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    • BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18:  People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve. From Getty Images.

      BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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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    • AC Milan Brazilian forward Kaka, left, falls  as Lazio defender David Rozehnal, of Czech Republic, looks on, during an Italian Cup soccer match between AC Milan and Lazio at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. From AP Photo by ALBERTO PELLASCHIAR.

      AC Milan Brazilian forward Kaka, left, falls as Lazio defender David Rozehnal, of Czech Republic, looks on, during an Italian Cup soccer match between AC Milan and Lazio at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.

    • Slavia Prague's goalkeeper Adam Svoboda (R) and his team mate Jiri Drtina (C) fight for the puck with Lions Zurych's Jean-Guy Trudel during their Champions Hockey League match in Prague December 3, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Slavia Prague's goalkeeper Adam Svoboda (R) and his team mate Jiri Drtina (C) fight for the puck with Lions Zurych's Jean-Guy Trudel during their Champions Hockey League match in Prague December 3, 2008.

    • US envoy Christopher Hill arrives to a hotel in Singapore on December 4, 2008. Hill is in Singapore ahead of an unexpected meeting with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to conclude a deal over the communist North's nuclear weapons programmes. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      US envoy Christopher Hill arrives to a hotel in Singapore on December 4, 2008. Hill is in Singapore ahead of an unexpected meeting with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to conclude a deal over the communist North's nuclear weapons programmes.

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    • DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20:  Kathy Billingsley speaks with a relative inside a home facing foreclosure in an area of Detroit with a high foreclosure rate November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers. From Getty Images.

      DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Kathy Billingsley speaks with a relative inside a home facing foreclosure in an area of Detroit with a high foreclosure rate November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers.

    • DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20:  A retired member of the United Auto Workers (UAW) listens to details of his retirement accounts while he attends a monthly benefits meeting at the UAW Local 22 meeting Hall on November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors (GM), Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb the decline of the American auto industry. The city of Detroit, home to the Big Three, would be hardest hit if the government allows these auto makers to fall into bankruptcy. From Getty Images.

      DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: A retired member of the United Auto Workers (UAW) listens to details of his retirement accounts while he attends a monthly benefits meeting at the UAW Local 22 meeting Hall on November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors (GM), Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb the decline of the American auto industry. The city of Detroit, home to the Big Three, would be hardest hit if the government allows these auto makers to fall into bankruptcy.

    • Policemen stand guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, August 11, 2008. Olympic organisers vowed to tighten security in central Beijing on Sunday after an American tourist died in a stabbing attack, but they insisted the Chinese capital was safe and Western sightseers were unfazed. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Policemen stand guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, August 11, 2008. Olympic organisers vowed to tighten security in central Beijing on Sunday after an American tourist died in a stabbing attack, but they insisted the Chinese capital was safe and Western sightseers were unfazed.

    • DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Shuttered homes and businesses line a downtown street November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers fall into bankruptcy. From Getty Images.

      DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Shuttered homes and businesses line a downtown street November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers fall into bankruptcy.

