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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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Miami Heat's Shawn Marion scores against New Jersey Nets during the second quarter of their NBA basketball preseason game in London, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008.
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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks at a joint news conference attended by European Central bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet,European Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso and President of the European Council Jean-Claude Junker at the Elysee Palace in Paris, October 12, 2008. European leaders, rushing to craft a credible response before fearful world markets reopen, pledged on Sunday to pump public money into banks battered by the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.
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LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 12: Chris Cooley #47 of the Washington Redskins makes a catch against the St. Louis Rams during their game on October 12, 2008 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
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In this image released by Ghostlight Records, Patti Lupone's CD, "Patti Lupone at Les Mouches," is shown. The album is a digitally restored concert recording of LuPone's 1980 solo show at the New York club Les Mouches. The CD will be released Nov. 11 by Ghostlight Records.
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Geraman Timo Ball is pictured during his game mens singles final at the European Table Tennis Championships against Belarussian Vladimir Samsonov in St. Petersburg on October 12, 2008. Ball won 4-2.
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Thousands of Roman Catholic devotees follow the image of Our Lady of Nazareth (bottom) at port area during the 'Cirio de Nazare' (Nazareth Candle) celebrations in Belem, northern Brazil, on October 12, 2008. Near two million pilgrims participated in Brazil's biggest Catholic procession.
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Thousands of Roman Catholic devotees follow the image of Our Lady of Nazareth (R) at port area during the 'Cirio de Nazare' (Nazareth Candle) celebrations in Belem, northern Brazil, on October 12, 2008. Near two million pilgrims participated in Brazil's biggest Catholic procession.
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A view of the beaten feet of Roman Catholic pilgrims as they pay promises following the image of Our Lady of Nazareth (not seen), during the 'Cirio de Nazare' (Nazareth Candle) celebrations, in Belem, northern Brazil, on October 12, 2008. Near two million pilgrims participated in the Brazil's biggest Catholicism procession.
