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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. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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.

    • 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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    • A model presents a creation by Greek designer Dimitris Dassios during the Fashion Week at Technopolis Culture Center in Athens on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. From AP Photo by THANASSIS STAVRAKIS.

      A model presents a creation by Greek designer Dimitris Dassios during the Fashion Week at Technopolis Culture Center in Athens on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008.

    • A convention attendee dressed like a character from the computer game "World of Warcraft" walks through the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California October 10, 2008. The annual BlizzCon convention which started in 2005 is a gathering of some 20,000 video game players who play the video game "World of Warcraft" made by Blizzard Entertainment. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A convention attendee dressed like a character from the computer game "World of Warcraft" walks through the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California October 10, 2008. The annual BlizzCon convention which started in 2005 is a gathering of some 20,000 video game players who play the video game "World of Warcraft" made by Blizzard Entertainment.

    • PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10:  Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies is walked in the bottom of the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Getty Images.

      PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10: Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies is walked in the bottom of the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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    • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with Russia's Communist Party in Moscow, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Vladimir Putin said Thursday the wide-ranging financial crisis has irreparably damaged the image of the U.S. as the leader of the free world and the global economy. From AP Photo by Alexei Nikolsky.

      Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with Russia's Communist Party in Moscow, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Vladimir Putin said Thursday the wide-ranging financial crisis has irreparably damaged the image of the U.S. as the leader of the free world and the global economy.

    • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin smiles as he poses with a tiger cub on October 10, 2008 which was presented to him on his bithday on October 7, in Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin smiles as he poses with a tiger cub on October 10, 2008 which was presented to him on his bithday on October 7, in Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.

    • U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) listens to questions from supporters as his vice presidential running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) looks on during a town hall meeting in Waukesha, Wisconsin October 9, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) listens to questions from supporters as his vice presidential running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) looks on during a town hall meeting in Waukesha, Wisconsin October 9, 2008.

    • Director Ridley Scott and girlfriend Giannina Facio attend the world premiere of 'Body Of Lies' at the Rose Hall Theater on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 in New York. From AP Photo by Evan Agostini.

      Director Ridley Scott and girlfriend Giannina Facio attend the world premiere of 'Body Of Lies' at the Rose Hall Theater on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 in New York.

