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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. 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.

    • 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.

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    • U.S. Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian speaks with journalists at a press conference on his visit as the third U.S. Clean Energy and Environment Trade Mission to China Friday Sept. 5, 2008 in Shanghai, China. From AP Photo by Eugene Hoshiko.

      U.S. Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian speaks with journalists at a press conference on his visit as the third U.S. Clean Energy and Environment Trade Mission to China Friday Sept. 5, 2008 in Shanghai, China.

    • European Central Bank Governing Council member and Austrian central bank head Ewald Nowotny addresses a news conference in Vienna September 5, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      European Central Bank Governing Council member and Austrian central bank head Ewald Nowotny addresses a news conference in Vienna September 5, 2008.

    • McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton drives at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack on September 5, 2008, during the first practice session of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton drives at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack on September 5, 2008, during the first practice session of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix.

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    • ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03:  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention. From Getty Images.

      ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.

    • Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.

    • Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.

    • ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night. From Getty Images.

      ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.

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US President George W. Bush speaks on North Korea June 26, 2008 in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. The United States on Thursday welcomed North Korea's accounting of its nuclear programs and announced steps to remove the communist state from a terrorism blacklist and ease some trade sanctions. The White House will immediately lift sanctions under the Trading with the Enemy Act and notify the US Congress that it plans to take North Korea off the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, triggering a 45-day evaluation period. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
2 months ago: US President George W. Bush speaks on North Korea June 26, 2008 in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. The United States on Thursday welcomed North Korea's accounting of its nuclear programs and announced steps to remove the communist state from a terrorism blacklist and ease some trade sanctions. The White House will immediately lift sanctions under the Trading with the Enemy Act and notify the US Congress that it plans to take North Korea off the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, triggering a 45-day evaluation period.
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  • Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough is seen in Washington on Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008. Newly installed Smithsonian Institution Secretary G. Wayne Clough says he opposes efforts in Congress to place the Smithsonian under the federal Freedom of Information Act. From AP Photo by Jacquelyn Martin.
  • Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough is seen in Washington on Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008. Newly installed Smithsonian Institution Secretary G. Wayne Clough says he opposes efforts in Congress to place the Smithsonian under the federal Freedom of Information Act. From AP Photo by Jacquelyn Martin.
  • Delegates Cheri Love, of Montgomery, Ala., her husband Jay, left, a candidate for U.S. Congress, bow their heads during the invocation at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. From AP Photo by Susan Walsh.
  • Former Panama's Congress President Pedro Miguel Gonzalez speaks after the swearing ceremony of the new country's Congress President Raul Rodriguez (unseen) in Panama City, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007. Gonzalez is wanted in the U.S. on charges of alleged involvement in the killing of a U.S. soldier in Panama. From AP Photo by Arnulfo Franco.
  • Former Panama's Congress President Pedro Miguel Gonzalez speaks after the swearing ceremony of the new country's Congress President Raul Rodriguez (unseen) in Panama City, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007. Gonzalez is wanted in the U.S. on charges of allegedly involvement in the killing of a U.S. soldier in Panama. From AP Photo by Arnulfo Franco.
  • This undated photo released by Texas U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall's office shows his wife Mary Ellen Murphy Hall who died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 at the family home in Rockwell, Texas. She was 83.  Hall's spokesman Tom Hughes said Hall had spent all his time with his wife since Congress was in recess and was with her when she died. From AP Photo by AP.
  • DENVER - AUGUST 26:  U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and other members of the Congessional Black Congress stand on stage during a memorial for the late U.S Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) on day two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 26, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention. From Getty Images.
  • The Delta Queen riverboat, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, is docked to pick up supplies and passengers at the public landing on the Ohio River in Cincinnati. The Great American Ballpark stadium is in the background. The Delta Queen, built in 1926 and registered as a National Historic Landmark, will stop operating as an overnight vessel after 2008 as the U.S. Congress has not given the wooden boat an exemption from the 1966 Safety of Life at Sea Act as they have in the past. From AP Photo by Al Behrman.
  • A worker walks along the top deck of the Delta Queen riverboat, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, while docked to pick up supplies and passengers at the public landing on the Ohio River in Cincinnati. The Delta Queen, built in 1926 and registered as a National Historic Landmark, will stop operating as an overnight vessel after 2008 as the U.S. Congress has not given the wooden boat an exemption from the 1966 Safety of Life at Sea Act as they have in the past. From AP Photo by Al Behrman.
  • Chris Bossio fishes for bass next to the Delta Queen riverboat, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at the public landing on the Ohio River in Cincinnati. The Delta Queen, built in 1926 and registered as a National Historic Landmark, will stop operating as an overnight vessel after 2008 as the U.S. Congress has not given the wooden boat an exemption from the 1966 Safety of Life at Sea Act as they have in the past. From AP Photo by Al Behrman.
  • A worker loads supplies onto the Delta Queen riverboat, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at the public landing on the Ohio River in Cincinnati. The Delta Queen, built in 1926 and registered as a National Historic Landmark, will stop operating as an overnight vessel after 2008 as the U.S. Congress has not given the wooden boat an exemption from the 1966 Safety of Life at Sea Act as they have in the past. From AP Photo by Al Behrman.
  • Mervyn Jones II, son of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, right, and family and friends listen as Dr. Gus Kious addresses the media at Huron Hospital, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, in East Cleveland, Ohio. Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, had a brain hemorrhage and was in critical condition with limited brain function, a doctor said Wednesday. Tubbs Jones, 58, had the aneurysm while driving her car in Cleveland Heights on Tuesday, spokeswoman Nicole Williams said. From AP Photo by Tony Dejak.
  • WASHINGTON - JANUARY 6:  (FILE PHOTO) U.S. Congresswomen Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) stands up to object to the Ohio electoral vote during a joint session of Congress January 6, 2005 in Washington, DC. It was reported that Tubbs Jones died August 20, 2008 of a brain aneurysm at the age of 58 at Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, Ohio. From Getty Images.
