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ANDREWS AFB, MD - MAY 16: A F-22 flies during the Joint Services Open House and Air Show May 16, 2008 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Military families, their guests and students attended the show, which opens to the public this weekend, featuring demonstrations by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and others.
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Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France.
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Israeli Arabs ride horses and wave Islamic flags during a ceremony to mark what Arabs call the Nakba, or the catastrophe, the Arabic term used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the 1948 creation of the state of Israel, near the northern Israeli Arab village of Umm Al-Fahm, Saturday, May 17, 2008.
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Mariela Castro, head of Cuba's National Center for Sex Education and daughter of Cuba's acting President Raul Castro, talks with President of Cuba's National Assembly Ricardo Alarcon (L) during an event in commemoration of The International Day Against Homophobia in Havana May 17, 2008.
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US President George W. Bush (L) looks at Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) as they walk at the Hyatt Regency in Sharm el-Sheikh on May 17, 2008. US President George W. Bush said today he was confident about a Middle East peace deal being reached before his term ends, amid growing Arab criticism that he is biased towards Israel.
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US President George W. Bush (L) gestures as he speaks to the press after a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) at the Hyatt Regency in Sharm el-Sheikh on May 17, 2008. US President George W. Bush said today he was confident about a Middle East peace deal being reached before his term ends, amid growing Arab criticism that he is biased towards Israel.
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Wearing wedding outfits, two Chihuahuas, Maron (L) and Lipinski (R) join a fashion show during the VenusFort family dog fiesta in Tokyo on May 17, 2008. Ownership of dogs, particually pedigrees such as these Chihuahuas is big business in Japan, with shops selling fashionable clothing which is available for these animals.
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Wearing wedding outfits, two Chihuahuas, Maron (L) and Lipinski (R) join a fashion show during the VenusFort family dog fiesta in Tokyo on May 17, 2008. Ownership of dogs, particually pedigrees such as these Chihuahuas is big business in Japan, with shops selling fashionable clothing which is available for these animals.
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A woman cries while she looks at a picture of her daughter, who is lost, trapped under the rubble of a collapsed school following Monday's powerful earthquake in Beichuan county, Southwestern of Sichuan province, China, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from a river blocked by landslides.
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Israeli Arabs ride horses and wave Islamic flags during a ceremony to mark what Arabs call the Nakba, or the catastrophe, the Arabic term used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the 1948 creation of the state of Israel, near the northern Israeli Arab village of Umm Al-Fahm, Saturday, May 17, 2008.
A family member grieves while burning incense for dead relatives buried by a mountain landslide that swallowed Donghekou village and two other villages near Qingchuan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Around a hundred households and some hundreds of residents are lost, completely buried after Monday's quake.
Rescue team members rest from their labours of searching for earthquake survivors in Beichuan county, Southwestern of Sichuan province, China, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from a river blocked by landslides.
CSKA team players celebrate their victory in the Cup of Russia final between CSKA Moscow and AMkar Perm at the Lokomotiv stadium in Moscow, Saturday, May 17, 2008. CSKA Moscow rallied from two goals down Saturday to beat Amkar, from Perm, in a penalty shootout 4-1 and win the Cup of Russia for the fourth time.
CSKA's Igor Akinfeev, left, and Vagner Love, right, celebrate their victory in the Cup of Russia final between CSKA Moscow and AMkar Perm at the Lokomotiv stadium in Moscow, Saturday, May 17, 2008. CSKA Moscow rallied from two goals down Saturday to beat Amkar, from Perm, in a penalty shootout 4-1 and win the Cup of Russia for the fourth time.
Chinese soldiers applies medical oil during their break after searching for earthquake survivors and victims at a collapsed school in Beichuan county, Southwestern of Sichuan province, China, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from a river blocked by landslides.