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A Lebanese Hezbollah supporter holds the party's yellow flag as he prepares decorations for the welcoming ceremony of Lebanese prisoners due to be released by Israel soon, in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh on July 4, 2008. Israel received a report from Hezbollah that an Israeli airman reported missing in Lebanon since 1986 has been dead for more than 10 years, the Haaretz daily reported today. Israel had demanded that the militia provide a report on the fate of navigator Ron Arad as a precondition for a prisoner swap expected to take place in about 10 days. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
3 months ago: A Lebanese Hezbollah supporter holds the party's yellow flag as he prepares decorations for the welcoming ceremony of Lebanese prisoners due to be released by Israel soon, in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh on July 4, 2008. Israel received a report from Hezbollah that an Israeli airman reported missing in Lebanon since 1986 has been dead for more than 10 years, the Haaretz daily reported today. Israel had demanded that the militia provide a report on the fate of navigator Ron Arad as a precondition for a prisoner swap expected to take place in about 10 days.
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  • Indonesian troops from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) an area in southern Lebanon, close to the border with Israel, on October 10, 2008. Some 1,000Indonesian troops serve with UNIFIL which is enforcing a truce that ended a fierce conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla group in 2006. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • This file photo provided by Israel's Channel One on Sunday, July 13, 2008, shows Ron Arad, an Israeli air force navigator who was captured after his fighter jet went down in Lebanon in 1986. Excerpts from a report given by Hezbollah to Israeli authorities in July have been published by the Israeli newspaper Maariv saying that Arad died a short time after his plane went down in 1986. From AP Photo by AP.
  • A Syrian woman reads a Syrian newspaper Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, a day after a car bomb that blew up near a complex housing Syrian security offices in Damascus, killing 17 people and wounding more than a dozen in the deadliest attack in the tightly controlled country in decades. Photos in the background are Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nassrallah, wearing glasses. From AP Photo by Ola Al-rifai.
  • Lebanese Shiite women Hezbollah supporters, wave Palestinian flags during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day", Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by HUSSEIN MALLA.
  • A Hezbollah supporter holds up  Hezbollah, Palestinian and Lebanese flags during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day", Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, whose group fought a 34-day war against Israel in 2006, said that the Lebanese government should buy weapons for the national army even from the black market and not wait for the United States for such military supplies. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by HUSSEIN MALLA.
  • Hezbollah supporters, listen to their leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks on a giant screen, during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day", Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, whose group fought a 34-day war against Israel in 2006, said that the Lebanese government should buy weapons for the national army even from the black market and not wait for the United States for such military supplies. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by HUSSEIN MALLA.
  • Hezbollah supporters, wave Hezbollah, Palestinian and Lebanese flags during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day", Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, whose group fought a 34-day war against Israel in 2006, said that the Lebanese government should buy weapons for the national army even from the black market and not wait for the United States for such military supplies. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by HUSSEIN MALLA.
  • Hezbollah supporters, listen to their leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speak on a giant screen  during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day", Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, whose group fought a 34-day war against Israel in 2006, said that the Lebanese government should buy weapons for the national army even from the black market and not wait for the United States for such military supplies. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by HUSSEIN MALLA.
  • A girl waves a Palestinian flag watching Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speak on a big screen, to mark al-Quds (Jerusalem) day, in a Beirut suburb September 26, 2008. The annual al-Quds day rallies are a show of support for the Palestinian people. Al-Quds day is held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • People watch Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speak on a big screen, to mark al-Quds (Jerusalem) day, in a Beirut suburb September 26, 2008. The annual al-Quds day rallies are a show of support for the Palestinian people. Al-Quds day is held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Hezbollah supporter waves flags while watching leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speech on a screen, to mark al-Quds (Jerusalem) day, in a Beirut suburb September 26, 2008. The annual al-Quds day rallies are a show of support for the Palestinian people. Al-Quds day is held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Members of Hezbollah's music band stand in front of an image of the Shiite militant movement's fighters as they arrive to perform during a ceremony in Beirut marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in solidarity with the Palestinian people on September 26, 2008. Quds Day was started by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic, who called on the world's Muslims to show solidarity with Palestinians on the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (screen) delivers a televised speech from an undisclosed location during a ceremony in Beirut marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in solidarity with the Palestinian people on September 26, 2008. Quds Day was started by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic, who called on the world's Muslims to show solidarity with Palestinians on the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Lebanese shiite woman Hezbollah  supporter  holds Palestinian flags  as she attends a rally marking "Al-Quds Day"  in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims., Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem. From AP Photo by HUSSEIN MALLA.
  • A Hezbollah supporter covers his face with Hezbollah flags during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day" in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims., Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem. From AP Photo by HUSSEIN MALLA.
  • An image grab taken from the Hezbollah-run Manar TV shows Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivering a televised speech from an undisclosed location during a ceremony in Beirut marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in solidarity with the Palestinian people on September 26, 2008. Quds Day was started by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic, who called on the world's Muslims to show solidarity with Palestinians on the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims hold posters of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during an al-Quds day rally in Multan September 26, 2008. The annual al-Quds day rallies are a show of support for the Palestinian people. Al-Quds day is held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Afghans hold a poster of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a demonstration to mark "Al-Quds" or Jerusalem Day in Kabul September 26, 2008. More than 2,000 Afghans attended Al-Quds on Friday during which they also condemned recent civilian causalities caused by the foreign forces in Afghanistan. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Demonstrators wearing Palestinian scarves hold the national flag and a portrait of the Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during Jerusalem Day demonstrations in Tehran September 26, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Mirrors hanging from a cart reflect a group of Palestinian children carrying a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day" _ Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem _ in the Palestinian refugee camp of Chatila in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by Hussein Malla.
  • Palestinian children hold a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day", Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem,  in the Palestinian refugee camp of Chatila in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by Hussein Malla.
  • An Afghan man raises his hand in front of a poster of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a demonstration to mark "Al-Quds" or Jerusalem Day in Kabul September 26, 2008. More than 2,000 Afghans attended Al-Quds Day during which they also condemned recent civilian causalities caused by the foreign forces in Afghanistan. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A demonstrator wearing a symbolic Palestinian scarf lies in front of a picture of the Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah while attending Jerusalem day demonstrations in Tehran September 26, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Lebanese soldiers stand guard as Shiite women carry a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, center, during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day" _ Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem _ at the Fatima Gate border fence with Israel in the southern town of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by Lutfallah Daher.
