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Actor Harrison Ford (R) is back as character Indiana Jones and is shown in a scene from the new film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in this undated publicity photograph. Even decades past their prime, Hollywood's leading men just don't want to give up their image as strapping young action heroes, as Ford proves in his return as Indiana Jones.
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NEW ORLEANS - MAY 13: Tyson Chandler #6 of the New Orleans Hornets grabs a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at The New Orleans Arena on May 13, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Hornets defeated the Spurs 101-79 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Eva Longoria (C) and Aishwarya Rai (R) arrive at the Blindness premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, France.
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Buddhists hang pieces of paper containing prayer wishes on lanterns during a prayer meeting to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha at the Jogye temple in Seoul May 12, 2008.
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Soldiers evacuate the victims at Jiguan Village of Huairen Township in earthquake-hit Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan province, Thursday, May 15, 2008.
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San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan shoots over New Orleans Hornets Tyson Chandler during the fourth quarter in Game 6 of their second round NBA playoff basketball series in San Antonio, Texas May 15, 2008. The Spurs defeated the Hornets.
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US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez speaks during a press conference in Seou on May 16, 2008. Gutierrez urged South Korea to quickly open its market to American beef, an issue which is blocking approval of a sweeping free trade agreement.
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A Taiwanese rescue team and a sniffer dog gear up in Taipei on May 16 2008 before heading to southwest China to help with rescue efforts following this week's devastating earthquake. Some 80 Taiwanese volunteers, including doctors, arrived in the worst-hit Sichuan province on May 15 to join relief efforts.
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Ducks sit among the ruins of destroyed houses at the earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 15, 2008. The death toll from China's massive earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, state media reported on Thursday, as rescuers struggled to help survivors and hope faded for the thousands buried under rubble.
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The Zipingpu Dam buildings are seen at left near a bridge where the middle section is fallen after Monday's earthquake near Dujiangyan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Thursday, May 15, 2008. China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.
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Tibetan exiles light candles in memory of those killed in the China earthquake, at Mandala in Kathmandu May 15, 2008.
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Photo from AP Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta
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A woman cries in the debris of collapsed buildings at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Thursday, May 15, 2008. The deadliest earthquake to hit China in decades has killed at least 19,509 people and the toll is likely to rise sharply as tens of thousands more remain buried under debris three days after the Monday tremor.
Soldiers unload aid supplies from a helicopter at Yingxiu Township in the epicenter Wenchuan in Aba Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan province, Thursday, May 15, 2008. The deadliest earthquake to hit China in decades has killed at least 19,509 people and the toll is likely to rise sharply as tens of thousands more remain buried under debris three days after the Monday tremor.
Members of the second batch of a Japanese rescue team with rescue dogs prepare for their departure at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo Friday, May 16, 2008. After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China accepted offers from four countries to send in rescue teams, as the search for those trapped by the earthquake reaches a critical stage.
Workers unload aid supplies from trucks before delivering to earthquake areas at Taiping Temple Airport in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan province, Thursday, May 15, 2008. The deadliest earthquake to hit China in decades has killed at least 19,509 people and the toll is likely to rise sharply as tens of thousands more remain buried under debris three days after the Monday tremor.
