Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
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Editor's pick
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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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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama, campaigns at the SeaGate Covention Centre in Toledo, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008.
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US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets supporters as he leaves a campaign event in Toledo, Ohio, October 13, 2008.
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TORONTO - OCTOBER 13: Alexander Steen #10 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates after the puck with Steve Wagner #49 of the St. Louis Blues during game action October 13, 2008 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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A father's hand touches a boy as he stands next to candles lit for controversial Austrian politician Joerg Haider outside regional government building in Klagenfurt, southern Austria, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. Far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving at more than twice the posted speed limit before the car crash that killed him, investigators said yesterday as his grief-stricken party appointed a successor.
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Candles are lit for controversial Austrian politician Joerg Haider outside the regional government building in Klagenfurt, southern Austria, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. Far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving at more than twice the posted speed limit before the car crash that killed him, investigators said yesterday as his grief-stricken party appointed a successor.
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Picketers demand solutions to climate change problems as environment ministers from 30 nations convene in a Warsaw hotel, Poland, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, to prepare ground for the December summit on the issue. The umbrellas have the slogan 'Solve Climate Change !!! The whole world is watching you.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 21: Tennis superstar Jelena Jankovic debuts her Reebok limited edition US Open dress atop the iconic Empire Hotel August 21, 2008 in New York City.
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