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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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A Buddhist monk looks on in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Buddhism is the predominate religion in Cambodia.
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The cast of "House" including actors Hugh Laurie (3rd R) and Jennifer Morrison (4th R), pose backstage after winning the award for Favorite TV Drama at the 35th annual People's Choice awards in Los Angeles January 7, 2009.
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TOKYO - JANUARY 08: Former sumo wrestler Jesse Takamiyama (L) demonstrates the ease of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) at the U.S. Embassy on January 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The system will become mandatory on January 12 to all nationals or citizens of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries.
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 07: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) meets with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd-L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd-R), former President Jimmy Carter (R) and former President George H.W. Bush (L) in the Oval Office January 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nations�s 44th president.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R in the front row) visits the Chollima Steel Complex at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 25, 2008.
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Balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets released by former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists fly towards the North in Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 3, 2008. Dozens of activists, who demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North, launched about 90,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets in helium-filled balloons near DMZ on Wednesday.
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An Israeli woman and her two children take cover during a rocket attack near Kfar Aza, just outside the northern Gaza Strip January 7, 2009. The woman came to meet her husband, an Israeli army officer currently serving on the Gaza border. Rockets exploded as they were waiting for him. Israel postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to order its armed forces to storm the Gaza Strip's urban centres, an Israeli official said, citing Egyptian- and French-led efforts to secure a truce with Hamas.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is seen on a board at the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day, October 22, 2008. U.S. stocks tumbled to 5-year lows on Wednesday as investors grappled with an increasingly dire outlook for the global economy following a raft of disappointing profits and outlooks from major U.S. companies.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is seen on a board at the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day, October 22, 2008. U.S. stocks tumbled to 5 year lows on Wednesday as investors grappled with an increasingly dire outlook for the global economy following a raft of disappointing profits and outlooks from major U.S. Companies. A plunge in emerging market assets and widespread deleveraging were seen as further signs the credit crisis that has plagued the United States and Europe has begun to hit developing countries.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is seen on a board at the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day, October 15, 2008. Wall Street had its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash on Wednesday, as bleak economic data fed worries that all the efforts to unlock credit markets may not stave off a severe recession.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is seen on a board at the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day, October 15, 2008. Wall Street had its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash on Wednesday, as bleak economic data fed worries that all the efforts to unlock credit markets may not stave off a severe recession.
CHICAGO - OCTOBER 10: A trader in the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index futures pit at the Chicago Board of Trade signals offers as a monitor above the trading floor broadcasts U.S. President George W. President Bush addressing the nation about the financial crisis October 10, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Early trading in the pit was volatile with the cash index down nearly 700 points in the opening minutes only to recover to an advance of more than 100 before turning sharply lower again.
CHICAGO - OCTOBER 10: A trader in the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index futures pit at the Chicago Board of Trade reacts to trading as a monitor above the trading floor broadcasts U.S. President George W. President Bush addressing the nation about the financial crisis October 10, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Early trading in the pit was volatile with the cash index down nearly 700 points in the opening minutes only to recover to an advance of more than 100 before turning sharply lower again.
Broker Mark Hedrick monitors the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the Euro Dollar pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange October 8, 2008. The Federal Reserve led a coordinated round of global official rate cuts on Wednesday, easing by a half-point, as did the European Central Bank, Bank of England and Swiss, Canadian and Swedish banks.
The final tally for the Dow Jones Industrial Average is seen on a board at the New York Stock Exchange, October 6, 2008. Stocks slid for a fourth straight day on Monday, leaving the Dow below 10,000 for the first time in four years, on fears the global economy was hurtling into recession despite government efforts to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis.
The final tally for the Dow Jones Industrial Average is seen on a board at the New York Stock Exchange, October 6, 2008. Stocks slid for a fourth straight day on Monday, leaving the Dow below 10,000 for the first time in four years, on fears the global economy was hurtling into recession despite government efforts to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis.
The Dow Jones news ticker is reflected on a window at the NASDAQ building just before the closing bell, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points _ their largest one-day point drop _ before recovering to close with a loss of 370.
In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, the Dow Jones news ticker is reflected on a window at NASDAQ just before the closing bell in New York's Times Square. Many Wall Street bankers and brokers are already scrambling to relocate their families, possessions and rarified talent to far-flung venues including Florida, Chicago, Milwaukee, Virginia, and Asia to find a job and get out from under an avalanche of layoffs.
In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, the Dow Jones news ticker is reflected on a window at NASDAQ just before the closing bell in New York's Times Square. Many Wall Street bankers and brokers are already scrambling to relocate their families, possessions and rarified talent to far-flung venues including Florida, Chicago, Milwaukee, Virginia, and Asia to find a job and get out from under an avalanche of layoffs.
The Dow Jones news ticker is reflected on a window at NASDAQ just before the closing bell, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 in New York's Times Square. Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points _ their largest one-day point drop _ before recovering to close with a loss of 370.
