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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. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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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    • The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard. From AP Photo by Mark Baker.

      The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard.

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    • Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) makes a point during the final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York October 15, 2008. Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) listens at left. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) makes a point during the final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York October 15, 2008. Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) listens at left.

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    • HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) listens during the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4. From Getty Images.

      HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) listens during the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4.

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    • Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008.

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    • BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. From Getty Images.

      BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.

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    • TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. From AP Photo by Michel Euler.

      TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.

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    • Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008.

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New United Nation (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Belgium Olivier De Schutter (Far L) gestures while adressing a UN Human Rights Council session on the global food crisis on May 22, 2008 in Geneva. New investments and subsidies favouring the production of biofuels should be frozen UN independent expert on the right to food said. In remarks that echoed those of Jean Ziegler, his outspoken predecessor as special rapporteur, De Schutter called biofuels a "major factor" contributing food price inflation, as its production saps up scarce arable land. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
4 months ago: New United Nation (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Belgium Olivier De Schutter (Far L) gestures while adressing a UN Human Rights Council session on the global food crisis on May 22, 2008 in Geneva. New investments and subsidies favouring the production of biofuels should be frozen UN independent expert on the right to food said. In remarks that echoed those of Jean Ziegler, his outspoken predecessor as special rapporteur, De Schutter called biofuels a "major factor" contributing food price inflation, as its production saps up scarce arable land.

