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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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Iker, a surfer, walks on the snow covered beach at La Concha, San Sebastian, northern Spain, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009.
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Actor Tom Hanks speaks during Sony CEO Howard Stringer's keynote address at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2009. Hanks is in the new Sony Pictures film "Angels & Demons", premiering May 15th.
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US tennis player Andy Roddick hits a return to Romanian tennis player Victor Hanescu (unseen), on January 8, 2009 in Doha, during the Qatar Open 2009. Roddick won 6-3, 6-2.
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An Anima Naturalis activist protests against the use of animals in circuses, as temperatures hit 3 degree Celsius (37.4 Fahrenheit), in central Tarragona January 7, 2009. The placard reads, "No more animals in circuses".
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 07: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) meets with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd-L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd-R), former President Jimmy Carter (R) and former President George H.W. Bush (L) in the Oval Office January 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nations�s 44th president.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R in the front row) visits the Chollima Steel Complex at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 25, 2008.
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Balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets released by former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists fly towards the North in Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 3, 2008. Dozens of activists, who demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North, launched about 90,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets in helium-filled balloons near DMZ on Wednesday.
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Anna Jarvis, who conceived the idea of a special tribute to mothers, is shown in this 1928 file photo. Jarvis began a crusade for a national holiday to honor mothers in 1907 after the second anniversary of her mother's death. Her campaign resulted in a Congressional resolution in 1914, signed by President Woodrow Wilson, proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday to be celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
WEBSTER, WV- MAY 11: People stand in the rain to see Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) during her visit to the Anna Jarvis Birthplace Welcome Center and Pavilion during a campaign stop May 11, 2008 in Webster, West Virginia. Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) continue the Democrats battle for their party's presidential nomination.
WEBSTER, WV- MAY 11: Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and her daughter Chelsea Clinton (L) acknowledge supporters as they visit the Anna Jarvis Birthplace Welcome Center and Pavilion during a campaign stop May 11, 2008 in Webster, West Virginia. Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) continue the Democrats battle for their party's presidential nomination.
WEBSTER, WV - MAY 11: Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (L) stands on the porch during a visit to the Anna Jarvis Birthplace Welcome Center and Pavilion during a campaign stop May 11, 2008 in Webster, West Virginia. Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) continue the Democrats battle for their party's presidential nomination.
WEBSTER, WV - MAY 11: Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and her daughter Chelsea Clinton (R) acknowledge supporters as they visit the Anna Jarvis Birthplace Welcome Center and Pavilion during a campaign stop May 11, 2008 in Webster, West Virginia. Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) continue the Democrats battle for their party's presidential nomination.
WEBSTER, WV - MAY 11: Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and her daughter Chelsea Clinton (R) acknowledge supporters as they visit the Anna Jarvis Birthplace Welcome Center and Pavilion during a campaign stop May 11, 2008 in Webster, West Virginia. Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) continue the Democrats battle for their party's presidential nomination.
WEBSTER, WV- MAY 11: Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) acknowledges supporters during a visit to the Anna Jarvis Birthplace Welcome Center and Pavilion during a campaign stop May 11, 2008 in Webster, West Virginia. Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) continue the Democrats battle for their party's presidential nomination.
The former Andrews Methodist Church is the International Mother's Day Shrine, pictured April 22, 2008, in Grafton, W.Va., where Mother's Day began 100 years ago. The founder, Anna Jarvis wanted the first Mother's Day service to be held in the former church, where her mother taught Sunday school for more than 20 years.
