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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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Netherland's Dirk Kuyt is tackled by Iceland's Kristjan Orn Sigurdsson during their World Cup group 9 qualifying soccer match at De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday Oct. 11 , 2008.
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Spain's team players celebrate scoring during their World Cup 2010 qualification soccer match with Estonia in Tallinn October 11, 2008.
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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo dribbles during the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying match Sweden vs Portugal on October 11, 2008 at the Raasunda Stadium in Stockholm.
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Ukrainian-born actress and model Olga Kurylenko listens to Kateryna Yushchenko (unseen), wife of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, during their meeting at the Presidential home not far from Kiev on October 9, 2008. Olga Kurylenko is starring as James Bond girl Camille in the forthcoming 'Quantum of Solace' film.
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Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko is seen during a meeting with Ukrainian President wife, Kateryna Yushchenko, not seen, at Yushchenko's country house in Novye Bezradichi, outside Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Kurylenko stars in the new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace," scheduled for release soon.
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LONDON - APRIL 16: Vehicles used by James Bond in various movies are displayed at the 'For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond Press View' at the Imperial War Museum on April 16, 2008 in London, England. The exhibition focuses on the authour of the Bond novels, including research notes for the books and memorabilia from his time as a foreign correspondant in WWII. The exhibition also showcases props and collectables from 007 films. It opens on April 25 and runs until March 1, 2009.
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An Aston Martin, James Bond's iconic car, is fished out of Lake Garda, near Torbole, northern Italy, Saturday, April 19, 2008, after it plunged into the water during the drive to the set of the latest film in the 007 series. Producers of ''Quantum of Solace,'' which stars Daniel Craig, say the car was being delivered to the filming unit about 6:30 a.m. in heavy rain when the vehicle went off the lakeside road.
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A tourist enjoys a drink next to a life-size bronze statue of Ernest Hemingway (C) 03 February, 2007, in the Floridita bar in Havana -which was second home to the literary giant during his years in Cuba. Talk in Hemingway's former Havana watering hole ofteh turns to the old man and the daiquiri and, at times, to the 45-year-old embargo that officially prevents US fans from tippling to his memory in the Cuba he loved
Ernest Hemingway look-alikes conclude the annual Running of the Bulls event outside Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West July 19, 2008. A part of the island's annual Hemingway Days festival, Key West's version of the bull run was much shorter and far safer than its counterpart in Pamplona, Spain. The festival will end on Sunday in Key West where Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Heimngway called home in the 1930s.
Ernest Hemingway look-alikes push fake bulls during the annual Running of the Bulls event in Key West July 19, 2008. A part of the island's annual Hemingway Days festival, Key West's version of the bull run was much shorter and far safer than its counterpart in Pamplona, Spain. The festival will end on Sunday in Key West where Novel Prize winning author Ernest Heimngway called home in the 1930s. The 109th anniversary of Hemingway's birth falls on July 21.
A first chapter to Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises," which he cut from the final version, is seen in Middlebury, Vt., Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, from a collection of letters written by Hemingway and other members of his family, including mid-19th century journals and Civil War letters written by his grandfather. The letters and photos of Hemingway and his family at home in Oak Park, Ill., and at their summer place in Michigan, were recently acquired by Middlebury College from the author's niece and her husband, an alumnus of the college.
A note signed by Ernest Hemingway is displayed in Middlebury, Vt, Sept. 17, 2007, from the collection of letters written by Hemingway and other members of his family, including mid-19th century journals and Civil War letters written by his grandfather. The letters and photos of Hemingway and his family at home in Oak Park, Ill., and at their summer place in Michigan, were recently acquired by Middlebury College from the author's niece and her husband, an alumnus of the college.
Ernest Hemingway poses with Martha Gellhorn, writer and war correspondent. The couple are pictured at the terrace of luxurious Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho in Nov. 1940,shortly before leaving for Cheyenne, Wyo., where they married on Nov.21. A signed proof of Hemingway's novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," will be offered at auction in New York in November, 2007. It includes a handwritten dedication to Gellhorn.
A portrait of Ernest Hemingway by photographer Yousuf Karsh hangs above the fireplace next to game trophies in the house once owned by the novelist in Ketchum, Idaho, pictured July 30, 2007. After Hemingway committed suicide at the house in 1961, his wife Mary lived there until she died in 1986. The home is now owned by the Nature Conservancy as part of a private preserve.
