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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.
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.
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.
U.S. Treasury chief Henry Paulson, center, consults with his aides at the two-day Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008.
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo reacts during the final minutes of their NCAA basketball game against North Carolina at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan December 3, 2008.
French lawyer Jacques Verges (L) sits in a court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on December 4, 2008. Khieu Samphan is to appeal against his detention by Cambodia's genocide tribunal. Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan appeared before Cambodia's genocide tribunal for a pre-trial hearing on December 4, where famed French lawyer Jacques Verges branded his detention "illegal."
An Indian policeman keeps vigil outside an immigration centre at the military ceasefire line or Line of Control during the opening of a trade link at Chakka-da-Bagh, about 250 km (155 miles) northwest of Jammu, October 21, 2008. Trucks loaded with apples, onions and nuts crossed the frontier in divided Kashmir for the first time in decades on Tuesday as nuclear-armed India and Pakistan opened the trade link aimed at easing tension.
Pakistani rangers stand near a hoarding on the military ceasefire line or Line of Control in Tetrinote, about 250 km (155 miles) northwest of Jammu, October 21, 2008. Trucks loaded with apples, onions and nuts crossed the frontier in divided Kashmir for the first time in decades on Tuesday as nuclear-armed India and Pakistan opened the trade link aimed at easing tension.
SRINAGAR, INDIA - OCTOBER 17 : Children watch as family members work on copper handicrafts October 17, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The entire Kashmir handicrafts industry will be getting a boost in expected revenue after Line Of Control (LOC) Srinagar - Muzaffarabad road opens up today for commercial trade after decades of closure. Given the ongoing political turmoil, lack of tourism and constant threat of violence the opening of a new trade route with Pakistan is positive news for the economy. The region exports billions of Indian rupees, sources estimate about 15 billion making handicrafts the highest earner of foreign currency for the state.
People relax on the sea front near the Trident hotel, one of the sites of the recent militant attacks, in Mumbai December 02, 2008. Pakistan offered on Tuesday to help India investigate the militant assault on Mumbai and said it would "frame a response" to an Indian demand that it hand over 20 of India's most wanted men. India has blamed Islamist militants based in Pakistan for last week's attacks in India's financial capital that killed 183 people.
Now that I look back at the ’04 experience, it was a blessing to myself ... LeBron, Dwyane and also Carlos Boozer, we were at America’s lowest point in ’04 … and now we’re sitting here because we did a hell of a job putting American basketball back where it’s supposed to be, which is at the top of the world. 
I’ve seen a big improvement on their part ... I think they took this tournament very seriously. Their guys were hungry and wanted to get back to the top. That’s what they’ve done. They were able to get back on top and show they should be in first place. But they had to work for it.
After 2004, Dwyane, Carmelo and I touched base with each other and said we wanted to make a commitment to be part of USA Basketball and try to accomplish something that we’d never done before, and that’s to win a gold medal ... Once we came together and said we want to do it, we put in our time, put in our hearts, and we gave up our summers to sacrifice and play the game of basketball, which we love to do.
Michael looks like he'll stick around here, and I think we appreciate that ... You know, Babe Ruth did not stay. That's one of the things that Baltimoreans have trouble with. They don't consider Ruth one of their own because he made New York his home. Mike is staying around, and much like Carmelo Anthony, he gets it. He sees that it's good to invest back home, take care of the people where you came from.
When the game gets tough, if it's a close game and it's five minutes left, I'm not going to get the ball and just be throwing it all over the place ... I'm not going to live and die with that. So we're going to slow it down, go with a pick-and-roll with me and (Carmelo Anthony) or Melo and somebody else. But we're going to get a good, quality shot.
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