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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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Belgium goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen gestures, during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Belgium in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.
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An Ecuadorean Indian holds a placard which reads, "Say yes for change" during a rally in support of the September 28 referendum to approve a new constitution, in Cayambe, 90km (56 miles) north of Quito August 20, 2008.
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China's Yao Ming (R) shoots as Lithuania's Simas Jasaitis defends during their men's quarterfinal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on August 20, 2008 in Beijing. Lithuania beat China 94-68.
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Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for a gala screening of her film "A Mighty Heart" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2007. Jolie has been nominated for best leading actress and the film for best film in the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards, announced November 27, 2007.
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LONDON - NOVEMBER 11: (UK TABLOID Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the european premiere of 'Beowulf' at the Vue cinema on November 11, 2007 in London, England.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6. MORE ON IMAGE FORUM.
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Former Enron executive Jeff Skilling leaves the courthouse after the verdict in his fraud and conspiracy trial Thursday, May 25, 2006, in Houston. Skilling's attorneys were set to argue on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, before a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Skilling's convictions should either be dismissed or he should be retried. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan.
Former Enron executive Jeff Skilling leave the courthouse after the verdict in his fraud and conspiracy trial in this May 25, 2006 file photo in Houston. Imprisoned former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling asked Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 for a new trial, saying the Justice Department used incorrect legal theories and "coercive and abusive tactics" to win a conviction.
Former Enron executive Jeff Skilling leaves the courthouse after the verdict in his fraud and conspiracy trial in this May 25, 2006 file photo, in Houston. Imprisoned former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling asked Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 for a new trial, saying the Justice Department used incorrect legal theories and "coercive and abusive tactics" to win a conviction.
A man walks past a poster of a new film "Sarkar Raj" in Mumbai June 5, 2008. "Sarkar Raj", a new Bollywood film on a shrewd businesswoman's plan to build a power plant caught up in development politics, is drawing comparisons with the controversy behind the failed Indian project of U.S. utilities giant Enron.
Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan attends the promotional event for his latest film 'Sarkar Raj' - Kingdom - in Mumbai on April 20, 2008. The film is loosely based on power company ENRON's plan to set up a power plant in Dabhol, Maharashtra that went defunct. His daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai represents the power company in the film that is again loosely based on former ENRON, CEO, Rebecca Mark.
Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan, (C) along with his wife Jaya Bachchan, (2L) attends the promotional event for his latest film 'Sarkar Raj' - Kingdom - in Mumbai on April 20, 2008. The film is loosely based on power company ENRON's plan to set up a power plant in Dabhol, Maharashtra that went defunct. His daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai represents the power company in the film that is again loosely based on former ENRON, CEO, Rebecca Mark.
Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan sits during the promotional event for his latest film 'Sarkar Raj' - Kingdom - in Mumbai on April 20, 2008. The film is loosely based on power company ENRON's plan to set up a power plant in Dabhol, Maharashtra that went defunct. His daughter-in-law, Aishwarya Rai represents the power company in the film that is again loosely based on former ENRON, CEO, Rebecca Mark.
Giles Darby, one of the three NatWest British bankers charged with Enron-related fraud, listens to an attorney's statement after leaving the Houston Federal Courthouse, after sentencing, February 22, 2008. A U.S. judge sentenced three British bankers, known as the "NatWest 3," to three years and one month each in prison on Friday for their role in an Enron-related fraud case. David Bermingham, Gary Mulgrew and Giles Darby received their sentences from U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr.
HOUSTON - FEBRUARY 22: Former NatWest banker Gary Mulgrew (R) arrives at the Bob Casey US Courthouse to be formally sentenced, having pled guilty to a charge of wire fraud, in relation to a secret investment with former Enron executives, Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper, February 22, 2008 in Houston, Texas. Mulgrew and his codefendants accepted 37 month prison sentences and agreed to repay $7.3m to the Bank of Scotland - successor to NatWest - at a November 28, 2007 hearing.
HOUSTON - FEBRUARY 22: Former NatWest banker Gary Mulgrew arrives at the Bob Casey US Courthouse to be formally sentenced, having pled guilty to a charge of wire fraud, in relation to a secret investment with former Enron executives, Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper, February 22, 2008 in Houston, Texas. Mulgrew and his codefendants accepted 37 month prison sentences and agreed to repay $7.3m to the Bank of Scotland - successor to NatWest - at a November 28, 2007 hearing.
HOUSTON - FEBRUARY 22: Former NatWest banker David Bermingham arrives at the Bob Casey US Courthouse to be formally sentenced, having pled guilty to a charge of wire fraud, in relation to a secret investment with former Enron executives, Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper, February 22, 2008 in Houston, Texas. Bermingham and his co-defendants accepted 37 month prison sentences and agreed to repay $7.3m to the Bank of Scotland - successor to NatWest - at a November 28, 2007 hearing.
HOUSTON - FEBRUARY 22: Former NatWest banker David Bermingham arrives at the Bob Casey US Courthouse to be formally sentenced, having pled guilty to a charge of wire fraud, in relation to a secret investment with former Enron executives, Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper, February 22, 2008 in Houston, Texas. Bermingham and his co-defendants accepted 37 month prison sentences and agreed to repay $7.3m to the Bank of Scotland - successor to NatWest - at a November 28, 2007 hearing.
HOUSTON - FEBRUARY 22: Former NatWest banker Giles Darby arrives at the Bob Casey US Courthouse to be formally sentenced, having pled guilty to a charge of wire fraud, in relation to a secret investment with former Enron executives, Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper, February 22, 2008 in Houston, Texas. Darby and his codefendants accepted 37 month prison sentences and agreed to repay $7.3m to the Bank of Scotland - successor to NatWest - at a November 28, 2007 hearing.
HOUSTON - FEBRUARY 22: Former NatWest banker Giles Darby (L) arrives at the Bob Casey US Courthouse to be formally sentenced, having pled guilty to a charge of wire fraud, in relation to a secret investment with former Enron executives, Andrew Fastow and Michael Kopper, February 22, 2008 in Houston, Texas. Darby and his codefendants accepted 37 month prison sentences and agreed to repay $7.3m to the Bank of Scotland - successor to NatWest - at a November 28, 2007 hearing.
British banker Giles Darby, left, arrives at the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston, Texas Feb. 22, 2008 for sentencing for his part in the Enron scandal. British bankers David Bermingham,Gary Mulgrew and Darby each face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when sentenced on Friday.
British banker David Bermingham, right, arrives at the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston, Texas, Feb. 22, 2008 for sentencing for his part in the Enron scandal. British bankers Gary Mulgrew, Giles Darby and Bermingham each face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when sentenced on Friday.
British banker Giles Darby arrives at the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston, Texas, Friday. Feb. 22, 2008 for sentencing for his part in the Enron scandal. British bankers David Bermingham,Gary Mulgrew and Darby each face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when sentenced on Friday.
Giorgi Maisashvili, opposition candidate in Georgia presidential poll, talks to elderly Georgians in Tbilisi, 03 January 2008. Maisashvili, 45, is an economist and former ally of Saakashvili who has little political profile. A graduate of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, he worked from 1997 to 2001 at US energy giant Enron, leaving the company shortly before its scandal-ridden bankruptcy.
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