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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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Ecuador's Cristian Benites, left, fights for the ball with Chile's Arturo Vidal during a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Quito, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008.
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Peru's goalkeeper Leao Butron arrives at the airport in Luque, near Asuncion, October 12, 2008. Peru will play Paraguay in a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match October 15.
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DANVILLE, CA - OCTOBER 12: Angela Stanford waves her ball to the crowd on the 8th hole during the final round of the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge at the Blackhawk Country Club October 12, 2008 in Danville, California.
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Omnialuo's designer Zheng Luo acknowledges applause after presenting her Spring 2009 collection at New York Fashion Week September 12, 2008.
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In this image released by Ghostlight Records, Patti Lupone's CD, "Patti Lupone at Les Mouches," is shown. The album is a digitally restored concert recording of LuPone's 1980 solo show at the New York club Les Mouches. The CD will be released Nov. 11 by Ghostlight Records.
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Geraman Timo Ball is pictured during his game mens singles final at the European Table Tennis Championships against Belarussian Vladimir Samsonov in St. Petersburg on October 12, 2008. Ball won 4-2.
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Thousands of Roman Catholic devotees follow the image of Our Lady of Nazareth (bottom) at port area during the 'Cirio de Nazare' (Nazareth Candle) celebrations in Belem, northern Brazil, on October 12, 2008. Near two million pilgrims participated in Brazil's biggest Catholic procession.
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British-born science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke (L) reads a greeting on his 90th birthday together with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, 16 December 2007 during an official celebration in Colombo. Clarke is one of Sri Lanka's best known resident guests, having lived in the Indian Ocean island since 1956.
Sri Lankan's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama (R) helps British-born science fiction guru Arthur C. Clarke (L) cut his 90th birthday cake while Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse looks on, 16 December 2007 during an official celebration in Colombo. Clarke is one of Sri Lanka's best known resident guests, having lived in the Indian Ocean island since 1956.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, cuts a cake as Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksha, center, and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollaga look on during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , right, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, sits with Russian astronaut Alexy Leonov during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, cuts a cake during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , right, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, sits with Russian astronaut Alexy Leonov during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, cuts a cake during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Sri Lankan guest resident Arthur C. Clarke , left, the British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name, cuts a cake as Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksha, center, and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollaga look on during a felicitation to mark his 90th birthday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec.16, 2007. Sri Lanka honored its distinguished resident, who said that he wants to see a lasting peace for the country's decade long civil war.
Younger brother Fred Clarke pays his respects to British-born science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke at his residence in Colombo March 21, 2008. Ninety year old Clarke died at a hospital in the Sri Lankan capital March 19. Clarke, who in 1945 foresaw communication satellites, had written more than 100 books. He was Sri Lanka's best-known resident guest and has a scientific academy named after him.
British-born science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke's Sri Lankan business partner, Hector Ekanayeke (L) and his immediate family gather to pay their last respects at Clarke's residence in Colombo March 21, 2008. Ninety year old Clarke died at a hospital in the Sri Lankan capital March 19. Clarke, who in 1945 foresaw communication satellites, had written more than 100 books. He was Sri Lanka's best-known resident guest and has a scientific academy named after him.
Science fiction author Arthur Clarke poses near his personal satellite antenna at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka in this Jan. 28, 1977 file photo. Clarke, the author of more than 100 books, including "2001: A Space Odyssey", died early Wednesday, March 19, 2008 after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90.
PHOTO) COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - NOVEMBER 22: Portrait of author Arthur C. Clarke at his office November 22, 2003 in Sri Lanka, Colombo. Arthur C. Clarke, 90, a world-acclaimed science fiction writer, died in Sri Lanka March 19, 2008, 1:30 a.m. local time, after suffering breathing difficulties. Arthur C. Clarke C.B.E, is the author of more than seventy books of popular science and science fantasy, including Childhood's End, The Nine Billion Names of God, Rendezvous with Rama, and Profiles of the Future. He is best known for his writing of 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), for which Clarke wrote the script with Stanley Kubrick.
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