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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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A Tibetan woman shouts slogans against the Chinese government to protest Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's visit, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
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Construction work continues on the main stadium site of the 2012 Olympics in Stratford, east London September 8, 2008.
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Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee (R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) during a meeting in New Delhi on September 8, 2007. Asian giants India and China held high-level talks amid tension over Beijing's perceived reluctance to support New Delhi's civilian nuclear ambitions. India has criticised Beijing for being unwilling to support its entry into the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG), which controls global atomic commerce.
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The representation of Georgia, Tina Burjaliani (R), first deputy-minister of Justice, is seen before the case between Georgia and Russia in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, September 7, 2008. Court hearings began on Monday over Georgia's claims that Russia has committed human rights violations against ethnic Georgians in the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Japan's Minister of Defense Yuriko Koike walk before their meeting at the State Department in Washington August 9, 2007.
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FOXBORO, MA - SEPTEMBER 7: Quarterback Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots is assesed by the medical staff after he sustained an injury to his left knee in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium September 7, 2008 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (C) starts to fall as he releases the ball between Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Glenn Dorsey (L), Chiefs strong safety Bernard Pollard (bottom), Patriots running back Sammy Morris (2nd R) and Patriots center Dan Koppen (R) during the first quarter of NFL fooball action in Foxboro, Massachusetts September 7, 2008. Brady was injured on the play.
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Korean residents in Japan offer flowers at the giant bronze statue of the state founder and 'Great Leader' Kim-Il Sung in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to mark the country's 60th birthday in this picture distributed by North Korea's official news agency KCNA, September 8, 2008. North Korea's foundation day falls on September 9, 2008.
