TV grab taken from Venezuelan broadcast TELESUR showing Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos (L) speaking in a press conference in Bogota, on May 25, 2008 just minutes after Colombian broadcast Caracol aired a video released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), showing Timoleon Jimenez (R), known as "Timochenko", member of the rebel group's secretariat, confirming the death of its top leader Manuel Marulanda, also known as "Tirofijo". Jimenez said that Marulanda died on March 26 of a heart attack and added that Alfonso Cano will succeed the historical leader. Getty Images logo Getty Images 20 months ago

TV grab taken from Venezuelan broadcast TELESUR showing Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos (L) speaking in a press conference in Bogota, on May 25, 2008 just minutes after Colombian broadcast Caracol aired a video released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), showing Timoleon Jimenez (R), known as "Timochenko", member of the rebel group's secretariat, confirming the death of its top leader Manuel Marulanda, also known as "Tirofijo". Jimenez said that Marulanda died on March 26 of a heart attack and added that Alfonso Cano will succeed the historical leader.

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  3. Brazilian striker Robinho wears his new Santos jersey during his presentation in Santos February 1, 2010. Robinho arrived in Brazil on Saturday to begin a six-month loan spell with Santos from English Premier League side Manchester City. The 26-year-old asked City for the loan move in a bid to improve his chances of making Brazil's 2010 World Cup squad after struggling in England.
  4. A toy depicting Santos' new player Robinho sits in front of him during a press conference at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. After a five-year period in Europe, the Brazillian soccer player Robinho is back to the team where he started his career.
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  10. Brazilian former soccer player Pele, right, and Santos' new player Robinho wave to fans during his presentation at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Feb.1, 2010. After a five-year period in Europe, the Brazillian soccer player Robinho is back to the team where he started his career.
  11. John Santos arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
  12. VAIL, CO - JANUARY 29: Amputee Freddy De los Santos skis down a slope on a mono ski January 29, 2010 in Vail, Colorado. De los Santos, a U.S. Special Operations soldier, lost his leg when his humvee was struck by a rocket propelled grenade in Afghanistan October 19, 2008, killing two other American soldiers in his vehicle. He was part of a group of a dozen war wounded and their families participating in the Vail Veterans Program winter ski retreat. The program is designed to help severely wounded U.S. military forces rehabilitate and rebuild confidence through learning to ski and snow board. Some of the wounded are flown in directly from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The visits to the Rocky Mountain retreat have been incorporated into Walter Reed's rehabilitation program for troops who have suffered from traumatic injuries, including amputations, brain damage and other severe wounds, most of which sustained in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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  14. Valquiria dos Santos, 65 years old, cries in front of her flooded home in Itapevi, on outskirts of Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Today is the thirty-fifth day that heavy rains hit the metropolitan area of the city causing heavy damage and at least 62 deaths in Sao Paulo state attributed to the rains according to civil defense authorities.
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