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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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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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Utah State's Kejon Murphy, left, and Andy Carlsen, right, pursues Oregon's LeGarrette Blount (9) as he runs for a touchdown in the second quarter of their NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, in Eugene, Ore. Oregon defeated Utah State 66-24.
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Chicago White Sox Jermaine Dye catches a fly ball hit by The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Sean Rodriguez during the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Chicago September 6, 2008.
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A Paraguayan supporter cheers his national team, during their FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 qualifier football match against Argentina at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on September 6, 2008. The match ended tied 1-1.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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Photo from AP Photo by Douglas C. Pizac
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Anti-government protesters listen to a leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy speak on a stage inside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Living conditions at a continuing protest at Thailand's Government House were worsening, with thousands camped in mud enveloped by the stench of urine, but organizers said Saturday they will not leave until the prime minister resigns.
An anti-government protester listens to a leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy speak on a stage inside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Living conditions at a continuing protest at Thailand's Government House were worsening, with thousands camped in mud enveloped by the stench of urine, but organizers said Saturday they will not leave until the prime minister resigns.
Anti-government protesters exercise inside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Living conditions at a continuing protest at Thailand's Government House were worsening, with thousands camped in mud enveloped by the stench of urine, but organizers said Saturday they will not leave until the prime minister resigns.
An anti-government protester crosses over a check point to get inside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Living conditions at a continuing protest at Thailand's Government House were worsening, with thousands camped in mud enveloped by the stench of urine, but organizers said Saturday they will not leave until the prime minister resigns.
