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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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Palestinian children from the Hamas movement carry a banner in Arabic that reads: "Raise the blockade from Gaza," as they protest against the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, in the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, near the southern city of Sidon, Lebanon, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
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A general view of Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca December 5, 2008. Over two million Muslim pilgrims arrive in the holy city of Mecca this week for the haj pilgrimage, one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and duty for able-bodied Muslims. The climax of the pilgrimage is on Sunday when worshippers spend the day gathered en masse on and around Mount Arafat, about 15 km (10 miles) east of Mecca.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City.
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A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.
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A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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London's Mayor Boris Johnson, center left, accompanied by Westfiled Group chairman Frank Lowy, center right, cuts the ribbon during the grand opening of the new Westfield mall in London, Wednesday Oct. 30, 2008. With marble floors, crystal chandeliers and a champagne bar, the Westfield London mall is glitzy and big. But when the doors open Thursday, the retail temple faces the most daunting retail environment in recent memory.
In this file photo dated Oct. 16, 2008, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, center, gestures on stage during a ceremony for British Olympians and Paralympians from the Beijing 2008 team in Trafalgar Square, London. Johnson, a member of the center-right Conservative Party, was quoted saying in a newspaper on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, that Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama "visibly incarnates change and hope, at a time when America desperately needs both."
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, right, gestures as he chairs a meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority at the City Hall in London, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Mayor Boris Johnson ordered an investigation into racism at the Metropolitan Police Monday after black police complained about rampant discrimination. The mayor acted after both the Black Police Association and the Society of Black Lawyers urged minorities not to join the force, saying they would not receive fair treatment in the competition for promotions. On the left is Kit Malthouse, deputy chairman of MPA.
London Mayor Boris Johnson arrives at the launch of the Mayor's Black History Season, in central London on October 3, 2008. Ian Blair, commissioner of the London Metropolitan police, said on Thursday he was stepping down as head of the 31,000-strong force 16 months before his contract was due to expire after being asked to go by the city's new mayor Boris Johnson.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: Mayor of London, Boris Johnson visits the site of Stratford City on September 2, 2008 in London, England. Johnson unveiled a clock revealing the time until the official opening of the city after its completion. Situated next to the site of the 2012 Olympic Games, Westfield's Stratford City is London's largest retail-led urban regeneration scheme, which will cost �1.45 billion and will open during the first half of 2011.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: Mayor of London, Boris Johnson visits the site of Stratford City on September 2, 2008 in London, England. Johnson unveiled a clock revealing the time until the official opening of the city after its completion. Situated next to the site of the 2012 Olympic Games, Westfield's Stratford City is London's largest retail-led urban regeneration scheme, which will cost �1.45 billion and will open during the first half of 2011.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge (R) listens along with London mayor Boris Johnson (C) to Lord Sebastian Coe, head of the organizing Committee for the 2012 London Olympic Games before the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium on August 24, 2008 in Beijing.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Mario Vasquez Rana (R) of Mexico, chats with London mayor Boris Johnson (C) as Lord Sebastian Coe (L) head of the 2012 London Olympic Games organizing committee watches, before the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium on August 24, 2008 in Beijing. London will host the 30th Olympic Games in 2012.
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson (L) waves the Olympic flag during the closing and hand-over ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium also know as the "Bird's Nest" on August 24, 2008. The Beijing Olympics officially closed today bringing down the curtain on a glittering 16-day long sports extravaganza. The next Summer Games will be held in London in 2012.
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