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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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Former NBA player Hakeem Olajuwon speaks at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Dantley is among those in the class of 2008 being inducted into the Hall. At far left is fellow inductee Patrick Riley. other inductees obscured by the podium are Cathy Rush and Dick Vitale.
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Italy's coach Marcello Lippi adjusts his tie during a news conference inside Larnaca's stadium in Cyprus September 5, 2008. Italy plays a World Cup 2010 qualification match against Cyprus on September 6.
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VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Actress Caterina Murino attends the 'll Seme Della Discordia' film premiere at the Sala Grande during the 65th Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2008 in Venice, Italy.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 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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34th US Film Festival's head of the jury, French actress Carole Bouquet, poses upon arrival for the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of "Mama Mia" by British Phyllida Llloyd, starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville, on the French northwestern coast, on September 5, 2008. Eleven movies are presented this year in competition during the Festival held from 5 to 14 September.
Bjorn Ulvaeus (2ndL) and Benny Anderson (2ndR) of the Swedish group Abba pose with British playwrier Catherine Johnson (C) and producer Judy Cramer, upon arrival for the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of "Mama Mia" by British Phyllida Llloyd (R), starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville, on the French northwestern coast, on September 5, 2008. Eleven movies are presented this year in competition during the Festival held from 5 to 14 September.
Bjorn Ulvaeus (2dL) and Benny Anderson (2ndR) of the Swedish group Abba pose with British playwrier Catherine Johnson (C) and producer Judy Cramer, upon arrival for the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of "Mama Mia" by British Phyllida Llloyd (R), starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville, on the French northwestern coast, on September 5, 2008. Eleven movies are presented this year in competition during the Festival held from 5 to 14 September.
