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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 woman shields herself from rain in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, brings rain vital for the farmers of South Asia, but can also cause massive destruction.
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Japan's Reo Fujimoto (R) passes the ball against Germany's Sebastian Wolk during their wheelchair basketball preliminaries Group A match at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, September 8, 2008.
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An Indian flood-affected villager prepares food at a temporary flood relief camp set up at Bathna Railway station in Araria district in India's northeastern state of Bihar on September 8, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Japan's Minister of Defense Yuriko Koike walk before their meeting at the State Department in Washington August 9, 2007.
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FOXBORO, MA - SEPTEMBER 7: Quarterback Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots is assesed by the medical staff after he sustained an injury to his left knee in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium September 7, 2008 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (C) starts to fall as he releases the ball between Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Glenn Dorsey (L), Chiefs strong safety Bernard Pollard (bottom), Patriots running back Sammy Morris (2nd R) and Patriots center Dan Koppen (R) during the first quarter of NFL fooball action in Foxboro, Massachusetts September 7, 2008. Brady was injured on the play.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is helped off the field by trainers after being injured against Kansas City Chiefs during the first quarter of NFL fooball action in Foxboro, Massachusetts September 7, 2008.
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