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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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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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Competitors start the men's 50km walk race during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
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Tennis players Roger Federer (L) and Rafael Nadal (R), and presenter Don King pose during the "Grapple In The Apple" Nike event at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York August 21, 2008.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 21: Tennis Player Andy Roddick celebrates Lacoste's 75 Anniversary at Macy's Herald Square on August 21, 2008 in New York City.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama listens to his introduction at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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MARTINSVILLE, VA - AUGUST 20: Presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) waits to speak during a campaign event at the Patrick Henry Community College August 20, 2008 in Martinsville, Virginia. Obama is expected to announce his Vice Presidential candidate before the start of the Democratic National Convention on August 25th.
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Exiled Tibetan spiritual guide Dalai Lama (R) is welcomed by Nantes socialist mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (C) on August 18, 2008, before a meeting at Nantes city hall. The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual guide flew into Paris on August 11 for a 12-day visit at the height of the Beijing Olympics, having shelved plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy for fear of angering China.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual guide Dalai Lama (L) waves as he is welcomed by Nantes socialist mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (R) on August 18, 2008, before a meeting with Ayrault at Nantes city hall. The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual guide flew into Paris on August 11 for a 12-day visit at the height of the Beijing Olympics, having shelved plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy for fear of angering China.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual guide Dalai Lama (L) waves as he is welcomed by Nantes socialist mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (C) on August 18, 2008, before a meeting with Ayrault at Nantes city hall. The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual guide flew into Paris on August 11 for a 12-day visit at the height of the Beijing Olympics, having shelved plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy for fear of angering China.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual guide Dalai Lama (L) addresses journalists as he leaves, with Nantes socialist mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (R), Nantes' city hall on August 18, 2008, after a meeting with Ayrault. The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual guide flew into Paris on August 11 for a 12-day visit at the height of the Beijing Olympics, having shelved plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy for fear of angering China.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual guide Dalai Lama (L) addresses journalists as he leaves, with Nantes socialist mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (R), Nantes' city hall on August 18, 2008, after a meeting with Ayrault. The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual guide flew into Paris on August 11 for a 12-day visit at the height of the Beijing Olympics, having shelved plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy for fear of angering China.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual guide Dalai Lama (L) is welcomed by Nantes socialist mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (R) on August 18, 2008, before a meeting at Nantes city hall. The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual guide flew into Paris on August 11 for a 12-day visit at the height of the Beijing Olympics, having shelved plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy for fear of angering China.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (C) listens to French Senator Louis de Broissia (2nd L) who delivers a speech during a meeting with deputies and senators at the Senate in Paris August 13, 2008. With the Dalai Lama are Matthieu Ricard (C Right), a Buddhist monk, interpreter and French Deputy Lionnel Luca (L).
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