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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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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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An unidentified woman holds a picture of Ordinary Seaman Theo Green during a memorial service in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 for the sinking of HMAS Sydney on Nov. 19 1941, after it battled with a German raider.
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Soccer star David Beckham (L) chats with actor David Arquette as they watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Chicago Bulls in their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles November 18, 2008.
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An Indian boy flies a kite against the backdrop of a sunset near the Indo-Bangladesh border village Raimura near Agartala, capital of Indian northeastern state Tripura on July 26, 2008. India plans to fence its eastern frontier with Bangladesh to prevent illegal infiltration and cross border movement of insurgents. Tripura has a total of 856 km open border with Bangladesh, allegedly from where the militants operate.
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Partizan Belgrade's Nikola Pekovic (L) vies for the ball with Andrew Betts (R) of DKV Joventut Badalona, during their basketball group B Euroleague match at the Pionir Arena in Belgrade, 03 January 2007. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC
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The space shuttle Endeavour is seen lifting off over the moon in Orlando, Florida November 14, 2008. The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour soared off its seaside launch pad on Friday on a mission to upgrade the International Space Station. Picture was taken with a time lapse exposure.
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A man cycles past a Cuban flag in Havana November 5, 2008. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's promise of change reached across the Florida Straits on Tuesday as Cubans said his victory over John McCain gave them hope for better relations with the United States and improvement in their own lives. Obama's campaign vow to ease the 46-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba and his willingness to consider dialogue with the Cuban government were a breath of fresh air after almost eight years of tough talk and hard-line policies from the Bush adminstration, Cubans said.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: (FILE PHOTO) U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) is escorted out of the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse October 27, 2008 in Washington, DC. Stevens, who was convicted on federal corruption charges days before the election, has narrowly lost his re-election bid, according to reports on November 18, 2008.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 22: (FILE PHOTO) U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse October 22, 2008 in Washington, DC. Stevens, who was convicted on federal corruption charges days before the election, has narrowly lost his re-election bid, according to reports on November 18, 2008.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 20: (FILE PHOTO) US Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse October 20, 2008 in Washington, DC. Stevens, who was convicted on federal corruption charges days before the election, has narrowly lost his re-election bid, according to reports on November 18, 2008.
The Vice-President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas (R), and Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (2nd L) sign agreements on economical and technical cooperation as Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Cuban President Raul Castro (2nd R), stand next to them in the State Council in Havana on November 18, 2008. Hu was on a landmark visit to Cuba Tuesday, and was to meet with its leaders as part of efforts to boost ties with President Raul Castro.
The President of the National Bank of Cuba Irma Martinez Castrillon (2nd R), and the President of the Bank for Development of China, Jiang Chaoliang (2nd L) sign a agreement on a 70 million dollar loan for the restauration of Cuban hospitals as Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Cuban President Raul Castro (3rd R), stand next to them in the State Council in Havana on November 18, 2008. Hu was on a landmark visit to Cuba Tuesday, and was to meet with its leaders as part of efforts to boost ties with President Raul Castro.
Police officers inspect a murder site where a former Japanese deputy health minister and his wife were killed at Saitama city, suburban Tokyo on November 18, 2008. Former deputy health minister Takehiko Yamaguchi, 66, and his wife Michiko, 61, were found dead on November 18 with stab wounds to the chest at the front door of their home. Yamaguchi once served as a directors at the ministry's troubled pension division.
