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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 Verrier Spring 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week 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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Los Angeles International Airport firefighting trucks follow an American Airlines jet after it made an emergency landing Tuesday Sept. 2, 2008 in Los Angeles. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the Boeing 737 took off from the airport around 11 a.m. Tuesday. The pilot immediately reported the problem in its left main landing gear and asked to return to the airport.
The check-in counter at American Airlines, busy already at dawn, with people trying to get onto the last few flights off the island before the arrival of the Gustav storm system, in George Town, Grand Cayman Island, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Tropical Storm Gustav has drenched Jamaica and threatens to menace the Cayman Islands, setting off alarm from Cuba to New Orleans.
The check-in counter at American Airlines, busy already at dawn, with people trying to get onto the last few flights off the island before the arrival of the Gustav storm system, in George Town, Grand Cayman Island, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Tropical Storm Gustav has drenched Jamaica and threatenes to menace the Cayman Islands, setting off alarm from Cuba to New Orleans.
Airline service workers representing the 2,500 employees who service Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) walk in protest Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, in Los Angeles. The workers who also service United, American, and Southwest Airlines at LAX began a strike on Thursday, to claims of civil rights abuses and a failure of the contractors to bargain in good faith.
Travellers line up at LaGuardia Airport in New York, August 26, 2008. Passengers wait to check in at American Airlines, next to a sign telling them their first checked bag will cost $15 and their second checked bag will cost $25. Air traffic at some major U.S. airports was returning to normal on Tuesday after many planes were delayed due to a glitch in the computer system for filing flight plans, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
American Airlines representatives assist travelers at a gate in Terminal C at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, in Grapevine, Texas. An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. was causing hundreds of flight delays around the country.
The tail of an American Airlines aircraft is seen at left as a person walks by a passenger gate area in Terminal C at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, in Grapevine, Texas. An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. was causing hundreds of flight delays around the country.
KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 26: Presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) walks with American Airlines employee Ronald Harp before speaking at a campaign event at the MCIE Overhaul Base August 26, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri. Obama will be nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention, which runs this week through August 28.
KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 26: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama walks with American Airlines employee Ronald Harp before speaking at a campaign event at the MCIE Overhaul Base August 26, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri. Obama will be nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention, which runs this week through August 28.
The control tower and passengers are reflected in a video flight status monitor, showing flights with rescheduled or delayed arrival times shown in yellow, on a pedestrian bridge at the American Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. An FAA Web site that tracks airport status showed delays at some three dozen major airports across the country. The site advised passengers to "check your departure airport to see if your flight may be affected."
Passengers are reflected in a video display showing flights with rescheduled or delayed departure times shown in yellow at the American Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. An FAA Web site that tracks airport status showed delays at some three dozen major airports across the country. The site advised passengers to "check your departure airport to see if your flight may be affected."
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