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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.
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.
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.
U.S. Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian speaks with journalists at a press conference on his visit as the third U.S. Clean Energy and Environment Trade Mission to China Friday Sept. 5, 2008 in Shanghai, China.
Head coach of the Swiss national soccer team Ottmar Hitzfeld attends a news conference in Tel Aviv September 5, 2008. The Swiss national soccer team will play Israel in their first World Cup 2010 qualification match on Saturday.
VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Actresses Martina Stella, Caterina Murino, director Pappi Corsicato and actress Isabella Ferrari arrive at the Excelsior Hotel during the 65th Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2008 in Venice, Italy.
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
Hu Jintao's comments are significant, but must be set in the context of the brutal crackdown in Tibet, and the closure of Tibet to the outside world. Beyond the anti-Dalai Lama rhetoric, Beijing knows that the international community is challenging its policies on Tibet. 
there were strong and divergent views on the nature as well as the causes of the recent tragic events in Tibet. These views were expressed in a frank and candid manner.
We have categorically rejected their position of His Holiness the Dalai Lama having instigated the present crisis. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been supportive of the Olympics; he has taken a position that many Tibetans find uncomfortable. Recent events are symptomatic of several decades of wrong policy by the Chinese government.
It is welcome that the leader of such an important nation stands in front of the world and says that China is serious about the relationship at the highest level. Not only was it a direct comment about the recent meeting that took place, but it was also in the context of a historic press conference [with Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda].
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