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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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Peru's Piero Alva (L) celebrates with teammate Johan Fano after scoring against Venezuela during their World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Monumental stadium in Lima September 6, 2008.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Director Larry Charles (L) and writer/producer/actor Bill Maher attend the "Religulous" premiere during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Ryerson Theatre on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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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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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 30: The Wilson family, of Montana, stand on a freeway off-ramp after their vehicle was towed away by police officers August 29, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Local law enforcement served search warrants on homes and began to crack down on security just days before the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 30: Stan Wilson, of Montana, stands on a freeway off-ramp after his vehicle was towed away by police officers August 29, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Local law enforcement served search warrants on homes and began to crack down on security just days before the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul.
Thousands of Mexicans light candles in the Zocalo square in Mexico City on August 30, 2008, to demonstrate against the increasing insecurity and wave of kidnappings. People form all the social strata, dressed in white and wearing black bands, participated in the rally in the streets of the Mexican capital.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 31: Prime Minister Samak Surdaravej waves to media at National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT Television) on August 31, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. Sundaravej has vowed to resist calls for his resignation, despite growing pressure on him to stepdown as anti-government protesters continue to occupy Government House.
ST. LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 30: Juice Williams #7 of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini looks to get past Stryker Sulak #38 of the University of Missouri Tigers during the State Farm Arch Rivalry game at the Edward Jones Dome on August 30, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Tigers beat the Fighting Illini 52-42.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 30: Megan Wilson holds a rooster as her father Stan Wilson, of Montana, stands on a freeway off-ramp after his vehicle was towed away by police officers August 29, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Local law enforcement served search warrants on homes and began to crack down on security just days before the 2008 Republican National Convention in Saint Paul.
ST. LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 30: Juice Williams #7 of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini has the ball knocked loose against the University of Missouri Tigers during the State Farm Arch Rivalry game at the Edward Jones Dome on August 30, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Tigers beat the Fighting Illini 52-42.
Mexican people light candles during a vigil and demonstration against an increasing wave of kidnapping and general insecurity, at the Zocalo Square in Mexico City on August 30, 2008. People form all the social strata, dressed in white and wearing black bands, participated in the rally in the streets of the Mexican capital.
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