  • Paraguayan students from the American College are taken to a hospital by paramedics and firefighters from the Congress building in Asuncion, August 19, 2008. 15 students who were visiting the building were injured when an elevator that they were in plummeted, the police said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Paraguayan student from the American College is taken to a hospital by paramedics and firefighters from the Congress building in Asuncion, August 19, 2008. 15 students who were visiting the building were injured when an elevator that they were in plummeted, the police said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • A Paraguayan student from the American College is carried on a stretcher by paramedics and firefighters from the Congress building in Asuncion, August 19, 2008. 15 students who were visiting the building were injured when an elevator that they were in plummeted, the police said. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (L) listens as his colleagues speak during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) speaks during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (2R) speaks as Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) (L), Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) (2L), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) (C), and Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) (R) listen during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (L) listens as Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) (R) speaks during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) (C) speaks as Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (R) and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) listen during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) (C) speaks as (L-R) Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) and Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) listen during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) (2L) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) and Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) listen during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) holds up a piece of coal as he speaks and Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (R) listens during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (C) speaks as his colleagues look on during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  The phone number of the U.S. Capitol switchboard is displayed during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (2L) speaks as Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) (L), Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) (3L), and Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) (4L) during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (L), followed by Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) (2L), arrives for a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  The phone number of the U.S. Capitol switchboard is displayed during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. House Republicans have urged people to call Democratic House Representatives in their districts to return to the Congress from their recess for the debate. From Getty Images.
  • A group of nuns attend the inauguration ceremony of President Fernando Lugo on August 15, 2008 in the surroundings of the National Congress in Asuncion. Former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo underlined in his speech that his main priority was to fight the extreme poverty of 20 percent of the population. Lugo's historic election victory in April, in which he overturned more than 60 years of conservative rule in Paraguay, was another sign of the left-wing swing across South America. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Supporters of Fernando Lugo, left, some of them waving the national flag, attend his inauguration ceremony in Asuncion, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Leftist ex-bishop Fernando Lugo was inaugurated as Paraguay's president, ending six decades of one-party rule in a key step in the poor South American nation's democratic transformation. At right, Enrique Gonzalez Quintana, president of the Paraguayan Congress, applauds. From AP Photo by Jorge Saenz.
  • Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo, left, waves to supporters during his inauguration ceremony in Asuncion, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Leftist ex-bishop Fernando Lugo was inaugurated as Paraguay's president, ending six decades of one-party rule in a key step in the poor South American nation's democratic transformation. At right, Enrique Gonzalez Quintana, president of the Paraguayan Congress, applauds. From AP Photo by Eduardo Di Baia.
  • Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo, left, waves to supporters during his inauguration ceremony in Asuncion, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Leftist ex-bishop Fernando Lugo was inaugurated as Paraguay's president, ending six decades of one-party rule in a key step in the poor South American nation's democratic transformation. At right, Enrique Gonzalez Quintana, president of the Paraguayan Congress, applauds. From AP Photo by Eduardo Di Baia.
  • Fernando Lugo, center, receives the presidential sash from Enrique Gonzalez Quintana, right, president of the Congress, after being sworn in as president of Paraguay during a ceremony in Asuncion, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Leftist ex-bishop Fernando Lugo was inaugurated as Paraguay's president, ending six decades of one-party rule in a key step in the poor South American nation's democratic transformation. From AP Photo by Eduardo Di Baia.
  • Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez poses with children during the first Bolivarian Congress of Youth IndoAmerican in Caracas August 11, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez greets a boy during the first Bolivarian Congress of Youth IndoAmerican in Caracas August 11, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Rodrigo Arias, Minister of the Presidency and brother of the Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, participates in a press conference at the Presidential Palace in San Jose on August 11, 2008. Recently, Rodrigo Arias, told Congress on the legality of numerous consultants paid by the government with funds from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCI) granted by Taiwan, and have been the center of a political scandal that also caused the resignation of the Minister of Housing. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.
  • Indonesian Muslim women shout slogans during a demonstration outside the U.S. Consulate in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. Muslim hard-liners staged the rally to protest a letter sent by 40 U.S. Congress members calling for the "immediate and unconditional release" of two Papuans jailed in 2005 for raising separatist flags. From AP Photo by Trisnadi.
  • Protesters hold placards during a demonstration in front of the U.S. consulate at Surabaya August 10, 2008. Hundreds from a hardline Muslim group rallied outside the U.S. consulate in Surabaya on Sunday to protest against a letter sent by U.S. Congress members calling for the release of two jailed Papuan separatists. Placards read "Prevent disintegration and against U.S involvement in Papua". From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Protesters hold placards during a demonstration in front of the U.S. consulate at Surabaya August 10, 2008. Hundreds from a hardline Muslim group rallied outside the U.S. consulate in Surabaya on Sunday to protest against a letter sent by U.S. Congress members calling for the release of two jailed Papuan separatists. Placards read "Prevent disintegration and against U.S involvement in Papua". From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Protesters hold placards during a demonstration in front of the U.S. embassy at Surabaya August 10, 2008. from a hardline Muslim group rallied outside the U.S. embassy in Surabaya on Sunday to protest against a letter sent by U.S. Congress members calling for the release of two jailed Papuan separatists. Placards read "Prevent disintegration and against U.S involvement in Papua". From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.
  • Protesters hold placards during a demonstration in front of the U.S. embassy at Surabaya August 10, 2008. from a hardline Muslim group rallied outside the U.S. embassy in Surabaya on Sunday to protest against a letter sent by U.S. Congress members calling for the release of two jailed Papuan separatists. Placards read "Prevent disintegration and against U.S involvement in Papua". From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.


