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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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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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Mourners lower the body of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg, 29, left, into his grave after burying his wife Rivkah, 28, both killed in the Mumbai Jewish center attack, during their funeral in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Israelis on Tuesday began burying the six Jews killed in the murder spree in the Indian city of Mumbai, the grimness of the occasion deepened by the conviction that the victims were targeted because of their religion.
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Jewish men watch a burial ceremony for Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, in the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery December 2, 2008. Rabbi Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, were among the five hostages killed at the Jewish center and the more than 144 people dead in Mumbai after the attacks by Islamist militants on luxury hotels and other sites in India's financial capital.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 03: The Te Waihono A Kupe Maori Cultural Group pose for a photo with the LA Galaxy after arriving at the Auckland International Airport on December 3, 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand. The LA Galaxy are playing a one off match against the Oceania All Stars in Auckland on December 06.
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Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
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Britain's Chancellor Alistair Darling (R) holds a copy of his Pre-Budget Report during a meeting with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper in his office at the Treasury in London, November 23, 2008. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his plan on Sunday to inject billions of pounds of borrowed money into the economy to try to stave off a deep recession, saying failure to act could cause permanent damage.
Britain's Finance Minister Alistair Darling arrives at Downing Street on November 7, 2008. The Bank of England on Thursday November 6, 2008, slashed its key lending rate by a record 1.5 percentage points to 3.0 percent, the lowest level in more than half a century and a sign, according to analysts, of a deep recession ahead. The European Central Bank, the Swiss National Bank and the Danish central bank meanwhile each reduced their borrowing costs by half a percentage point in anticipation of a global recession and sharp falls to inflation as oil and food prices plummet.
Britain's Chancellor Alistair Darling (L) talks to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith as Prime Minister Gordon Brown (not pictured) chairs a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London, on October 14, 2008. The London stock market rallied 4.65 percent to 4,454.82 points in initial trading Tuesday as investors continued to cheer global government action aimed at rescuing banks crippled by the credit crunch.
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (2nd L) chats with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R) and European Central Bank Finance Minister Jean-Claude Juncker (R rear) as British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (L) looks on before a statement by US President George W. Bush with G7 finance ministers and heads of international financial institutions October 11, 2008 in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) makes a statement as (L-R) Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Canadian Finance Minister James Flaherty, and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling listen after meets with G7 Finance Ministers and Heads of International Finance Institutions in the Roosevelt Room of the White House October 11, 2008 in Washington, DC. The financial ministers and financial institution heads are in Washington for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, looks on during a news conference, with Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, right, at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2008. The British government announced, Wednesday, plans to partially nationalize major banks, with a 50 billion pounds (US$87.5 billion) extraordinary investment by the government, in a bid to restore stability into the financial markets.
British Finance Minister Alistair Darling (R) listens as Prime Minister Gordon Brown addresses a press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, on October 8, 2008. Britain's government Wednesday announced a part-nationalisation of the country's eight main banks with a bailout worth up to 50 billion pounds to prevent a collapse of the banking system.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling arrives for a television interview in London October 8, 2008. The government will inject up to 50 billion pounds of government money into the country's banks as part of a multibillion pound package to shore up the financial system. After frantic overnight talks that followed dramatic falls in the share prices of some of Britain's biggest banks, Chancellor Alistair Darling rushed out measures on Wednesday he said would help boost lending and restore confidence.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling arrives for a television interview in London October 8, 2008. The government will inject up to 50 billion pounds of government money into the country's banks as part of a multibillion pound package to shore up the financial system. After frantic overnight talks that followed dramatic falls in the share prices of some of Britain's biggest banks, Chancellor Alistair Darling rushed out measures on Wednesday he said would help boost lending and restore confidence.
British Finance Minister Alistair Darling (L) arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, on October 8, 2008. Britain's government Wednesday announced a part-nationalisation of the country's eight main banks with a bailout worth up to 50 billion pounds to prevent a collapse of the banking system. The government said it would use taxpayers' money to buy major stakes in the banks, which include Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Barclays. The 50 billion pounds (64 billion euros, 87 billion dollars) will be used to prevent a collapse of the banking system after bank shares plunged in recent weeks.
British Finance Minister Alistair Darling arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, on October 8, 2008. Britain's government Wednesday announced a part-nationalisation of the country's eight main banks with a bailout worth up to 50 billion pounds to prevent a collapse of the banking system. The government said it would use taxpayers' money to buy major stakes in the banks, which include Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Barclays. The 50 billion pounds (64 billion euros, 87 billion dollars) will be used to prevent a collapse of the banking system after bank shares plunged in recent weeks.