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  • BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 01: A view of agricultural fields near Bristol on September 1, 2008 in Somerset, England. Agriculture land is bucking the trend of slump in other markets and continues to record increasing values. According to land valuers, global food price increases, the demand for biofuels and investments from overseas has seen the UK average land values rise from 3,000GBP an acre in 2005 to 7,000GBP an acre today and is set to continue climbing. From Getty Images.
  • BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 01: A view of agricultural fields near Bristol on September 1, 2008 in Somerset, England. Agriculture land is bucking the trend of slump in other markets and continues to record increasing values. According to land valuers, global food price increases, the demand for biofuels and investments from overseas has seen the UK average land values rise from 3,000GBP an acre in 2005 to 7,000GBP an acre today and is set to continue climbing. From Getty Images.
  • BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 01: A view of agricultural fields near Bristol on September 1, 2008 in Somerset, England. Agriculture land is bucking the trend of slump in other markets and continues to record increasing values. According to land valuers, global food price increases, the demand for biofuels and investments from overseas has seen the UK average land values rise from 3,000GBP an acre in 2005 to 7,000GBP an acre today and is set to continue climbing. From Getty Images.
  • BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 01: A view of agricultural fields near Bristol on September 1 2008 in Somerset, England. Agriculture land is bucking the trend of slump in other markets and continues to record increasing values. According to land valuers, global food price increases, the demand for biofuels and investments from overseas has seen the UK average land values rise from 3,000GBP an acre in 2005 to 7,000GBP an acre today and is set to continue climbing. From Getty Images.
  • A girl returns rented books and CDs at a shop in a shanty town in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the price rise. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Thai people sit outside a grocery store beside the railway track running through a shanty town in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the recent rise in the prices of basic commodities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A man walks his baby on a pushchair at a shanty town in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the price rise. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during a joint press conference with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (unseen) after their meeting at the Presidential palace in Jakarta on July 12, 2008. Lula and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged cooperation on biofuels during an official visit in a bid to take advantage of surging oil prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd-L) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) ride a golf cart at the Presidential palace in Jakarta on July 12, 2008. Lula and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonos pledged cooperation on biofuels during an official visit in a bid to take advantage of surging oil prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Thai fruit vendor pushes his cart by a busy intersection in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the recent rise in the prices of basic commodities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Thai food hawkers prepare food on a street in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the recent rise in the prices of basic commodities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Thai man preapres food inside his shack as a woman looks on in a shanty town in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the recent rise in the prices of basic commodities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Thai man carries a bag of fried chicken as he walks along a railway line in a shanty town in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the recent rise in the prices of basic commodities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A family cook eggs next to a railway track at a shanty town in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the price rise. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Thai man preapres food inside his shack in a shanty town in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the recent rise in the prices of basic commodities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A family sit outside their shack under a highway bridge at Klongtoey slum in Bangkok on July 15, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the price rise. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A woman pulls her bike outside her shack under a highway bridge at Klongtoey slum in Bangkok on July 15, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the price rise. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Thai kids play table tennis on a home-made table under a highway bridge at Klongtoey slum in Bangkok on July 15, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the price rise. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Thai ice-cream vendor pushes his cart along the railway track running through a shanty town in Bangkok on July 16, 2008. Rising use of biofuels, trade restrictions, increased demand from Asia to serve changing diets, poor harvests and increasing transport costs have all been blamed for the recent rise in the prices of basic commodities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • G8 leaders gather for a working lunch during the group summit in the mountain resort of Toyako on July 8, 2008. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. The leaders are: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, US President George W. Bush, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2nd-R) walk together at the Presidential palace in Jakarta on July 12, 2008. Lula and his Indonesian counterpart pledged cooperation on biofuels during an official visit in a bid to take advantage of surging oil prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Leaders of the Group of Eight take shovels to plant trees commemorating the G8 summit prior to a group photo session in Toyako on 08 July, 2008. L-R;German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President George W Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during a joint press conference with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (unseen) after their meeting at the Presidential palace in Jakarta on July 12, 2008. Lula and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged cooperation on biofuels during an official visit in a bid to take advantage of surging oil prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the Presidential palace in Jakarta on July 12, 2008. Lula and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged cooperation on biofuels during an official visit in a bid to take advantage of surging oil prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • New United Nation (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Belgium Olivier De Schutter (2nd from L) looks prior to address a UN Human Rights Council session on global food crisis on May 22, 2008 in Geneva. New investments and subsidies favouring the production of biofuels should be frozen UN independent expert on the right to food said. In remarks that echoed those of Jean Ziegler, his outspoken predecessor as special rapporteur, De Schutter called biofuels a "major factor" contributing food price inflation, as its production saps up scarce arable land. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) joins hands after a joint press conference following their meeting at the Presidential palace in Jakarta on July 12, 2008. Lula and his Indonesian counterpart pledged cooperation on biofuels during an official visit in a bid to take advantage of surging oil prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd R) hugs his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) at the Presidential palace in Jakarta on July 12, 2008. Lula and his Indonesian counterpart pledged cooperation on biofuels during an official visit in a bid to take advantage of surging oil prices. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (R) arrives for a joint news conference with his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gillani after the Eight Developing Islamic Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur July 8, 2008. Warning that escalating food and fuel prices could lead to disaster, a group of developing Muslim nations called on Tuesday for urgent measures to lift food and oil output and a rethink on biofuels. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hand with Indonesia Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda after a join press conference of the Eight Developing Islamic Nations in Kuala Lumpur July 8, 2008. Warning that escalating food and fuel prices could lead to disaster, a group of developing Muslim nations called on Tuesday for urgent measures to lift food and oil output and a rethink on biofuels. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • US President George W. Bush (R) and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev leave following the group photo session with other Group of Eight (G8) members at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Toyako, on July 8, 2008. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi speaks during a news conference after the Eight Developing Islamic Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur July 8, 2008. Warning that escalating food and fuel prices could lead to disaster, a group of developing Muslim nations called on Tuesday for urgent measures to lift food and oil output and a rethink on biofuels. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • G8 leaders gather for a working lunch during the group summit in the mountain resort of Toyako on July 8, 2008. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. The leaders are: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • G8 First Ladies, Laureen Harper (L) of Canada, Kiyoko Fukuda (C) of Japan and Laura Bush (R) of the US pose for a group photograph pose for a group photograph in a garden during their visit to the Makkari farming village in Hokkaido on July 8, 2008 on the sidelines of the G8 Summit meeting. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Yasuo (R), Sarah Brown(2nd-R), wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Laureen Harper (3rd-R), wife of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Margarida Sousa Uva, wife of EU Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso, are shown around the Zero Emission House in Rusutsu on July 8, 2008. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (R) shakes hand with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after a joint news conference of the Eight Developing Islamic Nations in Kuala Lumpur July 8, 2008. Warning that escalating food and fuel prices could lead to disaster, a group of developing Muslim nations called on Tuesday for urgent measures to lift food and oil output and a rethink on biofuels. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • New United Nation (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Belgium Olivier De Schutter (L) gestures flanked by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour (R) and Deputy High Commissioner Kyun-wha Kang during a UN Human Rights Council session on global food crisis on May 22, 2008 in Geneva. New investments and subsidies favouring the production of biofuels should be frozen UN independent expert on the right to food said. In remarks that echoed those of Jean Ziegler, his outspoken predecessor as special rapporteur, De Schutter called biofuels a "major factor" contributing food price inflation, as its production saps up scarce arable land. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) holds talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during their meeting in Toyako on July 8, 2008. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Margarida Sousa Uva (L), wife of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Laureen Harper (2L), wife of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, watch a demonstration of Toyota Motor Corporation's Personal Mobility "i-REAL" during a concept car trial ride event upon their visit to the International Media Center in Rusutsu on July 8, 2008. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Kiyoko Fukuda, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and Laureen Harper (R), wife of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper walk together during a concept car trial ride event upon their visit to the International Media Center in Rusutsu on July 8, 2008. The Group of Eight powers was to meet on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • New United Nation (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Belgium Olivier De Schutter gestures while adressing a UN Human Rights Council session on the global food crisis on May 22, 2008 in Geneva. New investments and subsidies favouring the production of biofuels should be frozen UN independent expert on the right to food said. In remarks that echoed those of Jean Ziegler, his outspoken predecessor as special rapporteur, De Schutter called biofuels a "major factor" contributing food price inflation, as its production saps up scarce arable land. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • New United Nation (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Belgium Olivier De Schutter (Far L) gestures while adressing a UN Human Rights Council session on the global food crisis on May 22, 2008 in Geneva. New investments and subsidies favouring the production of biofuels should be frozen UN independent expert on the right to food said. In remarks that echoed those of Jean Ziegler, his outspoken predecessor as special rapporteur, De Schutter called biofuels a "major factor" contributing food price inflation, as its production saps up scarce arable land. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
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