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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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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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A model displays a creation by Portuguese designer Katty Xiomara during the ModaLisboa fashion week in Cascais, near Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.
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University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (12) is pressured from the pocket by University of Oklahoma defensive end Alan Davis in the first half of their NCAA Big 12 football game played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas October 11, 2008.
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A model presents a 2009 Spring/ Summer creation by Portuguese fashion designer Katty Xiomara on the third day of ModaLisboa show event in Cascais, outskirts of Lisbon on October 11, 2008.
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Ukrainian-born actress and model Olga Kurylenko listens to Kateryna Yushchenko (unseen), wife of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, during their meeting at the Presidential home not far from Kiev on October 9, 2008. Olga Kurylenko is starring as James Bond girl Camille in the forthcoming 'Quantum of Solace' film.
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Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko is seen during a meeting with Ukrainian President wife, Kateryna Yushchenko, not seen, at Yushchenko's country house in Novye Bezradichi, outside Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Kurylenko stars in the new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace," scheduled for release soon.
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LONDON - APRIL 16: Vehicles used by James Bond in various movies are displayed at the 'For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond Press View' at the Imperial War Museum on April 16, 2008 in London, England. The exhibition focuses on the authour of the Bond novels, including research notes for the books and memorabilia from his time as a foreign correspondant in WWII. The exhibition also showcases props and collectables from 007 films. It opens on April 25 and runs until March 1, 2009.
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An Aston Martin, James Bond's iconic car, is fished out of Lake Garda, near Torbole, northern Italy, Saturday, April 19, 2008, after it plunged into the water during the drive to the set of the latest film in the 007 series. Producers of ''Quantum of Solace,'' which stars Daniel Craig, say the car was being delivered to the filming unit about 6:30 a.m. in heavy rain when the vehicle went off the lakeside road.
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Photo from AP Photo by Joel Page
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Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" as he climbs the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) Phoenicia hotel tower without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building.
Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" climbs the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) of the Phoenicia hotel tower without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building.
An Israeli Arab woman stands in her damaged home after it was torched by Jewish protesters, in the mixed city of Acre, northern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Police say two Arab-owned apartments were torched in the Israeli town of Acre amid clashes between Jews and Arabs. Police say Saturday rioters torched two empty apartments owned by Arabs in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. Overall, 12 people are in custody for rioting and eight are under house arrest.
Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" jubilates after he successfully climbed the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) of the Phoenicia hotel tower without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building.
An Israeli Arab woman stands in her damaged home after it was burned by Jewish protesters, in the mixed city of Acre, northern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Police say two Arab-owned apartments in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood have been torched in the Israeli town of Acre as part of continued sectarian tensions. Twelve people are in custody for rioting and eight are under house arrest.
Lebanese citizens gather in the street, to watch Alain Robert, 45, the French urban climber who calls himself "spiderman" as he climbs the 23-storey 70-meter (231-feet) Phoenicia hotel tower, center, without ropes and using only his bare hands, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday Oct. 11, 2008. Robert has climbed more than 70 of the world's tallest structures, including the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building.