  • A Lebanese soldier stands guard as Shiite women carry Hezbollah yellow flags and Palestinian flags along with pictures of slain Hezbollah leader Imad Mughniyeh, right, and Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, center, with an Arabic writing that reads :"Jerusalem day is a day of confrontation of the oppressed to the arrogant," during a rally marking "Al-Quds Day" _ Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem _ at the Fatima Gate border fence with Israel in the southern town of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by Lutfallah Daher.
  • A Lebanese Shiite woman carries a Palestinian flag during a rally organized by Hezbollah marking "Al-Quds Day" _ Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem _  in front of an Israeli position at the Fatima Gate border fence in the southern town of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by Lutfallah Daher.
  • Lebanese Shiite women carry pictures from right, of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, disappeared Imam Moussa al-Sadr, slain Hezbollah leader Sheik Abbas Mussawi, slain Hezbollah leader Ragheb Harb, and current Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as they rally at the Fatima Gate border fence with Israel  marking "Al-Quds Day" _ Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem _ , in the southern town of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim countries as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. From AP Photo by Lutfallah Daher.
  • A Lebanese man rides his scooter past a billboard bearing a portrait of Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nassrallah in Beirut on September 26, 2008. Political posters are to start being removed from the streets of Lebanon as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts between rival factions, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri vowed yesterday after a meeting with Berri. Beirut's streets and buildings are plastered with posters, party flags and portraits of political leaders both dead and alive, emblematic of the intense divide among feuding clans. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • An unidentified Bahraini carries Hezbollah and Palestinian flags shortly before sunset Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, near Manama, Bahrain, during a Jerusalem Day anti-Israel demonstration that drew thousands of marchers. The late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had designated the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as Jerusalem Day. From AP Photo by Hasan Jamali.
  • An unidentified Bahraini dressed up as a Hezbollah fighter with toy weapons marches Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, near Manama, Bahrain, in front of a portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Thousands of Bahrainis chanted anti-Israel slogans in the flag-burning demonstration to mark Jerusalem Day, marked in the Islamic world on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as established years ago by then Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. From AP Photo by Hasan Jamali.
  • Bahraini Shiite Muslims hold yellow flags of Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah and a portrait of the movement's leader Hassan Nasrallah during a demonstration to mark Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day showing solidarity with the Palestinian cause in the capital Manama on September 26, 2008. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Manama today to mark Al-Quds day, an Iranian-declared observance as Iranians chanted "Death to Israel" at a similar gathering in Tehran and a Hamas parliamentarian called for more suicide attacks against Israel in Gaza City. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A Muslim woman walks under a billboard bearing portraits of Lebaon's Shiite leaders, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nassrallah (L) and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) on a main boulevard in Beirut on September 25, 2008. Political posters are to start being removed from the streets of Lebanon as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts between rival factions, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri vowed today after a meeting with Berri. Beirut's streets and buildings are plastered with posters, party flags and portraits of political leaders both dead and alive, emblematic of the intense divide among feuding clans. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri (R) shakes hands with Hezbollah senior official and MP Mohammed Raad during a meeting in Beirut on september 24, 2008. Lebanon's rival political leaders met last week for talks focused on the potentially explosive issue of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah's weapons amid heightened security concerns. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Lebanon's Hezbollah member of parliament Mohammed Raad (C) speaks as Hussein al-Haj Hassan (L) and Amin Sharry (R) stand next to him after their visit to parliament majority leader Saad al-Hariri's home in Beirut September 24, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Lebanon's parliament majority leader Saad al-Hariri (R) shakes hands with Hezbollah member of parliament Mohammed Raad (C) as Hussein al-Haj Hassan looks on during their visit to al-Hariri's home in Beirut September 24, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Senior Hezbollah lawmaker Mohammed Raad, left, speaks to journalists after a meeting with Parliament majority leader Saad Hariri at Hariri's residence in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. Top Sunni and Shiite Muslim officials have met in an attempt to defuse sectarian tension following fighting in Beirut that nearly pushed Lebanon to the brink of a new civil war. Street battles last May between Hezbollah's Shiite supporters and pro-government Sunni loyalists killed 81 people. On wall at rear is a picture of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. From AP Photo by Hussein Malla.
  • General Claudio Graziano, Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), holds a white pigeon before releasing it during a ceremony marking the International Day of Peace at UNIFIL's headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqura on September 22, 2008. UNIFIL was first deployed in the region in 1978 and strengthened in the aftermath of Israel's 34-day war on Lebanon's Hezbollah in 2006. It currently has about 13,500 troops who keep the peace along the tense Lebanon-Israel border. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) release white pigeons during a ceremony marking the International Day of Peace at UNIFIL's headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqura on September 22, 2008. UNIFIL was first deployed in the region in 1978 and strengthened in the aftermath of Israel's 34-day war on Lebanon's Hezbollah in 2006. It currently has about 13,500 troops who keep the peace along the tense Lebanon-Israel border. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Chinese soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon attend a ceremony marking the International Day of Peace at UNIFIL's headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqura on September 22, 2008. UNIFIL was first deployed in the region in 1978 and strengthened in the aftermath of Israel's 34-day war on Lebanon's Hezbollah in 2006. It currently has about 13,500 troops who keep the peace along the tense Lebanon-Israel border. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A picture combo shows (from top L-R) Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, Christian Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea, Lebanese Premier Fuad Siniora, former Lebanese president Amin Gemayel, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, opposition leader Michel Aoun and Hezbollah MP Mohammed Raad during the national reconciliation talks at the presidential palace in Baabda on September 16, 2008. Lebanon's rival factions launched the talks today to resolve lingering disputes after a crisis that brought the nation to the brink of civil war, with the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons topping the agenda. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • A picture combo shows (from L) Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, Christian Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea, Lebanese Premier Fuad Siniora, former Lebanese president Amin Gemayel, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, opposition leader Michel Aoun and Hezbollah MP Mohammed Raad arriving to the presidential palace in Baabda for national reconciliation talks on September 16, 2008. Lebanon's rival factions launched the talks today to resolve lingering disputes after a crisis that brought the nation to the brink of civil war, with the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons topping the agenda. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Hezbollah senior official Mohamed Raad (R) speaks with Druze Leader Walid Jumblatt (C) and house speaker Nabih Berri (L) during the first session of a new "national dialogue" between  rival political leaders at Presidential Palace in Baabda, near Beirut September 16, 2008. Lebanon's president called on rival leaders to unite on Tuesday at the first session of talks that will focus on one of their deepest areas of division -- the role of Hezbollah guerrillas in defending the country. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.