Past Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest winners, including Roger Hegeimier (R) and Rick Kirvan (C) toast contestants 19 July 2007 during the first of two preliminary rounds of the 2007 competition at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida. More than 120 men have entered this year's contest, a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival. Hemingway lived and wrote in Key West in the 1930s
Author Ernest Hemingway thanks his friend Marlene Dietrich in a March 5, 1955 telegram for an article she wrote about him in the Herald Tribune Magazine titled "The Most Interesting Man I Know." Letters written by Hemingway to Detrich were released in Boston Thursday morning March 29, 2007 by the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a cat at the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum checks out her surroundings Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in Key West, Fla.. Hemingway Home officials announced Thursday that the United States Department of Agriculture had granted the museum an Animal Welfare License to permit legal exhibition of about 50 resident cats. The license culminates an almost five-year dispute between the USDA and the museum that might have resulted in the loss or caging of the famous felines, many that have six toes and descended from a cat that given to Hemingway in 1935.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a six-toed cat named "Hairy Truman," walks on a table Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in Ernest Hemingway's one-time study at the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West, Fla. Hemingway Home officials announced Thursday that the United States Department of Agriculture had granted the museum an Animal Welfare License to permit legal exhibition of about 50 resident cats. The license culminates an almost five-year dispute between the USDA and the museum that might have resulted in the loss or caging of the famous felines, many that have six toes and descended from a cat given to Hemingway in 1935.
Ryan Noah (R) takes a photo of Alexis Knighting riding a fake bull amid Ernest Hemingway look-alikes outside Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West July 19, 2008. The antics were a part of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that honors the literary prowess and fun-loving lifestyle the Nobel Prize winning author enjoyed in Key West during the 1930s. The 109th anniversary of Hemingway's birth falls on July 21.
John Stubbings (L), the 2004 Ernest Hemingway look-alike winner, feeds 1992 winner George Burley (R) in Key West July 19, 2008. The antics were a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that honors the literary prowess and fun-loving lifestyle the Nobel Prize winning author enjoyed in Key West during the 1930s. The 109th anniversary of Hemingway's birth falls on July 21.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, supporters of several Ernest Hemingway look-alike contestants cheer on their entrants at the 2008 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Key West, Fla. The contest was a facet of a Hemingway Days festival that ended Sunday, July 20, and included a short story contest, marlin fishing tournament and authors' readings. The 109th anniversary of Hemingway's birth is Monday, July 21.
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Ryan Noah (R) takes a photo of Alexis Knighting riding a fake bull amid Ernest Hemingway look-alikes outside Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida, on July 19, 2008. The fun was part of the annual Hemingway Days festival that honors the literary prowess and fun-loving lifestyle Ernest Hemingway enjoyed when he lived in Key West throughout the 1930s.
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Ernest Hemingway look-alikes conclude the annual Running of the Bulls, outside Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla., Saturday, July 19, 2008. A facet of the island's annual Hemingway Days festival, Key West's version of the bull run was much shorter and far safer than its counterpart in Pamplona, Spain. The festival ends Sunday on the island that author Ernest Hemingway called home in the 1930s.
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, John Stubbings (L), the 2004 Ernest Hemingway look-alike winner, feeds birthday cake to 1992 winner George Burley (R)on July 19, 2008, in Key West, Florida. The antics were a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that honors the literary prowess and fun-loving lifestyle the Nobel prize-winning author enjoyed in Key West during the 1930s. Monday, July 21, is the 109th anniversary of Hemingway's birth.
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau Ernest Hemingway look-alikes push fake bulls in Key West, Florida, during the annual Running of the Bulls, on July 19, 2008. A facet of the island's annual Hemingway Days festival, Key West's version of the bull run was much shorter and far safer than its counterpart in Pamplona, Spain. The festival ends July 20 on the island that author Ernest Hemingway called home in the 1930s. If he was still alive, Hemingway would have celebrated his 109th birthday Monday, July 21.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, 2004 Ernest Hemingway look-alike winner John Stubbings, left, feeds birthday cake to 1992 winner George Burley Saturday, July 19, 2008, in Key West, Fla. The antics were a facet of Key West's annual Hemingway Days festival that honors the literary prowess and fun-loving lifestyle the Nobel prize-winning author enjoyed in Key West during the 1930s. Monday, July 21, is the 109th anniversary of Hemingway's birth.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Ernest Hemingway look-alikes conclude the annual "Running of the Bulls," outside Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla., Saturday, July 19, 2008. A facet of the island's annual Hemingway Days festival, Key West's version of the bull run is much shorter and far safer than its counterpart in Pamplona, Spain. The festival ends Sunday on the island that author Ernest Heimngway called home in the 1930s.
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Ernest Hemingway look-alikes push fake bulls in Key West, Fla., during the annual Running of the Bulls, Saturday, July 19, 2008. A facet of the island's annual Hemingway Days festival, Key West's version of the bull run is much shorter and far safer than its counterpart in Pamplona, Spain. The festival ends Sunday on the island that author Ernest Heimngway called home in the 1930s. If he was still alive, Hemingway would have celebrated his 109th birthday Monday, July 21.
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