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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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School students look at ceramic cenotaph from Central Asia at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Qatar's Islamic museum, designed by the famous American architect I.M. Pei, opened to public on Monday as this tiny, oil-rich nation challenges its Gulf rivals Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the quest for international attention and outside investment.
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An activist stands in a transparent ball to call attention to discrimination against Aids victims in front of Planalto Palace Government house in Brasilia, December 1, 2008. The words on the ball read ''Prejudice isolates''.
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CHICAGO - DECEMBER 01: Vice-President-elect Joe Biden (L) listens as President-elect Barack Obama introduces members of his National Security Team including Senator Hillary Clinton (R) (D-NY) as his choice for secretary of state during a press conference at the Hilton Hotel December 1, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Other members of the National Security Team named by Obama at the press conference include Washington attorney Eric Holder as attorney general, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as his choice for homeland security and he said Robert Gates would remain as defense secretary. Retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones was selected for the position of national security adviser and Susan Rice as U.N. ambassador.
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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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A man is reflected on a glass panel as he looks at Iranian medals during the opening on the first day a new Museum of Islamic Art in Doha on December 1, 2008. The Collection Illustrating the diversity and creativity of Muslim culture, the Museum's permanent display will showcase more than 800 works representing the full scope of Islamic art, including manuscripts, ceramics, metal, glass, ivory, textiles, wood and precious stones. Objects in the collection represent cultures on three continents, a huge geographical area reaching as far west as C�ba and as far east as Samarqand, and encompasses works from Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, India and Central Asia.
U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (L) and retired Marine General James Jones listen as U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (R) announces Clinton as his choice for U.S. Secretary of State and Jones as his choice for National Security Advisor during a news conference in Chicago December 1, 2008. Obama, who takes office on January 20, has pledged to be more inclusive and says he has a vision of renewing America's leadership in world affairs after President George W. Bush's eight years in office.
Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc speaks during a news conference after a ceremony at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, December 1, 2008. Brazil announced on Monday a plan to cut destruction of its Amazon rain forest by more than half over the next 10 years, the first time it has set a deforestation target as it seeks to fight global warming.
Members of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's national security team enter a news conference in Chicago December 1, 2008. From left to right stand Secretary of State nominee Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), National Security Adviser nominee retired Marine General James Jones, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. nominee Susan Rice, Obama, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (R) stands with his national security team nominees (L-R) Eric Holder (Attorney General), Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (Homeland Security), Robert Gates (continuing as Secretary of Defense) and Vice President-elect Joe Biden during a news conference in Chicago December 1, 2008.
