a long-running territorial dispute between the two countries.
South Korean protesters shout a slogan during a rally against Japan's sovereignty claims over South Korea's Dokdo islets , known as "Takeshima" in Japan, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. South Korea is angry that Japan has renewed its claim to a cluster of islets at the center of a long-running territorial dispute between the two countries. The letters on the banner read " Demanding a withdrawal of Japan's sovereignty claim on Dokdo".
An investor talks on the phone at a brokerage firm in Hong Kong Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Hong Kong's key stock index fell to its lowest close in more than a year Thursday as investors worried slower economic growth would hurt demand and company profits. The Hang Seng Index lost 195.58 points, or 0.95 percent, to 20,389.48.
Dogs in a cage are on display at an international pet lovers exposition Friday Sept. 5, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Following the communist seizure of power in 1949, dog ownership was condemned as a bourgeois affectation and canines were hunted as pests. Attitudes have softened in recent years, although urban Chinese are still subject to strict rules on the size of their pets and must pay steep registration fees.
South Korean actor Tung Ming-hsiang , left, Taiwan singer A-mei, fouth left, Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, center, Taiwan actress Brigitte Lin, fouth right, and Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, third right, gathered to count down during the "Deaflympics Countdown 365" event to warm up for the upcoming 21st Summer Deaflympics recognized by the International Olympic Committee and ruled in ICSD(International Committee of Sports for the Deaf) every four years, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. The Deaflympics has been an IOC-sanctioned event since 2001 and Taipei won the bid to host the event after defeating Athens by a result of 52 to32 at an ICSD voting session in 2003.
Thousands of Taiwanese students gathered to show dactylology during the "Deaflympics Countdown 365" event to warm up for the upcoming 21st Summer Deaflympics recognized by the International Olympic Committee and ruled in ICSD(International Committee of Sports for the Deaf) every four years, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. The Deaflympics has been an IOC-sanctioned event since 2001 and Taipei won the bid to host the event after defeating Athens by a result of 52:32 at an ICSD voting session in 2003.
