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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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Palestinians wait to cross a checkpoint as they travel to Jerusalem on the first Friday of Ramadan, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Around 90,000 Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said "thousands" of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."
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Pakistani Muslims pray on the first Friday of Ramadan in Lahore September 5, 2008. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.
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Iranian women attend the weekly noon prayer sermon at Tehran university on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, on September 5, 2008. Muslims across the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Muslim calendar, which is traditionally determined by the sighting of a new crescent moon. Practicing Muslims desist from eating, drinking, smoking and any sexual activities from dawn to dusk during Ramadan.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 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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SEATTLE - APRIL 29: Starting pitcher Brian Bannister #40 of the Kansas City Royals is removed from the game by manager Buddy Bell in the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners on April 29, 2007 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. Catcher John Buck #14 is at center, the Mariners defeated the Royals 5-1. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images
KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 24: Starting pitcher Brian Bannister #40 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during warm ups prior to the first inning of the game against the Chicago White Sox on April 24, 2007 at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Brian Bannister
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