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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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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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Visitors are seen at the retrospective of Former Associated Press senior photo editor for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Horst Faas, at the Couvent des Minimes in Perpignan, southern France, during the Visa pour l'Image, the 20th International Festival of Photojournalism, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. The retrospective runs through Aug. 30-Sept. 14, and is Visa's tribute to Faas, a two- time Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Italian director Ermanno Olmi (R) receives the Golden Lion prize for lifetime achievement from actor and director Adriano Celentano during a celebration at Venice Film Festival September 5, 2008.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Television personality Robert Verdi at the tents in Bryant Park during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on September 5, 2008 in New York City.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 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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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walks during a meeting of the leaders of the countries of the members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Russia has scored a key diplomatic victory by securing support for its war in Georgia from six other ex-Soviet nations. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he and other leaders of nations belonging to the Collective Security Treaty Organization signed a declaration Friday condemning Georgia's attempt to regain control of its province of South Ossetia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev heads to a news conference after a summit of the leaders of the countries, members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Leaders of ex-Soviet nations members of Russia-led security alliance condemned Georgia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, second left, with leaders of the countries, members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, seen during a summit in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. From left cw, Dmitry Medvedev, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon, Uzbek President Islam Karimov, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Nikolai Bordyuzha, Armenian President Serge Sarkisian, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Leaders of ex-Soviet nations members of Russia-led security alliance condemned Georgia.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, with leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, heads for a summit in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. From left, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, partly visible, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon, partly visible, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Uzbek President Islam Karimov, right. Leaders of ex-Soviet nations members of Russia-led security alliance condemn Georgia.
