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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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An anti-goverment protester mans a barricade along the main highway to the Suvarnabhumi Airport early Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008 in Bangkok Thailand. Anti-government protesters reinforced their siege of Bangkok's two airports Monday as the politically paralyzed country struggled with more than 300,000 stranded travelers.
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Policemen block a member (C) from a progressive pro-unification group as an anti-North Korea group (unseen) prepares to release leaflets in Imjinkak pavilion near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 2, 2008. An anti-North Korea group including former North Korean defectors living in the South demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North. The group released anti-North Korean leaflets in a balloon towards the North on Tuesday as other protesters blocked them. North Korea has complained about the leaflets, threatened to attack the South and restricted entry to South Korean workers at an inter-Korean industrial enclave in the North.
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Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD). It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday.
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
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U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
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Russian ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya acknowledges applause after receiving a gold medal of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale arts award during an awarding ceremony in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. Plisetskaya, American composer Steve Reich, French sculptor Christian Boltanski, German architect Frei Otto and Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama were awarded the prize given by the Japan Art Association for their lifetime achievements this year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama, left, reacts after receiving a gold medal of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale arts award from Prince Hitachi, the honorary patron of the award, during an awarding ceremony in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. Kusama, American composer Steve Reich, Russian ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya, French sculptor Christian Boltanski and German architect Frei Otto were awarded this year for their lifetime achievements. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
French sculptor Christian Boltanski, right, receives a certificate of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale arts award from Japan Art Association Board Vice Chairman Shigeaki Hazama during an awarding ceremony in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. Boltanski, American composer Steve Reich, Russian ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya, German architect Frei Otto and Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama were awarded the gold modals this year for their lifetime achievements. Seen in the background is Princess Hanako, wife of Prince Hitachi, the honorary patron of the awards given annually by the Japan Art Associtaion. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
German architect Frei Otto, left,greets with Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama, right, during an awarding ceremony of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale arts award in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. Otto, Kusama, American composer Steve Reich, Russian ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya and French sculptor Christian Boltanski were awarded the gold modals this year for their lifetime achievements. Seen at left in the background is Plisetskaya. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
German architect Frei Otto, right, is congratulated upon receiving a certificate of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale arts award by Japanese architect and the award recommendation committee member Fumihiko Maki, who won the award in 1999, during an awarding ceremony in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. Otto, American composer Steve Reich, Russian ballet star Maya Plisetskaya, French sculptor Christian Boltanski and Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama were awarded the gold modals this year for their lifetime achievements. Applauding in the background is Princess Hanako, wife of Prince Hitachi, the honorary patron of the awards given annually by the Japan Art Associtaion. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
American composer Steve Reich, right, receives a certificate of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale arts award from Japan Art Association Board of Trustees member Kouichi Murakami during an awarding ceremony in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. Reich, Russian ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya, French sculptor Christian Boltanski, German architect Frei Otto and Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama were awarded the gold modals this year for their lifetime achievements. Applauding in the background are Prince Hitachi, left, the honorary patron of the awards given annually by the Japan Art Associtaion, and his wife, Princess Hanako. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Russian ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya, right, receives a certificate of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale arts award from Japan Art Association Board Vice Chairman Hisashi Hieda during an awarding ceremony in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. Plisetskaya, American composer Steve Reich, French sculptor Christian Boltanski, German architect Frei Otto and Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama were awarded the gold modals this year for their lifetime achievements. Applauding in the background is Princess Hanako, wife of Prince Hitachi, the honorary patron of the awards given annually by the Japan Art Associtaion. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
German Architect Frei Otto (L) and French Sculptor Christian Boltanski (R) shakes hands during the awarding ceremony of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo, 18 October 2006. Otto won the Architecture section and Boltanski won the Sculpture section in the Praemium Imperiale. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
French sculptor Christian Boltanski (R) shakes hands with Shigeaki Hazama, a Vice Chairman of the Japan Art Association (L), after receiving a winning certificate and prize momey in the Sculpture section of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo, 18 October 2006. The Praemium Imperiale was established in 1989 by the Japan Art Association, which is governed by the royal family. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
Winners of the 2006 Praemium Imperiale, (L-R) Steve Reich of US, Music, Maya Plisetskaya of Russia, Theatre/Film, Frei Otto of Germany, Architecture, Yayoi Kusama of Japan, Painting, and Christian Boltanski of France, Sculpture, pose at a photo session after the press conference at a Tokyo hotel, 17 October 2006. The winners are here to attend the awarding ceremony on October 18. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
