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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.
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.
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.
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.
In this Jan. 18, 2008 file photo, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexi II holds a cross during the Epiphany service at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but was criticized for bullying other denominations and making the church a force for nationalism, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at age 79.
North Korea's nuclear negotiator Kim Kye-gwan listens to a reporter's question outside the North Korean embassy in Singapore December 5, 2008. Top U.S. nuclear diplomat Christopher Hill met his North Korean counterpart on Friday to try to agree final wording on a deal to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear programme ahead of broader talks in Beijing next week.
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City.
A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.
A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.
Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
I don't know how he did it ... Jason Smith and Derian Hatcher brought toughness to a new level, in my mind. Neither of them should have been playing. 
It amazes me sometimes ... Derian Hatcher is a prime example on our team, with what he goes through to play.
I'd like to see some consistency (in the officiating) ... We've got a couple of stars on our team, too. Derian Hatcher's been around the league for a long time and he knows how to defend. I can't be mad at Hatch.
Last night I went after (Flyers defenceman Derian) Hatcher when it was 4-2 near the end ... I said, 'Listen, you wanted to be tough against Malkin? Show me how tough you are. You're 6-5, 230? I said let's go.' I wanted to fight him because I can't let a big guy like that go after our star players and not do anything about it. At least I let my message through to him.
He was playing against a guy Hatch (Derian Hatcher) says is the hardest guy he's ever faced. But all the other things he did, too -- killing penalties, playing the point on the power play ... He really stepped up.
I remember my first playoffs, you guys had Derian Hatcher, Richard Matvichuk, Sydor, Zubov, Ludwig.
