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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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    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From AP Photo by AP.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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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Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a poster showing a radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 20, 2004. Iraqi military spokesman said Tuesday that Iraqi troops have moved into Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City to seize control. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
3 months ago: Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a poster showing a radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 20, 2004. Iraqi military spokesman said Tuesday that Iraqi troops have moved into Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City to seize control.

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  • Mourners carry the coffin of Talib Zuheir, a guard of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, at his funeral in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. According to a spokesman for al-Sadr's office, Zuheir was shot during an arrest raid at his house in Sadr City by Iraqi forces, who won control of Sadr City in May after weeks of battles with al-Sadr's now largely disbanded militia. From AP Photo by Alaa al-Marjani.
  • Mourners carry the coffin of Talib Zuheir, a guard of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, at his funeral in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. According to a spokesman for al-Sadr's office, Zuheir was shot during an arrest raid at his house in Sadr City by Iraqi forces, who won control of Sadr City in May after weeks of battles with al-Sadr's now largely disbanded militia. From AP Photo by Alaa al-Marjani.
  • Worshippers, one holding a placard showing anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, demonstrate against Condoleezza Rice's visit to the country and against a possible deal setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities, after traditional Muslim Friday prayers in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. From AP Photo by Karim Kadim.
  • Worshippers, one holding a placard showing anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, demonstrate against Condoleezza Rice's visit to the country and against a possible deal setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities, after traditional Muslim Friday prayers in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. From AP Photo by Karim Kadim.
  • Followers of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen on placard at left, demonstrate against the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Iraq and the U.S. have reached preliminary agreement to withdraw American forces from Iraqi cities by next June, six years into the increasingly unpopular war, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday after meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. From AP Photo by Alaa al-Marjani.
  • In this July 8, 2007 file photo, a poster showing radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, right, and Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, is held up during a protest march in the Amil neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran, presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer. From AP Photo by KHALID MOHAMMED.
  • Women wait in line to receive aid distributed by the office of radical Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, in Abu Dtshir Shiite area, southern Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. From AP Photo by LOAY HAMEED.
  • A woman receives aid distributed by the office of radical Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, in Abu Dtshir Shiite area, southern Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. From AP Photo by LOAY HAMEED.
  • Men drink natural juice in a shop with pictures of Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr and his son radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, on Monday, June 2, 2008. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Parliamentary member Maha Adel al-Douri speaks, in front of a poster showing Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr during a meeting in Sadr main office in Sadr City to discuss the proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement on Saturday, May 31, 2008. The final statement of the meeting showed the absolute rejection of this agreement, and it urged Iraqis to set off peaceful demonstrations till the cancellation of this agreement. Writing on the fingers on the poster in the back read, from the top, Terrorism, Sectarianism, Occupation, Zionism, Colonialism. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Iraqi demonstrators shouts slogans in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City as they hold placards of radical anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, May 30, 2008. Tens of thousands of Shiites took to the streets Friday in Baghdad and other cities to protest plans for a long-term security agreement with the United States. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Iraqi demonstrators shouts slogans in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City as they hold placards of radical anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, May 30, 2008. Tens of thousands of Shiites took to the streets Friday in Baghdad and other cities to protest plans for a long-term security agreement with the United States. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Iraqi demonstrators shouts slogans in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City as they hold placards of radical anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, May 30, 2008. Tens of thousands of Shiites took to the streets Friday in Baghdad and other cities to protest plans for a long-term security agreement with the United States. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Iraqi demonstrators shouts slogans in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City as they hold placards of radical anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, May 30, 2008. Tens of thousands of Shiites took to the streets Friday in Baghdad and other cities to protest plans for a long-term security agreement with the United States. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • FILE ** In this Tuesday, May 20, 2008 file photo, Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a mural showing the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq. A May 11 truce that ended seven weeks of fighting in Sadr City appears too fragile to endure with al-Sadr followers charging that Iraqi Army troops are violating its terms and complain of their heavy handedness. Dissent within the Mahdi Army over the cease-fire also threatens a potentially dangerous rift within the Sadrist movement. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • An Iraqi soldier stands guard near an armoured vehicle in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a placard showing Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, May 26, 2008. Iraqi police officials in Sadr City said a roadside bomb exploded on the southern edge of the district, setting a U.S. armored vehicle ablaze. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a mural showing Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 20, 2004. Iraqi military spokesman said Tuesday that Iraqi troops have moved into Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City to seize control. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a mural showing Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr, and Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 20, 2004. Iraqi military spokesman said Tuesday that Iraqi troops have moved into Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City to seize control. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a mural showing Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr,and Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 20, 2004. Iraqi military spokesman said Tuesday that Iraqi troops have moved into Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City to seize control. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a poster showing a radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 20, 2004. Iraqi military spokesman said Tuesday that Iraqi troops have moved into Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City to seize control. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • In this Tuesday, May 20, 2008 file photo, An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a mural showing Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr,and Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, left, in Baghdad, Iraq. A May 11 truce that ended seven weeks of fighting in Sadr City appears too fragile to endure with al-Sadr followers charging that Iraqi Army troops are violating its terms and complain of their heavy handedness. Dissent within the Mahdi Army over the cease-fire also threatens a potentially dangerous rift within the Sadrist movement. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • In this Tuesday, May 20, 2008 file photo, Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a mural showing Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr,and Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, left, in Baghdad, Iraq. A May 11 truce that ended seven weeks of fighting in Sadr City appears too fragile to endure with al-Sadr followers charging that Iraqi Army troops are violating its terms and complain of their heavy handedness. Dissent within the Mahdi Army over the cease-fire also threatens a potentially dangerous rift within the Sadrist movement. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • In this Tuesday, May 20, 2008 file photo, Iraqi soldiers stand guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in front of a mural showing Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, late father of the radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq. A May 11 truce that ended seven weeks of fighting in Sadr City appears too fragile to endure with al-Sadr followers charging that Iraqi Army troops are violating its terms and complain of their heavy handedness. Dissent within the Mahdi Army over the cease-fire also threatens a potentially dangerous rift within the Sadrist movement. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • An arrangement of four wall clocks faces showing radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his father, late Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr are seen on a wall in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. The recent Iraqi government delegation visit to Tehran sought to persuade the Iranians to halt their support for elements of the Mahdi Army, led by anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Poster of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, center, his late father Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, right, and uncle Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr is seen in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 9, 2008. From AP Photo by Petr David Josek.
  • Followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold a large Iraqi flag as they march during a protest in the Obeidi neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, April 30, 2008. People protested against the continuing airstrikes and the siege of Sadr City. From AP Photo by KHALID MOHAMMED.
  • A group of lawmakers from the Accordance front, Fadhila party, National Dialogue and Kurdistan coalition visits a hospital in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 23, 2008."We came here to see first hand what is going on in Sadr City. We saw the huge destruction in the city. We seek to stop bloodletting and bring stability," said Haith al-Ubaidi from the national dialogue. Sadr City is the Baghdad stronghold of Iraq's biggest Shiite militia, the Mahdi Army of hard-line cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. But it's also home to 2.5 million people _ nearly half of Baghdad's 6 million population. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • A group of lawmakers from the Accordance front, Fadhila party, National Dialogue and Kurdistan coalition visit a Sadrist office in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 23, 2008."We came here to see first hand what is going on in Sadr City. We saw the huge destruction in the city. We seek to stop bloodletting and bring stability," said Haith al-Ubaidi from the national dialogue. Poster of the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is seen on the wall. Sadr City is the Baghdad stronghold of Iraq's biggest Shiite militia, the Mahdi Army of hard-line cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. But it's also home to 2.5 million people _ nearly half of Baghdad's 6 million population. From AP Photo by KARIM KADIM.
  • Head of Sadr bloc in the parliament, Nassar al-Rubaie, and Sadrists lawmakers holds a press conference in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday April 19, 2008. Anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is threatening a new uprising if a U.S.-Iraqi crackdown against his followers continues. The cleric says he is giving his final warning to the Iraqi government to stop working with the U.S. military against him or he will "declare an open war until liberation." Saturday's statement has been posted on al-Sadr's Web site. From AP Photo by ALAA AL-MARJANI.
  • Brother of Riyadh al-Nouri, senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, puts his body into a coffin prior to the funeral ceremony in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2008. Riyadh al-Nouri, the director of al-Sadr's office in Najaf and his brother-in-law, were gunned down as he drove home after attending Friday prayers in the adjacent city of Kufa, a police officer and a local Sadrist official said. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. From AP Photo by ALAA AL-MARJANI.
  • Family members and mourners carry coffin with Riyadh al-Nouri, senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, during the funeral march in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2008. Riyadh al-Nouri, the director of al-Sadr's office in Najaf and his brother-in-law, were gunned down as they drove home after attending Friday prayers in the adjacent city of Kufa, a police officer and a local Sadrist official said. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. From AP Photo by ALAA AL-MARJANI.
  • Family members and mourners raise the coffin with Riyadh al-Nouri, senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, during the funeral march in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2008. Riyadh al-Nouri, the director of al-Sadr's office in Najaf and his brother-in-law, were gunned down as they drove home after attending Friday prayers in the adjacent city of Kufa, a police officer and a local Sadrist official said. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. From AP Photo by ALAA AL-MARJANI.
  • Brother of Riyadh al-Nouri, senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, mourns for his loss during the funeral ceremony in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2008. Riyadh al-Nouri, the director of al-Sadr's office in Najaf and his brother-in-law, were gunned down as they drove home after attending Friday prayers in the adjacent city of Kufa, a police officer and a local Sadrist official said. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. From AP Photo by ALAA AL-MARJANI.
  • Picture of Riyadh al-Nouri, senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, is displayed during a funeral march in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2008. Riyadh al-Nouri, the director of al-Sadr's office in Najaf and his brother-in-law, was gunned down as he drove home after attending Friday prayers in the adjacent city of Kufa, a police officer and a local Sadrist official said. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. From AP Photo by ALAA AL-MARJANI.
  • Iraqi security forces guard the street in Shula neighborhood in northwest Baghdad, Friday, April 11, 2008. Poster in the background displays Shiite Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, left, and Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr, right. A senior aide to the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr _ whose arrest in 2004 triggered a bloody uprising _ was assassinated near his home in the Shiite holy city of Najaf after Friday prayers, police said. From AP Photo by Hadi Mizban.
  • Media surrounds a coffin with Riyadh al-Nouri, senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, prior to the funeral ceremony in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2008. Riyadh al-Nouri, the director of al-Sadr's office in Najaf and his brother-in-law, were gunned down as they drove home after attending Friday prayers in the adjacent city of Kufa, a police officer and a local Sadrist official said. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. From AP Photo by ALAA AL-MARJANI.
  • Chief spokesman for radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Salah al-Obeidi looks on during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April. 8, 2008. During the press conference Salah al-Obeidi read al-Sadr's statement where the cleric threatens to lift a 7-month-old cease-fire imposed on his Mahdi Army militia if the Iraqi government fails to protect the public or set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces. Al-Sadr also called off a "million-strong" march planned for Wednesday in Baghdad after followers in Shiite areas south of Baghdad complained that Iraqi security forces prevented them from traveling to the capital. From AP Photo by HADI MIZBAN.
  • Chief spokesman for radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Salah al-Obeidi looks on during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April. 8, 2008. During the press conference Salah al-Obeidi read al-Sadr's statement where the cleric threatens to lift a 7-month-old cease-fire imposed on his Mahdi Army militia if the Iraqi government fails to protect the public or set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces. Al-Sadr also called off a "million-strong" march planned for Wednesday in Baghdad after followers in Shiite areas south of Baghdad complained that Iraqi security forces prevented them from traveling to the capital. From AP Photo by HADI MIZBAN.
  • BAGHDAD, IRAQ, APRIL 4: Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr supporters carry anti-Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki banners during Friday prayer on April 4, 2008 in the Sadr city, the Shiite district in Baghdad, Iraq. A curfew is still imposed in the Sadr city Shiite district in Baghdad and Maliki has ordered Iraqi forces to stop raids across Iraq to give time to those who want to surrender their weapons. From Getty Images.
  • BAGHDAD, IRAQ, APRIL 4: Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr supporters supporters pray near an anti-Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki banner during Friday prayer on April 4, 2008 in the Sadr city, the Shiite district in Baghdad, Iraq. A curfew is still imposed in the Sadr city Shiite district in Baghdad and Maliki has ordered Iraqi forces to stop raids across Iraq to give time to those who want to surrender their weapons. From Getty Images.
  • BAGHDAD, IRAQ, APRIL 4: Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr supporters pray during Friday prayer on April 4, 2008 in the Sadr city, the Shiite district in Baghdad, Iraq. A curfew is still imposed in the Sadr city Shiite district in Baghdad and Maliki has ordered Iraqi forces to stop raids across Iraq to give time to those who want to surrender their weapons. From Getty Images.
  • BAGHDAD, IRAQ, APRIL 4: Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr supporters chant slogans during Friday prayer on April 4, 2008 in the Sadr city, the Shiite district in Baghdad, Iraq. A curfew is still imposed in the Sadr city Shiite district in Baghdad and Maliki has ordered Iraqi forces to stop raids across Iraq to give time to those who want to surrender their weapons. From Getty Images.

