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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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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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Chicago White Sox's Gavin Floyd pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of Game 4 of the American League division baseball series Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, in Chicago.
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Tampa Bay Rays Cliff Floyd (R) is congratulated by teammate Jason Bartlett after he tripled and scored a run in the fourth inning of play against the Chicago White Sox during Game 4 of their MLB American League Divisional Series playoff baseball game in Chicago, October 6, 2008.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 6: U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush make their way to their vehicle after exiting Marine One after landing on the grounds of the Washington Monument as Bush returns to the Capitol on October 6, 2008 in Washington, DC.
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Egyptian women wearing the niqab, the Islamic full face veil that leaves only a slit for the eyes, chat at the River Nile bank in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2007. An Egyptian supreme court ended Saturday June 9, a five year legal battle ruling that the American University in Cairo "AUC" cannot ban women from wearing face veil while on campus. The decision by the Supreme Administrative court will force other universities in Egypt to relinquish its ban on face veils on campus.
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Liverpool's English midfielder Steven Gerrard (R) is congratulated by team mates after scoring the winning goal against Middlesbrough during their English Premier League football match at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on August 23, 2008. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS - Mobile and website use of domestic English football pictures are subject to obtaining a Photographic End User Licence from Football DataCo Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 207 864 9121 or e-mail accreditations@football-dataco.com - applies to Premier and Football League matches.
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German scientist Harald zur Hausen poses on October 6, 2008 in his former laboratory at the cancer research center (Krebsforschungszentrum DKFZ) of Heidelberg, southern Germany, after he heard he won the Nobel Medicine Prize, the first of the prestigious awards to be announced this year. French and German scientists credited with the discovery of the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer won the Nobel Medicine Prize 2008. Harald zur Hausen of Germany went against current dogma and claimed that human papilloma virus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women, the jury said.
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German scientist Harald zur Hausen poses on October 6, 2008 in his former laboratory at the cancer research center (Krebsforschungszentrum DKFZ) of Heidelberg, southern Germany, after he heard he won the Nobel Medicine Prize, the first of the prestigious awards to be announced this year. French and German scientists credited with the discovery of the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer won the Nobel Medicine Prize 2008. Harald zur Hausen of Germany went against current dogma and claimed that human papilloma virus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women, the jury said.
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PITTSBURGH - MAY 18: Rob Scuderi #4 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is congratulated by Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers after the Penguins shut out the Flyers 6-0 to win game five of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 18, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the series 4-1 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 18: Adam Hall #28 of the Pittsburgh Penguins pushes Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers during game five of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 18, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 6-0 and win the series 4-1 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.
PHILADELPHIA - MAY 15: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins reaches out for the puck in front of Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period of game four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Wachovia Center on May 15, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Flyers won the game 4-2 but trial the series 3-1.
PHILADELPHIA - MAY 15: Jarkko Ruutu #37 of the Pittsburgh Penguins handles the puck away from Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period of game four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Wachovia Center on May 15, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Flyers won the game 4-2 and trial the series 3-1.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 11: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins reaches for the puck in front of Jaroslav Modry #26 and Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers during the second period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 11: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is hooked by Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers who received a penalty in the third period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 4-2 and lead the series 2-0.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 11: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is hooked by Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers who received a penalty in the third period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 4-2 and lead the series 2-0.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 11: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is hooked by Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers who received a penalty in the third period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 4-2 and lead the series 2-0.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 11: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins controls the puck through Mike Richards #18 and Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers during game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 4-2 and lead the series 2-0.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 11: Ryan Malone #12 of the Pittsburgh Penguins controls the puck as he pins Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers against the boards during the first period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 11: Ryan Malone #12 of the Pittsburgh Penguins controls the puck as he pins Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers against the boards during the first period of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 11, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 09: Ryan Whitney #19 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Mike Knuble #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers fight during the third period of game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 9, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 4-2 and lead the series 1-0.
PITTSBURGH - MAY 09: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Derian Hatcher #2 of the Philadelphia Flyers fight during the third period of game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Mellon Arena on May 9, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won the game 4-2 and lead the series 1-0.
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