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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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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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    • Belgium goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen gestures, during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Belgium in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. From AP Photo by Matthias Schrader.

      Belgium goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen gestures, during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Belgium in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

    • An Ecuadorean Indian holds a placard which reads, "Say yes for change" during a rally in support of the September 28 referendum to approve a new constitution, in Cayambe, 90km (56 miles) north of Quito August 20, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      An Ecuadorean Indian holds a placard which reads, "Say yes for change" during a rally in support of the September 28 referendum to approve a new constitution, in Cayambe, 90km (56 miles) north of Quito August 20, 2008.

    • China's Yao Ming (R) shoots as Lithuania's Simas Jasaitis defends during their men's quarterfinal  basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on August 20, 2008 in Beijing. Lithuania beat China 94-68. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      China's Yao Ming (R) shoots as Lithuania's Simas Jasaitis defends during their men's quarterfinal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on August 20, 2008 in Beijing. Lithuania beat China 94-68.

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    • Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for a gala screening of her film "A Mighty Heart" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2007. Jolie has been nominated for best leading actress and the film for best film in the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards, announced November 27, 2007. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for a gala screening of her film "A Mighty Heart" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2007. Jolie has been nominated for best leading actress and the film for best film in the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards, announced November 27, 2007.

    • LONDON - NOVEMBER 11:  (UK TABLOID   Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the european premiere of 'Beowulf' at the Vue cinema on November 11, 2007 in London, England. From Getty Images.

      LONDON - NOVEMBER 11: (UK TABLOID Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the european premiere of 'Beowulf' at the Vue cinema on November 11, 2007 in London, England.

    • BEIJING - AUGUST 08:  Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

      BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

    • Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6.  MORE ON IMAGE FORUM. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6. MORE ON IMAGE FORUM.

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US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and his wife Cindy during a press conference at the Federal Police building in Mexico City on July 3, 2008. McCain arrived in Mexico Wednesday on the second stop of his short Latin America tour seeking to score points with the large Latino voting block back home. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
1 month ago: US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and his wife Cindy during a press conference at the Federal Police building in Mexico City on July 3, 2008. McCain arrived in Mexico Wednesday on the second stop of his short Latin America tour seeking to score points with the large Latino voting block back home.
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  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center,  is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service Special Agents, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, after a town hall meeting at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets Barbara Hubbard, of Las Cruces, N.M., Wednesday, Aug. 20,2008, after a town hall meeting at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. greets the crowd after a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20,2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. takes a question from a member of the audience during a town hall meeting at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. gestures during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Members of the audience applaud as Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., not pictured, speaks during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. smiles during a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 20,2008, at the Pan American Center on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Chart shows donations from overseas supporters for John McCain and Barack Obama; 3c x 2 1/4 inches; 146 mm x 57.2 mm. From AP Photo by Damiko Morris.
  • Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain talks about immigration and border issues Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 during a town hall meeting at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. From AP Photo by SHARI VIALPANDO.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, and adviser Meg Whitman arrive in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • In this image provided by the FEC, this shows the FEC from Tom Sanderson of Canada. Sanderson made clear his $500 contribution to Democratic candidate Barack Obama came from a foreign source. He included a note that said, "I am not a American citizen!" Neither Obama nor John McCain has consistently followed the government's instructions for keeping prohibited foreign money out of their presidential campaigns, and some of that banned money has slipped into Obama's campaign. From AP Photo by AP.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, thanks Joe St. Ann, Offshore Installation Manager, after a tour of the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks to reporters after touring the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., second from left, tours the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform with Joe St. Ann, left,  Offshore Installation Manager,  in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, tours the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform with Joe St. Ann, Offshore Installation Manager in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tours the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, tours the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform with Joe St. Ann, Offshore Installation Manager, in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., background, tours the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform with Joe St. Ann, Offshore Installation Manager, in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, looks at the fish in the ocean with press secretary Brooke Buchanan during a tour the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, followed by Press Secretary Brooke Buchanan tours the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform with Joe St. Ann, second from bottom, Offshore Installation Manager, in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, tours the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform with Joe St. Ann, Offshore Installation Manager, in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Garrett Gambari, left, control room operator,  explains the controls to Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during a tour the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, greets Chevron employees during a tour of the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • The Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La., is seen through the window of the helicopter carrying Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • In this photo provided by Union of Concerned Scientists, an undated photo of billboard at the at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport placed by the Union of Concerned Scientists. A Clear Channel official says the ad uses the word "bomb" in a way that's inappropriate for an airport. The ad, which names GOP presidential candidate John  McCain, was timed for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 1-4. The union has placed a similar ad at the Denver Airport timed to the Democratic National Convention in Denver Aug. 25-28. That ad names the Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama. At the request of Northwest Airlines, Clear Channel Airports plans to take down an ad at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport. From AP Photo by AP.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, and his daughter Meghan, right, greet dignitaries after arriving in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives in in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. From AP Photo by Mary Altaffer.
  • Former Republican US presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (C) walks in front of Israel�s separation wall as he visits Jewish settlements in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem on a tour hosted by the Israeli extreme right-wing Ateret Cohanim organisation, which works towards the Judaisation of the mostly Arab sector of the Holy City on August 18, 2008. Huckabee, who lost the Republican nomination to John McCain earlier this year, was on a two-day "fact-finding" mission to Jerusalem. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Republican US presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) looks at aerial photographs of Jerusalem as he visits Jewish settlements in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem on a tour hosted by the extreme right-wing Ateret Cohanim organisation, which works towards the Judaisation of the mostly Arab sector of the Holy City on August 18, 2008. Huckabee, who lost the Republican nomination to John McCain earlier this year, was on a two-day "fact-finding" mission to Jerusalem. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Backdropped by the Dome of the Rock (L), former Republican US presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, stands following a visit to Jewish settlements in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem on a tour hosted by the Israeli extreme right-wing Ateret Cohanim organisation, which works towards the Judaisation of the mostly Arab sector of the Holy City on August 18, 2008. Huckabee, who lost the Republican nomination to John McCain earlier this year, was on a two-day "fact-finding" mission to Jerusalem. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Republican US presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee visits Jewish settlements in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem on a tour hosted by the extreme right-wing Ateret Cohanim organisation, which works towards the Judaisation of the mostly Arab sector of the Holy City on August 18, 2008. Huckabee, who lost the Republican nomination to John McCain earlier this year, was on a two-day "fact-finding" mission to Jerusalem. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Former Republican US presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee visits Jewish settlements in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem on a tour hosted by the extreme right-wing Ateret Cohanim organisation, which works towards the Judaisation of the mostly Arab sector of the Holy City on August 18, 2008. Huckabee, who lost the Republican nomination to John McCain earlier this year, was on a two-day "fact-finding" mission to Jerusalem. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.


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BEIJING - AUGUST 20:  Gold medalist Melaine Walker of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Gold medalist Melaine Walker of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING - AUGUST 20:  Melaine Walker of Jamaica celebrates after winning the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Melaine Walker of Jamaica celebrates after winning the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING - AUGUST 20:  Melaine Walker of Jamaica concentrates before going on to winning the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Melaine Walker of Jamaica concentrates before going on to winning the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING - AUGUST 20:  Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line as he breaks the world record with a time of 19.30 seconds to win the gold medal in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line as he breaks the world record with a time of 19.30 seconds to win the gold medal in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING - AUGUST 20:  Silver medalist Sheena Tosta of the United States celebrates with her country's flag after competing in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. From Getty Images.

BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Silver medalist Sheena Tosta of the United States celebrates with her country's flag after competing in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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