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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.
Malaysia's former Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Zaid has accused the ruling party of pandering to the ethnic Malay Muslim majority and threatening decades of harmony among the country's racially diverse communities.
The 76th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree stands after the lighting ceremony in New York December 3, 2008.
South Korean children hold up a "Love Pot" during a charity event to raise funds for the needy, on a street in Seoul on December 4, 2008. The event was co-sponsored by the Korea branch of the global charity group World Vision and businessmen.
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.
I think we understand this Kansas City series, and series that are out of our division, are the series we really need to win ... It always happens where the teams in the A.L. East just beat up each other. The Yankees and Red Sox are going to go after it now. Everybody beats up on each other in the division. We have to focus on winning the Kansas City series and the Cleveland series. Those are going to be the series that gets us over the hump and into the playoffs. 
That's one of the things I talked to Cliff Floyd about ... He stressed the importance about when teams who we know we can beat come in, we've got to beat them. The biggest thing for us - it's easy to bump up your intensity to play the Red Sox when the building is like this, but that will be the true test for us as far as how far we've come when maybe we have 15-20,000 in here and it's not as loud and we're playing the Royals.
You just have to ... You have to forget about it. You can't just go 'We swept the Red Sox, so we're good.' We have a goal in mind, and that's to play in October. I think it forgetting about Boston is already done with now. We're looking forward to Kansas City. It's like we're on a mission.
We do expect to win on a nightly basis regardless of who it's against ... Once again it's a great feeling and we've worked to get to this point to earn the right to have that feeling. Now we have to maintain it. We can't play down to the perceived ability of our opponents.
It's interesting to see what we do ... I think we'll respond fine and we'll be all right. We had the big Cubs series and big sweep of them and kind of let our guard down the game after a 4-3 loss to Houston and came out dead. We had an off day Thursday; we'll be refreshed and ready to go.
You could see it brewing ... Those guys have some young players that are extremely talented -- guys like Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton playing like veterans, and pitchers like Scott Kazmir, who's been around enough and is going to be a force. I think they turned it around with how they pitched. You can see that their young talent there is a good foundation. They've pitched well and that's why it turned around so quick.
It is a really good time to be involved in the Rays organization ... If you are a minor league fan in Bowling Green, you want to see some pretty good baseball. You want to see talented players and be able to say you saw a guy like Evan Longoria. The Rays are a great team to follow right now because the organization is stacked and only getting better.
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