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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.
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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.
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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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US actress Eva Mendez poses during a photo call before the screening of "The Spirit" in Madrid, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008.
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Metal workers from several European countries take part in a protest in central Brussels December 2, 2008. Around 8,000 workers demanded the European Union set aside measures to help their industry and their jobs survive the change prompted by CO2 emissions cuts, the recession and the drop in sales in the car industry.
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Democratic Republic of Congo Internally Displaced People queue before a food distribution on December 2, 2008 at the Kibati camp in northern Kivu. Officials in Kinshasa today gave a cautious welcome to an offer from the governor of the troubled eastern province of Nord-Kivu to hold talks with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
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U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
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Iranian MPs listen to a speech by Speaker Ali Larijani in parliment in Tehran on December 2, 2008 during a ceremony marking the approaching 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Larijani said he is considering talks with members of the US Congress amid hopes for improved ties with the next administration in Washington, local Iranian press reported today."Several letters were received from members of Congress and Senators. We feel that it is time to hold bilateral negotiations," the conservative Larijani was quoted as saying by the Kargozaran newspaper.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (R) sits next to former parliament chief Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri and ex-president Mohammad Khatami (L) during a ceremony held at the parliment in Tehran on December 2, 2008 to mark the approaching 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Larijani said he is considering talks with members of the US Congress amid hopes for improved ties with the next administration in Washington, local Iranian press reported today."Several letters were received from members of Congress and Senators. We feel that it is time to hold bilateral negotiations," the conservative Larijani was quoted as saying by the Kargozaran newspaper.
Democratic Republic of Congo Internally Displaced People queue before a food distribution on December 2, 2008 at the Kibati camp in northern Kivu. Officials in Kinshasa today gave a cautious welcome to an offer from the governor of the troubled eastern province of Nord-Kivu to hold talks with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.
Thousands of steel workers protest on December 2, 2008 near EU headquarters in Brussels. Steel-making giant ArcelorMittal said on November 27, 2008 that it might slash up to 9,000 jobs across the group worldwide through voluntary redundancies to cope with the economic slump while Indian-owned steel group Corus said on November 28 it would axe 146 jobs in England and the Netherlands at its tube-making unit amid a global economic downturn.
Murat Basesgioglu, Turkish Sports Minister (2nd R), Mahmut Ozgener, the Chairman of the Turkish Football Federation (R), Roberto Carlos, Brazilian football player of Turkish side Fenerbahce (C), former Turkish football player Bulent Korkmaz (2nd L) and Deputy Chairman of the UEFA Senez Erzik (L) stand in front of the logo of the UEFA Cup Final 2009 with a dummy of the official ticket, on December 2, 2008 during the presentation of the final in Istanbul. The UEFA Cup 2009 Final will take place at Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul on May 20, 2009.
Simon Bikindi (R), a Rwandan singer-songwriter, is pictured with his lawyers and under United Nations guard (L) at the the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on December 2, 2008 in Arusha. Simon Bikindi was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Tanzania-based UN war crimes court for inciting the killings of ethnic Tutsis during the 1994 genocide.
