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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. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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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    • Indianapolis Colts defensive end Robert Mathis sacks Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) during the third quarter of their NFL game in Indianapolis October 12, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      Indianapolis Colts defensive end Robert Mathis sacks Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) during the third quarter of their NFL game in Indianapolis October 12, 2008.

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    • LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 12: St. Louis Rams head coach Jim Haslett talks with quarterback Marc Bulger #10 in a during a timeout in the last minute of play against the Washington Redskins during their game on October 12, 2008 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. From Getty Images.

      LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 12: St. Louis Rams head coach Jim Haslett talks with quarterback Marc Bulger #10 in a during a timeout in the last minute of play against the Washington Redskins during their game on October 12, 2008 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.

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    • In this image released by Ghostlight Records, Patti Lupone's CD, "Patti Lupone at Les Mouches," is shown. The album is a digitally restored concert recording of LuPone's 1980 solo show at the New York club Les Mouches. The CD will be released Nov. 11 by Ghostlight Records. From AP Photo by AP.

      In this image released by Ghostlight Records, Patti Lupone's CD, "Patti Lupone at Les Mouches," is shown. The album is a digitally restored concert recording of LuPone's 1980 solo show at the New York club Les Mouches. The CD will be released Nov. 11 by Ghostlight Records.

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    • Geraman Timo Ball is pictured during his game mens singles final at the European Table Tennis Championships against Belarussian Vladimir Samsonov in St. Petersburg on October 12, 2008. Ball won 4-2. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Geraman Timo Ball is pictured during his game mens singles final at the European Table Tennis Championships against Belarussian Vladimir Samsonov in St. Petersburg on October 12, 2008. Ball won 4-2.

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    • Thousands of Roman Catholic devotees follow the image of Our Lady of Nazareth (bottom) at port area during the 'Cirio de Nazare' (Nazareth Candle) celebrations in Belem, northern Brazil, on October 12, 2008. Near two million pilgrims participated in Brazil's biggest Catholic procession. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Thousands of Roman Catholic devotees follow the image of Our Lady of Nazareth (bottom) at port area during the 'Cirio de Nazare' (Nazareth Candle) celebrations in Belem, northern Brazil, on October 12, 2008. Near two million pilgrims participated in Brazil's biggest Catholic procession.

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This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students reciting their lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to cyclone victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
4 months ago: This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students reciting their lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to cyclone victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers.

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  • A man holds a picture of Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe as protesters wearing masks of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi gather outside the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei June 19, 2008. Pro-Aung San Suu Kyi activists gathered on Thursday to send a letter of appeal to the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei, for Britain to halt financial ties with Myanmar, the former Burma, and to ask the military junta to end Aung San Suu Kyi's latest stretch of detention. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade one students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No.11 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. There are more than 120 students in the classroom with only one teacher. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade one students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No.11 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. There are more than 120 students in the classroom with only one teacher. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students from State Primary School No. 32 arriving at the school compound on the first day of the new school year in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Prior to the reopening of the school, the building was used as a relief camp for community members affected by Cyclone Nargis. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students sharing a textbook during a lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students sharing a textbook during a lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade four students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. About 30 people lived in each classroom prior to reopening of the school. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows grade four students taking part of the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. About 30 people lived in each classroom prior to reopening of the school. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students reciting their lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to cyclone victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students reciting their lesson on the first day of the reopening of State Primary School No. 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to cyclone victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This handout photo provided by UNICEF shows students and parents taking part in the registration process of returning students on the opening day of the State Primary School No 32 in Hlaing Thar Yar township near Yangon on June 2, 2008. Eleven days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met personally with junta leader Than Shwe to convince the senior general to allow foreign aid workers full access to victims, aid agencies say however that access remains patchy and security forces have maintained roadblocks throughout the cyclone zone, allowing in only a handful of foreign aid workers. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This still image framed by delegates heads showing Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe presented by the government of Myanmar at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis on May 25, 2008 in Yangon describes and shows images of generals and other government entities providing aid to victims of the cyclone as well as showing damage and deaths. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 25 that the international focus was now on saving lives in Myanmar, where two million desperate cyclone survivors need emergency aid immediately. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A girl leans on a boat in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A woman while holding her child waits for relief goods in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone-affected family lay in a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A woman makes arrangements to cook an afternoon meal in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone affected family take care of their belongings in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone affected man prepares to rebuilt a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone affected woman washes clothes in a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone-affected family rebuilt makeshift in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Displaced children wait for relief goods at a relief center in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone-affected family sit in a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A cyclone-affected family lay in a makeshift hut in Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) talks with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan (R) at the airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) walks with Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (3rd L-blue shirt) around the airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) walks around the airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) answers a question from the press while next to Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) at an airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) at an airport in Bangkok on May 24, 2008 as the United Nations opened a relief staging post there to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar. Ban Ki-moon was on hand after returning from China's Sichuan province to open the hub just a day after talks with Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe, which he said led to an agreement to let foreign aid workers into the country. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Buddhist novices take a tour to collect offerings in the cyclone-hit Kungyangon, some 48 kilometers south of Yangon on May 24, 2008. Cyclone disaster workers said they still had no word on when they would get the promised full access to Myanmar, which wants the world to donate 11 billion USD to rebuild the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on May 23 he had persuaded military leader Than Shwe to relent on accepting all foreign aid workers, but it was unclear when they would get in -- or how much they would be allowed to do once there. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets Senior General Than Shwe at the latter's office in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon on May 23, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon on May 23, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon on May 23, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon on May 23, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This United nations handout photo shows UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he lays a wreath at the tomb of former late UN Secretary-General U Thant in Yangon on 23 May, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This United Nations handout photo received on May 23, 2008 shows a flower bouquet with a note saying ''In Remembrance'' signed by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the tomb of former late UN Secretary-General U Thant in Yangon on 23 May, 2008. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the eyes of the world were now on Myanmar after pushing the secretive military regime to accept foreign aid workers to cope with the cyclone disaster. After more than two hours of talks with junta leader Than Shwe, Ban said he had convinced the regime to agree to a full-scale international relief effort -- three weeks after the storm left at least 133,000 people dead or missing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets Senior General Than Shwe at the latter's office in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon signs a book of condolence at the office of Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.
  • U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets Senior General Than Shwe at the latter's office in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called a breakthrough for aiding survivors. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.
  • U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon waves to photographers after arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport May 23, 2008. Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe agreed on Friday to let in "all" aid workers to help the 2.4 million survivors of Cyclone Nargis, Ban said after meeting him. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives for a press conference in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday, May 23, 2008 after more than two hours of talks with Myanmar's leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Myanmar's ruling junta told Ban that foreign aid workers could enter the country as long as it was clear what they were doing and how long they would remain. From AP Photo by Stan Honda.
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday, May 23, 2008 after more than two hours of talks with Myanmar's leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Myanmar's ruling junta told Ban that foreign aid workers could enter the country as long as it was clear what they were doing and how long they would remain. From AP Photo by Stan Honda.

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LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 12: Josh Brown #3 of the St. Louis Rams celebrates kicking the winning field goal against the Washington Redskins during their game on October 12, 2008 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. From Getty Images.

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 12: Josh Brown #3 of the St. Louis Rams celebrates kicking the winning field goal against the Washington Redskins during their game on October 12, 2008 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.

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