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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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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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A house destroyed by a landslide is seen in Hachioji, on the outskirts of Tokyo Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Fierce rains lashed central Japan early Friday, killing one woman, inundating vast stretches of rural and residential areas, and prompting authorities to order tens of thousands from their homes.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) hugs his wife Michelle. Democratic after his speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 28, 2008.
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DENVER - AUGUST 28: Fireworks go off Fireworks go off as after Obama's speech on day four of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at Invesco Field at Mile High August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Obama is the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
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SIERRA MADRE, CA - MAY 29: Seventieth anniversary cans of Spam, the often-maligned classic canned lunch meat made by Hormel Foods, are seen on a grocery store shelf May 29, 2008 in Sierra Madre, California. With the rise in food prices, sales of Spam are increasing as consumers look for ways to cut their food bills. According to the US Agriculture Department, the price of food is rising at the fastest rate since 1990. Increasingly expensive staples include such items as white bread, up 13 percent over last year, butter, up nine percent, and bacon at seven percent. The increasing sales have translated to 14 percent higher profits for Hormel. Spam was created in 1937 and was popularized as a staple food for World War II Western allied forces.
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Egyptian Coptic Christians demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington,DC on July 16, 2008. The protestors were demonstrating against recent attacks against Copts in Egypt and what they allege is forced Islamization.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 25: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks during a news conference at Central High School August 25, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sen. McCain made an appearance with Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 25: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) greets students during a news conference at Central High School August 25, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sen. McCain made an appearance with Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee.
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DENVER - AUGUST 28: Fireworks go off Fireworks go off as after Obama's speech on day four of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at Invesco Field at Mile High August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Obama is the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
DENVER - AUGUST 28: Fireworks go off as Democratic U.S. Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Michelle Obama while running mate U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE),and his wide Jill Biden stand on stage after Obama's speech on day four of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at Invesco Field at Mile High August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Obama is the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
DENVER - AUGUST 28: Democratic U.S. Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) reacts to the crowd on day four of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at Invesco Field at Mile High August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
DENVER - AUGUST 28: (L-R) Malia Obama, Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) stand on stage delegates after he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High at the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC) August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Obama's acceptance speech coincides today with the 45th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivery of the "I Have a Dream" speech. Sen. Obama is now the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
DENVER - AUGUST 28: (L-R) Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) stand on stage delegates after he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High at the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC) August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Obama's acceptance speech coincides today with the 45th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivery of the "I Have a Dream" speech. Sen. Obama is now the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
DENVER - AUGUST 28: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) waves to delegates before he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High at the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC) August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Obama's acceptance speech coincides today with the 45th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivery of the "I Have a Dream" speech. Sen. Obama is now the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado, on August 28, 2008. Obama accepted the party's presidential nomination before a capacity crowd of 75,000 delirious supporters, becoming the first-ever black major-party White House pick, exactly 45 years after Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" anthem to racial harmony.