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Customers buy vegetables at a market in Quezon city suburban Manila on September 5, 2008. Inflation in the Philippines surged to 12.5 percent in August, a 17-year high, the government said September 5, warning that the rise could impact economic growth targets for this year.

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A customer buys vegetables at a market in Quezon City suburban Manila on September 5, 2008. Inflation in the Philippines surged to 12.5 percent in August, a 17-year high, the government said September 5, warning that the rise could impact economic growth targets for this year. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

A customer buys vegetables at a market in Quezon City suburban Manila on September 5, 2008. Inflation in the Philippines surged to 12.5 percent in August, a 17-year high, the government said September 5, warning that the rise could impact economic growth targets for this year.

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Israeli border guards check the IDs of Palestinians heading to Jerusalem for Friday prayer at a checkpoint, outside the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 5, 2008. Israel beefed up its police deployments in Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Muslim faithful were expected to attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City. Israel has eased restrictions for the duration of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan access to the mosque for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank. Men over 50 and women over 45 have free access to the mosque compound, and those aged 30 to 45 can join them if they obtain a special permit issued by Israeli military authorities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Israeli border guards check the IDs of Palestinians heading to Jerusalem for Friday prayer at a checkpoint, outside the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 5, 2008. Israel beefed up its police deployments in Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Muslim faithful were expected to attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City. Israel has eased restrictions for the duration of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan access to the mosque for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank. Men over 50 and women over 45 have free access to the mosque compound, and those aged 30 to 45 can join them if they obtain a special permit issued by Israeli military authorities.

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A vendor waits for customers at a market in Quezon City suburban Manila on September 5, 2008. Inflation in the Philippines surged to 12.5 percent in August, a 17-year high, the government said September 5 warning that the rise could impact economic growth targets for this year. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

A vendor waits for customers at a market in Quezon City suburban Manila on September 5, 2008. Inflation in the Philippines surged to 12.5 percent in August, a 17-year high, the government said September 5 warning that the rise could impact economic growth targets for this year.

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An Israeli guard checks the ID of a Palestinian heading to Jerusalem for Friday prayer at a checkpoint, outside the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 5, 2008. Israel beefed up its police deployments in Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Muslim faithful were expected to attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City. Israel has eased restrictions for the duration of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan access to the mosque for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank. Men over 50 and women over 45 have free access to the mosque compound, and those aged 30 to 45 can join them if they obtain a special permit issued by Israeli military authorities. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

An Israeli guard checks the ID of a Palestinian heading to Jerusalem for Friday prayer at a checkpoint, outside the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 5, 2008. Israel beefed up its police deployments in Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Muslim faithful were expected to attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City. Israel has eased restrictions for the duration of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan access to the mosque for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank. Men over 50 and women over 45 have free access to the mosque compound, and those aged 30 to 45 can join them if they obtain a special permit issued by Israeli military authorities.

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Ferrari Brazilian's driver Felipe Massa sits in his car in the pits of the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack on September 5, 2008, during the first practice session of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Ferrari Brazilian's driver Felipe Massa sits in his car in the pits of the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack on September 5, 2008, during the first practice session of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix.

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Traders work inside the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on September 5, 2008. Hong Kong share prices closed down 2.2 percent September 5 after Wall Street tumbled and concerns grew over slowing corporate profits, dealers said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Traders work inside the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on September 5, 2008. Hong Kong share prices closed down 2.2 percent September 5 after Wall Street tumbled and concerns grew over slowing corporate profits, dealers said.

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