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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who is also Patron of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, back left, stands with Australian sporting legend and Foundation Chairman John Bertrand, back right, Isabella, front left, and Harrison at the foundation office in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. From AP Photo by David Callow.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who is also Patron of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, back left, stands with Australian sporting legend and Foundation Chairman John Bertrand, back right, Isabella, front left, and Harrison at the foundation office in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.

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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who is also Patron of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, left, is greeted by John Bertrand, black suit, with Harrison, right, and Isabella, obscured, outside the foundation office in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. From AP Photo by David Callow.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who is also Patron of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, left, is greeted by John Bertrand, black suit, with Harrison, right, and Isabella, obscured, outside the foundation office in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.

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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who is also Patron of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, left, is greeted by Australian sporting legend and Foundation Chairman John Bertrand at the foundation office in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. From AP Photo by David Callow.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who is also Patron of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, left, is greeted by Australian sporting legend and Foundation Chairman John Bertrand at the foundation office in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.

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A resident puts soaked shoes on a fallen fence as residents clean up a house damaged by a heavy rain in Oakazaki, central Japan Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Heavy rains sparked flooding in central Japan, killing one woman and leaving a man in serious condition Friday. From AP Photo by AP.

A resident puts soaked shoes on a fallen fence as residents clean up a house damaged by a heavy rain in Oakazaki, central Japan Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Heavy rains sparked flooding in central Japan, killing one woman and leaving a man in serious condition Friday.

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