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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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In this photo made available by the Indian Ministry of Defense, an Indian Air Force helicopter throws food packets for flood-affected villagers at a village near Chattapur, 400 kilometers (248 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Authorities warned villagers in flood-ravaged northern India not to return to their homes Friday because the unpredictable river that burst its banks could flood again. But thousands ignored their calls and took the receding waters as a sign that the danger had passed, officials said.
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A nun holds a placard during a rally to show solidarity with the Christians living in Orissa, in the northern Indian city of Lucknow September 5, 2008. The Supreme Court ordered on Thursday four more police battalions to be deployed to protect Christians in Orissa, where religious violence between Hindus and Christians has killed 16 people. Thousands of Christians have taken shelter in makeshift government camps in the state, where Hindu mobs went on the rampage last week after the murder of a Hindu leader, torching churches and damaging houses in a communally sensitive region. Most of those killed were Christians.
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Ferrari Brazilian's driver Felipe Massa sits in his car in the pits of the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack on September 5, 2008, during the first practice session of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 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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A nun holds a placard during a rally to show solidarity with the Christians living in Orissa, in the northern Indian city of Lucknow September 5, 2008. The Supreme Court ordered on Thursday four more police battalions to be deployed to protect Christians in Orissa, where religious violence between Hindus and Christians has killed 16 people. Thousands of Christians have taken shelter in makeshift government camps in the state, where Hindu mobs went on the rampage last week after the murder of a Hindu leader, torching churches and damaging houses in a communally sensitive region. Most of those killed were Christians.
People play cards near computer screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Xiangfan, Hubei province, September 5, 2008. China's main stock index slid more than 3 percent on Friday to a new 20-month low after a tumble on Wall Street fuelled fears of a global economic slowdown, and on news of an IPO by a major Chinese brokerage.
A nun holds a placard during a rally to show solidarity with the Christians living in Orissa, in the northern Indian city of Lucknow September 5, 2008. The Supreme Court ordered on Thursday four more police battalions to be deployed to protect Christians in Orissa, where religious violence between Hindus and Christians has killed 16 people. Thousands of Christians have taken shelter in makeshift government camps in the state, where Hindu mobs went on the rampage last week after the murder of a Hindu leader, torching churches and damaging houses in a communally sensitive region. Most of those killed were Christians.
One of the puppies fathered by the world's first cloned dog Snuppy is seen at Seoul National University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Seoul September 5, 2008. The cloned dog Snuppy, an Afghan hound, impregnated two dogs through artificial insemination to produce 10 puppies, which were born in May. Snuppy was produced in 2005 by a lab once headed by Hwang Woo-suk, who fell from grace after two of his papers on cloning human embryonic stem cells were found to be based on fabricated data. Independent testing proved that Snuppy was cloned.
