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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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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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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, gestures, as he delivers his speech after a crisis summit at the Elysee palace in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Euro nations agreed Sunday to temporarily guarantee bank refinancing as part of a raft of emergency measures to ease the credit crunch.
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St. Louis Rams kicker Josh Brown celebrates his 49 yard game winning field goal against the Washington Redskins during their NFL game in Landover, Maryland October 12, 2008.
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LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 12: St. Louis Rams head coach Jim Haslett talks with quarterback Marc Bulger #10 in a during a timeout in the last minute of play against the Washington Redskins during their game on October 12, 2008 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
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Omnialuo's designer Zheng Luo acknowledges applause after presenting her Spring 2009 collection at New York Fashion Week September 12, 2008.
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In this image released by Ghostlight Records, Patti Lupone's CD, "Patti Lupone at Les Mouches," is shown. The album is a digitally restored concert recording of LuPone's 1980 solo show at the New York club Les Mouches. The CD will be released Nov. 11 by Ghostlight Records.
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Geraman Timo Ball is pictured during his game mens singles final at the European Table Tennis Championships against Belarussian Vladimir Samsonov in St. Petersburg on October 12, 2008. Ball won 4-2.
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Thousands of Roman Catholic devotees follow the image of Our Lady of Nazareth (bottom) at port area during the 'Cirio de Nazare' (Nazareth Candle) celebrations in Belem, northern Brazil, on October 12, 2008. Near two million pilgrims participated in Brazil's biggest Catholic procession.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, E.U. Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, center, and European Central Bank Chief Jean-Claude Trichet, right, leave following a joint press conference after a crisis summit at the Elysee palace in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Euro nations agreed Sunday to temporarily guarantee bank refinancing as part of a raft of emergency measures to ease the credit crunch.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, looks on while Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker, right, delivers his speech after a crisis summit at the Elysee palace in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Euro nations agreed Sunday to temporarily guarantee bank refinancing as part of a raft of emergency measures to ease the credit crunch.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, gestures as he delivers his speech, as E.U. Commission president Jose-Manuel Barroso, left, looks on, following a crisis summit at the Elysee palace in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Euro nations agreed Sunday to temporarily guarantee bank refinancing as part of a raft of emergency measures to ease the credit crunch.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, second from right, gestures as he delivers his speech, as Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker, right, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet, left, and E.U. Commission president Jose-Manuel Barroso, second from left, look on, following a crisis summit at the Elysee palace in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Euro nations agreed Sunday to temporarily guarantee bank refinancing as part of a raft of emergency measures to ease the credit crunch.
