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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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Pete Wentz, right, and Ashlee Simpson are seeon on stage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Los Angeles.
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Designer Wichy Hassan (L) and actress Rosario Dawson smile backstage before the start of the Miss Sixty Spring 2009 show during New York Fashion Week September 7, 2008.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 07: Actress Melanie Griffith (L) and actor Antonio Banderas arrive at the "The Other Man" premiere during 2008 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Roy Thomson Hall on Septmeber 7, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Rafael Nadal of Spain serves against Andy Murray of Great Britain during their semifinal match on Day 14 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot against Andy Murray of Great Britain during their semifinal match on Day 14 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts to match point, beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semi-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows in New York, September 6, 2008.
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Polish musician Doda sings during the London Live, Polish Music Festival at Wembley Arena, London, on September 7, 2008.
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A picture combo shows US army General David Petraeus (L), commander of Multi-National Forces-Iraq, holding a press conference in Baghdad on December 5, 2007 and US Lt General Raymond Odierno (R), currently the number two commander of US-led forces in Iraq, addressing the press at the National Press Club in Washington on October 2, 2007. Petraeus, the man credited with curbing sectarian violence in Iraq, will hand over command of US-led forces in Iraq to Odierno on September 16, his spokesman told AFP on Septemer 7, 2008. Boylan said Petraeus will take over as the new chief of Central Command in late October, with responsibility for US troops from the Horn of Africa to Central Asia, including live conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
US General David Petraeus (R), head of the Multi-National Forces-Iraq, arrives at the house of Lebanese Defence Minister Elias Murr (unseen) in Rabiyeh, east of Beirut, on August 6, 2008. Petraeus who will soon take up a new appointment as head of the US Central Command, where he will oversee military operations throughout the Middle East, held talks with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman during a surprise visit to Beirut today, offering further military support to Lebanon.
US General David Petraeus (R), head of the Multi-National Forces-Iraq, shares a laugh with Lebanese Defence Minister Elias Murr (L) in Rabiyeh, east of Beirut, on August 6, 2008. Petraeus who will soon take up a new appointment as head of the US Central Command, where he will oversee military operations throughout the Middle East, held talks with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman during a surprise visit to Beirut today, offering further military support to Lebanon.
General David Petraeus (R), head of the Multi-National Forces-Iraq, meets with Lebanese Defence Minister Elias Murr (L) in Rabiyeh, east of Beirut, on August 6, 2008. Petraeus arrived in Beirut to meet Lebanese officials. The US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, who will soon take up a new appointment as head of the US Central Command, where he will oversee military operations throughout the Middle East, held talks with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman during a surprise visit to Beirut today, offering further military support to Lebanon.
General David Petraeus (L), head of the Multi-National Forces-Iraq, shakes hands with Lebanese Defence Minister Elias Murr (R) in Rabiyeh, east of Beirut, on August 6, 2008. Petraeus arrived in Beirut to meet Lebanese officials. The US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, who will soon take up a new appointment as head of the US Central Command, where he will oversee military operations throughout the Middle East, held talks with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman during a surprise visit to Beirut today, offering further military support to Lebanon.
In a picture released by the Lebanese Photo Agency Dalati and Nohra, US General David Petraeus (L), head of the Multi-National Forces-Iraq, who is soon to assume a new role as head of the US Central Command, responsible for US military operations in the region, shakes hands with Lebanese Presdient Michel Sleiman (R) at the presidential palace in Beirut on August 6, 2008.
U.S. top military commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus, left, shakes hands with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Petraeus arrived Wednesday aboard a U.S. military plane with an American military delegation. The visit was unannounced.
Soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment provide security as the top U.S. Commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus (L), walks with the Mayor of Muqdadiyah, Najim Abdullah al-Harbi in the Diyala province July 26, 2008. Sunni Islamist al Qaeda has sought to stoke tensions in Iraq's ethnically and religiously mixed northern cities, such as Diyala and Mosul, after military campaigns pushed its militants out of former strongholds in western Anbar province and Baghdad.
The top U.S. Commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus (R), shares a laugh with the Mayor of Muqdadiyah Najim Abdullah al-Harbi and Iraqi Police Commander Brigadier General Muhammed, during a patrol with the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Muqdadiyah, in the Diyala province July 26, 2008. Sunni Islamist al Qaeda has sought to stoke tensions in Iraq's ethnically and religiously mixed northern cities, such as Diyala and Mosul, after military campaigns pushed its militants out of former strongholds in western Anbar province and Baghdad.
The top U.S. Commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus (L), shakes hands with a soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment as he gives him a coin in a base near Muqdadiyah, in the Diyala province July 26, 2008. Sunni Islamist al Qaeda has sought to stoke tensions in Iraq's ethnically and religiously mixed northern cities, such as Diyala and Mosul, after military campaigns pushed its militants out of former strongholds in western Anbar province and Baghdad.
The top U.S. Commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus (R), stops for a fruit juice as he joins soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment for a patrol in Muqdadiyah, in the Diyala province July 26, 2008. Sunni Islamist al Qaeda has sought to stoke tensions in Iraq's ethnically and religiously mixed northern cities, such as Diyala and Mosul, after military campaigns pushed its militants out of former strongholds in western Anbar province and Baghdad.
The top U.S. Commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus (C), talks to a soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment as he joins the unit for a patrol in Muqdadiyah, in the Diyala province July 26, 2008. Sunni Islamist al Qaeda has sought to stoke tensions in Iraq's ethnically and religiously mixed northern cities, such as Diyala and Mosul, after military campaigns pushed its militants out of former strongholds in western Anbar province and Baghdad.
A handout picture from the Multi National Force-Iraq shows US General David Petraeus (L) walking with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (R) towards a blackhawk for an aerial tour of Baghdad on July 21, 2008. Obama welcomed today the security gains achieved by Baghdad in battling Al-Qaeda and Shiite militias, an Iraqi government statement said.
A handout picture from the Multi National Force-Iraq shows US General David Petraeus (C) sharing a laugh with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (L) and Senator Chuck Hagel during an aerial tour of Baghdad on July 21, 2008. Obama welcomed today the security gains achieved by Baghdad in battling Al-Qaeda and Shiite militias, an Iraqi government statement said.
A handout picture from the Multi National Force-Iraq shows US General David Petraeus (R) talking with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (L) as they fly over Baghdad during a helicopter tour on July 21, 2008. Obama welcomed today the security gains achieved by Baghdad in battling Al-Qaeda and Shiite militias, an Iraqi government statement said.
A handout picture from the Multi National Force-Iraq shows US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (C) talking with US General David Petraeus (R) and Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin upon the former's arrival at Baghdad International Airport on July 21, 2008. Obama welcomed today the security gains achieved by Baghdad in battling Al-Qaeda and Shiite militias, an Iraqi government statement said.
A handout picture from the Multi National Force-Iraq shows US General David Petraeus (R) talking with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (L) as they fly over Baghdad during a helicopter tour on July 21, 2008. Obama welcomed today the security gains achieved by Baghdad in battling Al-Qaeda and Shiite militias, an Iraqi government statement said.
A handout picture from the Multi National Force-Iraq shows US General David Petraeus (L) greeting US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (R) after his arrival at Baghdad International Airport on July 21, 2008. Obama welcomed today the security gains achieved by Baghdad in battling Al-Qaeda and Shiite militias, an Iraqi government statement said.
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