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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.
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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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Turkey's coach Fatih Terim gestures during their World Cup group 5 qualifying soccer match against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008.
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Skydiving instructor Chris Gray adjusts the goggles on his two-year-old daughter Skylar ahead of their skydiving session in the Spacewalk vertical wind tunnel in Abu Dhabi October 11, 2008. Spacewalk, measuring at 3.5 meters wide and 7 meters high, is the first indoor skydiving facility in the Middle East, with winds up to 150km per hour propelling the divers off the floor.
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Sweden's Petter Hansson (L) looks at Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying match Sweden vs Portugal October 11, 2008 at the Raasunda Stadium in Stockholm.
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Ukrainian-born actress and model Olga Kurylenko listens to Kateryna Yushchenko (unseen), wife of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, during their meeting at the Presidential home not far from Kiev on October 9, 2008. Olga Kurylenko is starring as James Bond girl Camille in the forthcoming 'Quantum of Solace' film.
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Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko is seen during a meeting with Ukrainian President wife, Kateryna Yushchenko, not seen, at Yushchenko's country house in Novye Bezradichi, outside Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Kurylenko stars in the new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace," scheduled for release soon.
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LONDON - APRIL 16: Vehicles used by James Bond in various movies are displayed at the 'For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond Press View' at the Imperial War Museum on April 16, 2008 in London, England. The exhibition focuses on the authour of the Bond novels, including research notes for the books and memorabilia from his time as a foreign correspondant in WWII. The exhibition also showcases props and collectables from 007 films. It opens on April 25 and runs until March 1, 2009.
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An Aston Martin, James Bond's iconic car, is fished out of Lake Garda, near Torbole, northern Italy, Saturday, April 19, 2008, after it plunged into the water during the drive to the set of the latest film in the 007 series. Producers of ''Quantum of Solace,'' which stars Daniel Craig, say the car was being delivered to the filming unit about 6:30 a.m. in heavy rain when the vehicle went off the lakeside road.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees watches a hit fly foul in the seventh inning of the game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays on September 13, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won the second game of a double-header 6-5.
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, right, bats during the third inning against Tampa Bay Rays' Scott Kazmir during a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The foul pole that Rodgriguez hit a home run over on Tuesday night is seen at right. The home run was reviewed by instant replay for the first time in MLB history. Catching for Tampa Bay is Dioner Navarro. Rodriguez walked in the at-bat.
New York Yankee's Alex Rodriguez (R) celebrates his home run with third base coach Bobby Meacham during the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida September 3, 2008. Rodriguez's home run saw the first time the new replay system was used in major league baseball.
New York Yankee's Alex Rodriguez (R) crosses home plate as Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon heads to the field to argue Rodriguez's home run during the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida September 3, 2008. Rodriguez's home run sparked the first replay in Major League Baseball history.
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, left, celebrates with teammates Bobby Abreu, center, and Jason Giambi, right, after his ninth-inning home run off Tampa Bay Rays' Troy Percival during a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Umpires used instant replay to review the call, and ruled the ball fair.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (L) chases the ball after second baseman Robinson Cano made a throwing error trying to get Toronto Blue Jays runner Adam Lind (R) in a double play in the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, August 30, 2008. Instead everyone was safe as Lind took third base and batter Lyle Overbay was safe at first.