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Astronauts Yury Malenchenko of Russia (L), Peggy Whitson of the US (C) and South Korean Yi So-Yeon, not pictured, eat traditional Russian bread and salt during visit to Star City on May 23, 2008. The crew made an off course landing in Kazakhstan on April 19. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
6 months ago: Astronauts Yury Malenchenko of Russia (L), Peggy Whitson of the US (C) and South Korean Yi So-Yeon, not pictured, eat traditional Russian bread and salt during visit to Star City on May 23, 2008. The crew made an off course landing in Kazakhstan on April 19.
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  • U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, reacts, at a special ceremony in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 23, 2008. Russian space officials honored international space station crew members Friday who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month. From AP Photo by Mikhail Metzel.
  • U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson breaks bread during a farewell ceremony in the Star City space centre outside Moscow May 23, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • From left, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, South Korean scientist Yi So-yeon and U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson seen, with a portrait of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, in the background, during a special ceremony in Star City, outside Moscow, Friday, May 23, 2008. Russian space officials honored international space station crew members Friday who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month. From AP Photo by Mikhail Metzel.
  • From left, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and South Korean scientist Yi So-yeon pose in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, during a flower-laying ceremony  in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 23, 2008. Russian space officials honored international space station crew members Friday who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month. From AP Photo by Mikhail Metzel.
  • From left, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and South Korean scientist Yi So-yeon pose in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, during a flower-laying ceremony  in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 23, 2008. Russian space officials honored international space station crew members Friday who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month. From AP Photo by Mikhail Metzel.
  • Astronauts Yury Malenchenko of Russia (L), Peggy Whitson of the US (C) and South Korean Yi So-Yeon, not pictured, eat traditional Russian bread and salt during visit to Star City on May 23, 2008. The crew made an off course landing in Kazakhstan on April 19. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Astronauts Yury Malenchenko of Russia (L), Peggy Whitson of the US (2R) and South Korean Yi So-Yeon, not pictured, visit Star City on May 23, 2008. The crew made an off course landing in Kazakhstan on April 19. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Astronauts Yury Malenchenko of Russia, not pictured, Peggy Whitson of the US (L) and South Korean Yi So-Yeon (C) visit Star City on May 23, 2008. The crew made an off course landing in Kazakhstan on April 19. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Astronauts Yury Malenchenko of Russia (C), Peggy Whitson of the US (L) and South Korean Yi So-Yeon (R) have their picture taken near a statue of Yuri Gagarin while visiting Star City on May 23, 2008. The crew made an off course landing in Kazakhstan on April 19. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Airport officers help South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon (C) upon her arrival at Incheon airport in Incheon, west of Seoul April 28, 2008. Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of kilometers (miles) off course, a space industry official said on April 23. The Soyuz-TMA capsule with Yi, U.S. commander Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko made a much steeper than usual "ballistic" landing. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon (L) suffers pain as her mother Jeong Geum-soon hugs her upon Yi's arrival at Incheon airport in Incheon, west of Seoul April 28, 2008. Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of kilometers (miles) off course, a space industry official said on April 23. The Soyuz-TMA capsule with Yi, U.S. commander Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko made a much steeper than usual "ballistic" landing. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko, left, American astronaut Peggy Whitson, centre and South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon pose after news conference in Star City, outside Moscow, Monday, April 21, 2008. A Russian space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere in a steeper-than-normal descent, subjecting the three-nation-crew to severe G-forces and landing hundreds of kilometers (miles) off target. Saturday's mission saw the return to Earth of South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon. She spent 10 days in space before joining U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko in the 3 1/2-hour, bone-jarring descent from the international space station. From AP Photo by MISHA JAPARIDZE.
  • South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon looks on during a news conference in Star City, outside Moscow,Monday, April 21, 2008. A Russian space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere in a steeper-than-normal descent, subjecting the three-nation-crew to severe G-forces and landing hundreds of kilometers (miles) off target. Saturday's mission saw the return to Earth of South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon. She spent 10 days in space before joining U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko in the 3 1/2-hour, bone-jarring descent from the international space station. From AP Photo by MISHA JAPARIDZE.
  • South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko, background left, walk to news conference in Star City, outside Moscow, Monday, April 21, 2008. A Russian space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere in a steeper-than-normal descent, subjecting the three-nation-crew to severe G-forces and landing hundreds of kilometers (miles) off target. Saturday's mission saw the return to Earth of South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon. She spent 10 days in space before joining U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko in the 3 1/2-hour, bone-jarring descent from the international space station. From AP Photo by MISHA JAPARIDZE.
  • American astronaut Peggy Whitson walks to a news conference in Star City, outside Moscow,Monday, April 21, 2008. A Russian space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere in a steeper-than-normal descent, subjecting the three-nation-crew to severe G-forces and landing hundreds of kilometers (miles) off target. Saturday's mission saw the return to Earth of South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon. She spent 10 days in space before joining U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko in the 3 1/2-hour, bone-jarring descent from the international space station. From AP Photo by MISHA JAPARIDZE.
