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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Uruguay's Alvaro Gonzalez, top, celebrates with teammate Maximiliano Pereira at the end of a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match against Colombia in Bogota, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Uruguay won 1-0.
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A model presents a creation at the Rock & Republic Spring 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week September 6, 2008.
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GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 06: Quarterback Tim Tebow #15 of the Florida Gators throws a pass as he is hit by Marcus Forston #99 of the Miami Hurricanes at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 6, 2008 in Gainesville, Florida.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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Ethnic Uighur pass policemen on August 8, 2008 in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's far northwestern, mainly Muslim Xinjiang region. he Muslim city of Kashgar woke August 8 to a wary calm ahead of the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony following a new threat by separatists from China's far northwest to attack the Games.
An ethnic Uighur passes a policeman on August 8, 2008 in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's far northwestern, mainly Muslim Xinjiang region. The Muslim city of Kashgar woke August 8 to a wary calm ahead of the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony following a new threat by separatists from China's far northwest to attack the Games.
Ethnic Uighurs passes a policeman on August 8, 2008 in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's far northwestern, mainly Muslim Xinjiang region. The Muslim city of Kashgar woke August 8 to a wary calm ahead of the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony following a new threat by separatists from China's far northwest to attack the Games.
An ethnic Uighur passes a policeman on August 8, 2008 in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's far northwestern, mainly Muslim Xinjiang region. The Muslim city of Kashgar woke August 8 to a wary calm ahead of the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony following a new threat by separatists from China's far northwest to attack the Games.
An ethnic Uighur passes a policeman on August 8, 2008 in Xinjiang's famed Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's far northwestern, mainly Muslim Xinjiang region. he Muslim city of Kashgar woke August 8 to a wary calm ahead of the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony following a new threat by separatists from China's far northwest to attack the Games.
Lopez Lomong, a refugee from the Sudan conflict and now US citizen who will carry the US flag in the Olympic opening ceremony, speaks during a press conference at the main press center (MPC) in Beijing on August 8, 2008 ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Lomong said he disagreed with Chinese policy on his former country Sudan, and was disappointed prominent Darfur activist Joey Cheek had been barred from the Olympics.
Lopez Lomong, a refugee from the Sudan conflict and US flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games speaks during a press conference at the main press center (MPC) in Beijing on August 8, 2008. Lomong said August 8 he disagreed with Chinese policy on his former country Sudan, and was disappointed prominent Darfur activist Joey Cheek had been barred from the Olympics.
Lopez Lomong, a refugee from the Sudan conflict and now US citizen who will carry the US flag in the Olympic opening ceremony, speaks during a press conference at the main press center (MPC) in Beijing on August 8, 2008 ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Lomong said he disagreed with Chinese policy on his former country Sudan, and was disappointed prominent Darfur activist Joey Cheek had been barred from the Olympics.
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