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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.
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.
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.
Business men are reflected on an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Nikkei index has lost 469.04 points to 9,686.86 at one point in the morning session on Wednesday. The Japanese index on Tuesday closed at the lowest level in almost five years amid deepening uncertainty over the course of the financial crisis.
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) answers a question during his debate with Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 07: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) smiles during the Town Hall Presidential Debate with Republican presidential candidate John McCain (R-AZ) at Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight's debate is the second presidential debate of three, the only one being held in the town hall style with questions coming from audience members.
BEVERLY HILLS - DECEMBER 1: Actress Kat Dennings attends the VH1 Save The Music Foundation Presents "VH1 Big Night For A Cause" benefit at the Esquire House 360 on December 1, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kat Dennings
LONDON - AUGUST 11: Former gymnast Alison Carroll, 23, is presented as the new face of computer game character Lara Croft at Pineapple Studios on August 11, 2008 in London, England. The new Tomb Raider game 'Underworld' comes out on November 21, 2008.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 12: Actress Megan Fox of the US attends the special event celebrity screening of the new film "Transformers" at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park on June 12, 2007 in Sydney, Australia.
Actress Megan Fox fluffs her hair at the premiere of the movie "Eagle Eye" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California September 16, 2008. The movie opens in the U.S. on September 26.
Back in '04, watching its performance in Athens left a great deal to be desired ... I did have a prerequisite: full autonomy. I felt like we needed to change the culture . . . I would select the coaches [including head coach Mike Krzyzewski], and I would select the players, and it wouldn't come from a committee. 
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