  • U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson is escorted by a Russian assistant as she arrives for a news conference in Star City, outside Moscow, April 21, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko (L), U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson (C), and South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon (R), attend a news conference in Star City, outside Moscow, April 21, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko (L), U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson (C), and South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon attend a news conference in Star City, outside Moscow, April 21, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Yury Malenchenko of Russia (L) Peggy Whitson of the US (C) and South Korean Yi So-Yeon (R) hold a press conference outside Moscow in Star City on April 21, 2008. The first South Korean in space together with the American and a Russian who accompanied her said they were recovering well after a gruelling "ballistic" descent to Earth. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Astronaut Peggy Whitson of the US attends a press conference outside Moscow in Star City on April 21, 2008. The first South Korean in space together with the American and a Russian who accompanied her said they were recovering well after a gruelling "ballistic" descent to Earth. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • US astronaut Peggy Whitson is escorted to a press conference outside Moscow in Star City on April 21, 2008. The first South Korean in space together with the American and a Russian who accompanied her said they were recovering well after a gruelling "ballistic" descent to Earth. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Space agency officials  help  American astronaut Peggy Whitson, bottom, South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon, center, and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko just after their arrival  at the Chkalovsky airport near Star City, on Saturday, April 19  2008. A Russian space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere in a steeper-than-normal descent, subjecting the three-nation-crew to severe G-forces and landing hundreds of kilometers (miles) off target. It was the second time in a row - and the third since 2003 -  that the Soyuz landing went awry, though none are believed to have caused permanent medical problems for the crews. From AP Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL.
  • Space agency officials  help  American astronaut Peggy Whitson, bottom, South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon, center, and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko just after their arrival  at the Chkalovsky airport near Star City, on Saturday April 19. 2008. The Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan Saturday, several hundred kilometers off-target, Russian space officials said. Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin said the condition of the crew South Korean bioengineer Yi So-yeon, American astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko was satisfactory, though the three had been subjected to severe G-forces during the re-entry. From AP Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL.
  • Space agency officials  help  American astronaut Peggy Whitson, as she walks out of the plane just after arrival  at the Chkalovsky airport near Star City, on Saturday April 19. 2008. A Russian space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere in a steeper-than-normal descent, subjecting the three-nation-crew to severe G-forces and landing hundreds of kilometers (miles) off target. It was the second time in a row - and the third since 2003 -  that the Soyuz landing went awry, though none are believed to have caused permanent medical problems for the crews. Saturday's mission saw the return to Earth of South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon. She spent 10 days in space before joining U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko in the 3 1/2-hour, bone-jarring descent from the international space station. From AP Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL.
  • Space agency officials help American astronaut Peggy Whitson, as she walks out of the plane just after arrival at the Chkalovsky airport near Star City, on Saturday April 19. 2008. A Russian space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere in a steeper-than-normal descent, subjecting the three-nation-crew to severe G-forces and landing hundreds of kilometers (miles) off target. It was the second time in a row - and the third since 2003 - that the Soyuz landing went awry, though none are believed to have caused permanent medical problems for the crews. Saturday's mission saw the return to Earth of South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon. She spent 10 days in space before joining U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko in the 3 1/2-hour, bone-jarring descent from the international space station. From AP Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL.
  • Rescue helicopters carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko fly over northern Kazakhstan April 19, 2008. A Russian space capsule landed about 420 km (260 miles) off course in Kazakhstan on Saturday but South Korea's first astronaut and the other two crew were safe. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Smoke rises at the area where the Soyuz capsule, carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko, landed in northern Kazakhstan April 19, 2008. The Russian space capsule landed about 420 km (260 miles) off course in Kazakhstan on Saturday but the crew were safe. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson smiles as she holds a bouquet of flowers after landing in a space capsule in northern Kazakhstan April 19, 2008. A Russian space capsule landed about 420 km (260 miles) off course in Kazakhstan on Saturday but South Korea's first astronaut and the other two crew were safe. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • The ground crew help U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson after her landing in northern Kazakhstan April 19, 2008. A Russian space capsule landed about 420 km (260 miles) off course in Kazakhstan on Saturday but the three-member crew was safe, an official at the mission control centre told Reuters. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Ground crew members help U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson after landing in northern Kazakhstan April 19, 2008. A Russian space capsule landed about 420 kms (260 miles) off course in Kazakhstan on Saturday but the three-member crew was safe, an official at the mission control centre told Reuters. