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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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The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard.
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Dutch Minister of Development, Bert Koenders, arrives at the village of Eurowarte near Albina in the Marowijne district of eastern Suriname, October 15, 2008. Koenders is on six-day visit for talks on how to best use the aid his government gives to the former Dutch colony.
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HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4.
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Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
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Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008.
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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.
