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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.
With the Dome of the Rock Mosque seen in the background, Palestinian Muslim worshippers rest on the ground during the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said "thousands" of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."
South Korea's Kim Nam-il (L) and Jordan's Abdallah Khaled Deeb Salim (14) fight for a ball during their friendly soccer match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium September 5, 2008.
Imran Khan (C) the head of political party Tehrik-e-Insaaf or Justice for Movement addresses a protest rally against presidential hopeful Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto, in Islamabad on September 5, 2008. The rally was called ahead of Saturday�s presidential election in Islamabad which Zardari, who spent nine years in jail on corruption charges, is poised to win. Pakistan's presidential hopefuls began a final push for support on the eve of an election that slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's widower is expected to win.
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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.
I'm so honored to be on this team, and it's going to be exciting to have my teammate alongside of me ... For the guys who were in Athens, we have a great chance to redeem ourselves. We have a team filled with great players, and we have a terrific coaching staff, led by Coach K [Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski], who I look forward to playing for again. 
We've said the whole time that we've got a long way to go before we can even be compared to those two guys ... and just the things that they did over their career. It's just another steppingstone for me and Carlos, though. This is a big deal for us to be on this team, especially how young we are. We're definitely privileged and definitely proud to be on this team. As far as the comparisons, it brings us closer, but we're still far away.
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