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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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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, reacts, as she sits next to Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband, during a transatlantic dinner at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008.
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A customer uses the escalators in a shopping mall in Essen December 2, 2008. Shopping malls in Germany were quiet with not many shoppers as Christmas approaches according to local media.
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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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DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Shuttered homes and businesses line a downtown street November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers fall into bankruptcy.
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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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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.
