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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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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Bahrain's Ali Belal Mansoor jubilates as he crosses the finish line to take first place during the 1500 meter men's event at the Golden League athletic games in Brussels, Friday Sept. 5, 2008.
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Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh speaks during a news conference in Oslo September 5, 2008. Yunus said on Friday that it was only a "remote possibility" that his Grameen Telecom would need to take legal action against Norwegian telecom operator Telenor.
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates victory with Asafa Powell after the Men's 100m during the IAAF Golden League meeting at the Memorial Van Damme Stadium on September 5, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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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.
London Mayor Boris Johnson (R) and Lord Sebastien Coe, organiser of the London 2012 Commitee, speak as they tour the Olympic Green at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, on August 24, 2008. London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted Friday that the city's 2012 Olympics will come in under budget and still be as impressive as the lavish, and much more expensive, show laid on in Beijing. The claim came despite the estimated cost of the London games rising from 3.4 billion pounds when it won the bid in 2005 to 9.3 billion (11.9 billion euros, 17.8 billion dollars) now.
London Mayor Boris Johnson (R) and Lord Sebastien Coe, organiser of the London 2012 Commitee, speak as they tour the Olympic Green at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, on August 24, 2008. London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted Friday that the city's 2012 Olympics will come in under budget and still be as impressive as the lavish, and much more expensive, show laid on in Beijing. The claim came despite the estimated cost of the London games rising from 3.4 billion pounds when it won the bid in 2005 to 9.3 billion (11.9 billion euros, 17.8 billion dollars) now.
London Mayor Boris Johnson (L) talks with Erica Kerner, olympic director of Adidas China, while touring the Adidas exhibition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, on August 24, 2008. London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted Friday that the city's 2012 Olympics will come in under budget and still be as impressive as the lavish, and much more expensive, show laid on in Beijing. The claim came despite the estimated cost of the London games rising from 3.4 billion pounds when it won the bid in 2005 to 9.3 billion (11.9 billion euros, 17.8 billion dollars) now.
London Mayor Boris Johnson (L) waves the Olympic flag after taking it from IOC President Jacques Rogge during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium 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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