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PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10:  Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies is walked in the bottom of the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Getty Images.

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10: Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies is walked in the bottom of the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10:  Carlos Ruiz  #51 and Brett Myers #39 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after scoring on a RBI triple by Shane Victorino #8 in the bottom of the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Getty Images.

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10: Carlos Ruiz #51 and Brett Myers #39 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after scoring on a RBI triple by Shane Victorino #8 in the bottom of the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10:  Shane Victorino #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits an RBI tripple that score Carlos Ruiz #51 and Brett Myers #39 in the bottom of the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Getty Images.

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10: Shane Victorino #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits an RBI tripple that score Carlos Ruiz #51 and Brett Myers #39 in the bottom of the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10:  Pitcher Chan Ho Park  #61 of the Los Angeles Dodgers prepares to throw a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Getty Images.

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10: Pitcher Chan Ho Park #61 of the Los Angeles Dodgers prepares to throw a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10:  Catcher Russell Martin #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers forces out Pat Burrell #5 of the Philadelphia Phillies at home plate on a fielder's choice hit by Carlos Ruiz of the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning of Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Getty Images.

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10: Catcher Russell Martin #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers forces out Pat Burrell #5 of the Philadelphia Phillies at home plate on a fielder's choice hit by Carlos Ruiz of the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning of Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10:  Catcher Russell Martin #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers forces out Pat Burrell #5 of the Philadelphia Phillies at home plate on a fielder's choice hit by Carlos Ruiz of the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning of Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Getty Images.

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10: Catcher Russell Martin #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers forces out Pat Burrell #5 of the Philadelphia Phillies at home plate on a fielder's choice hit by Carlos Ruiz of the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning of Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10:  Pitcher Chan Ho Park  #61 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From Getty Images.

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 10: Pitcher Chan Ho Park #61 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 10, 2008 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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