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • US astronaut Peggy Whitson smiles as she holds flowers after landing in northern Kazakhstan on April 19, 2008. A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut and two crewmembers of the 16th International Space Station mission landed on April 19, 2008 in Kazakhstan, a Russian space official said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Rescue helicopters fly with the International Space Station (ISS) crew, South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-Yeon, US astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko after they landed on April 19, 2008 in northern Kazakhstan. A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut and two crewmembers of the 16th International Space Station mission landed on April 19, 2008 in Kazakhstan, a Russian space official said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Ground crew members help US astronaut Peggy Whitson after landing in a Russian space capsule in Arkalyk, northern Kazakhstan on April 19, 2008. The Soyuz craft landed slightly off its target in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan, but Korean scientist Yi So-Yeon and her two colleagues emerged unscathed, the officials said in a televised briefing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson (L) and spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi of Korea (hand visible) prepare for their return trip to Earth in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft this image from NASA TV April 18, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Crew members (L-R) Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov, Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko, spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi of Korea, Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko, Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, and Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman say farewell in this image from NASA TV April 18, 2008. Whitson, Yi and Malenchenko will return to Earth aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft April 19, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Crew members aboard the International Space Station embrace as they say their goodbyes in this image from NASA TV April 18, 2008. Crewmembers from (L-R) Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov, Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman, spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi of Korea, and Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko. Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson (not pictured), Yi and Malenchenko will return to Earth aboard a Soyuz spacecraft April 19, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Crew members aboard the International Space Station embrace as they say their goodbyes in this image from NASA TV April 18, 2008. Crew members from (L-R) Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov, spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi of Korea, Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman, and  Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko. Whitson, Yi and Malenchenko will return to Earth aboard a Soyuz spacecraft April 19, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A rescue helicopter flies over smoke after the Soyuz capsule landed in northern Kazakhstan  saturday April 19, 2008. The  Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan Saturday, several hundred kilometers off-target, Russian space officials said. Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin said the condition of the crew  South Korean bioengineer Yi So-yeon, American astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko  was satisfactory, though the three had been subjected to severe G-forces during the re-entry. From AP Photo by SHAMIL ZHUMATOV.
  • Ground crew check the area  around the Soyuz landing capsule after it landed in northern Kazakhstan  Saturday April 19, 2008. The Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan Saturday, several hundred kilometers off-target, Russian space officials said. Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin said the condition of the crew  South Korean bioengineer Yi So-yeon, American astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko  was satisfactory, though the three had been subjected to severe G-forces during the re-entry. From AP Photo by SHAMIL ZHUMATOV.
  • Ground crew walk around the Soyuz landing capsule after it landed in northern Kazakhstan  Saturday April 19, 2008. The  Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan Saturday, several hundred kilometers off-target, Russian space officials said. Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin said the condition of the crew  South Korean bioengineer Yi So-yeon, American astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko  was satisfactory, though the three had been subjected to severe G-forces during the re-entry. From AP Photo by SHAMIL ZHUMATOV.
  • Ground crew help South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon after landing in northern Kazakhstan  Saturday April 19, 2008. The  Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan Saturday, several hundred kilometers off-target, Russian space officials said. Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin said the condition of the crew  South Korean bioengineer Yi So-yeon, American astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko  was satisfactory, though the three had been subjected to severe G-forces during the re-entry. From AP Photo by SHAMIL ZHUMATOV.
  • Ground crew help South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon after landing in northern Kazakhstan  Saturday April 19, 2008. The  Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan Saturday, several hundred kilometers off-target, Russian space officials said. Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin said the condition of the crew  South Korean bioengineer Yi So-yeon, American astronaut Peggy Whitson and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko  was satisfactory, though the three had been subjected to severe G-forces during the re-entry. From AP Photo by SHAMIL ZHUMATOV.


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US envoy Christopher Hill arrives to a hotel in Singapore on December 4, 2008. Hill is in Singapore ahead of an unexpected meeting with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to conclude a deal over the communist North's nuclear weapons programmes.

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US envoy Christopher Hill talks to the media on arrival to a hotel in Singapore on December 4, 2008. Hill is in Singapore ahead of an unexpected meeting with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to conclude a deal over the communist North's nuclear weapons programmes. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

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US envoy Christopher Hill (R) talks to the media on arrival to a hotel in Singapore on December 4, 2008. Hill is in Singapore ahead of an unexpected meeting with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to conclude a deal over the communist North's nuclear weapons programmes. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

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US envoy Christopher Hill talks to the media on arrival to a hotel in Singapore on December 4, 2008. Hill is in Singapore ahead of an unexpected meeting with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to conclude a deal over the communist North's nuclear weapons programmes. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

US envoy Christopher Hill talks to the media on arrival to a hotel in Singapore on December 4, 2008. Hill is in Singapore ahead of an unexpected meeting with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to conclude a deal over the communist North's nuclear weapons programmes.

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