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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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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. From AP Photo by David Longstreath.

      A Buddhist monk looks on in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Buddhism is the predominate religion in Cambodia.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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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US President George W. Bush (R) listens to a performance by Esther Williams (L) and Davey Yarborough during a Social Dinner in honor of American Jazz at the White House in Washington on June 19, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

US President George W. Bush (R) listens to a performance by Esther Williams (L) and Davey Yarborough during a Social Dinner in honor of American Jazz at the White House in Washington on June 19, 2008.

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Esther Williams (L) and Davey Yarborough (R) perform for U.S. President George W. Bush and his guests during a social dinner in honor of American jazz at the White House in Washington, June 19, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

Esther Williams (L) and Davey Yarborough (R) perform for U.S. President George W. Bush and his guests during a social dinner in honor of American jazz at the White House in Washington, June 19, 2008.

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Esther Williams (L) and Davey Yarborough (3rd L) perform for U.S. President George W. Bush and his guests during a social dinner in honor of American jazz at the White House in Washington, June 19, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

Esther Williams (L) and Davey Yarborough (3rd L) perform for U.S. President George W. Bush and his guests during a social dinner in honor of American jazz at the White House in Washington, June 19, 2008.

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Singer Esther Williams, left, and saxophonist Davey Yarborough, right, perform during a social dinner in honor of American jazz during in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Washington. From AP Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari.

Singer Esther Williams, left, and saxophonist Davey Yarborough, right, perform during a social dinner in honor of American jazz during in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Washington.

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Actor Van Johnson and co-star Esther Williams pose in this undated publicity photograph from their 1950 film "Duchess of Idaho". Johnson, a Hollywood star during the 1940s and 1950s who performed alongside Humphrey Bogart in "The Caine Mutiny," died on December 12, 2008, at age 92. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Actor Van Johnson and co-star Esther Williams pose in this undated publicity photograph from their 1950 film "Duchess of Idaho". Johnson, a Hollywood star during the 1940s and 1950s who performed alongside Humphrey Bogart in "The Caine Mutiny," died on December 12, 2008, at age 92.

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WASHINGTON - JUNE 19:   Musician Davey Yarborough and singer Esther Williams perform the opening act at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. President George W. Bush gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act perform. From Getty Images.

WASHINGTON - JUNE 19: Musician Davey Yarborough and singer Esther Williams perform the opening act at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. President George W. Bush gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act perform.

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WASHINGTON - JUNE 19:   President George W. Bush looks on at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. The President gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act where Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams performed. From Getty Images.

WASHINGTON - JUNE 19: President George W. Bush looks on at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. The President gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act where Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams performed.

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WASHINGTON - JUNE 19:   President George W. Bush speaks at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. The President gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act where Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams performed. From Getty Images.

WASHINGTON - JUNE 19: President George W. Bush speaks at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. The President gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act where Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams performed.

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WASHINGTON - JUNE 19:   President George W. Bush makes a toast at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. The President gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act where Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams performed. From Getty Images.

WASHINGTON - JUNE 19: President George W. Bush makes a toast at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. The President gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act where Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams performed.

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WASHINGTON - JUNE 19:   President George W. Bush looks on at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. The President gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act where Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams performed. From Getty Images.

WASHINGTON - JUNE 19: President George W. Bush looks on at a social dinner to celebrate American jazz in the East Room of the White House June 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. The President gave remarks to open the evening, made a quick toast and then sat to listen to the opening act where Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams performed.

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MGM film star Esther Williams is given a ride through the Sony Columbia Studios lot in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999. Williams is in the hospital for treatment of a minor infection and will stay there for the rest of the week, the actress' publicist said Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006. The nature of the infection was not disclosed. The actress, in her mid-80s, is expected to recover fully, spokesman Harlan Boll said. (AP Photo/Warren Cowan, HO) From AP Photo by Warren Cowan.

MGM film star Esther Williams is given a ride through the Sony Columbia Studios lot in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999. Williams is in the hospital for treatment of a minor infection and will stay there for the rest of the week, the actress' publicist said Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006. The nature of the infection was not disclosed. The actress, in her mid-80s, is expected to recover fully, spokesman Harlan Boll said. (AP Photo/Warren Cowan, HO)

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Esther Williams, the theme girl of the first annual Los Angeles Swimming and Diving Contest to be held in September 1942, is seen in this August 1942 photo.Williams is in the hospital for treatment of a minor infection and will stay there for the rest of the week, the actress' publicist said Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006. The nature of the infection was not disclosed. The actress, in her mid-80s, is expected to recover fully, spokesman Harlan Boll said. Williams was a swimming champion who turned to acting where she was able to use her aquatic skills in such films as "Easy to Wed," "Neptune's Daughter" and "Dangerous When Wet." (AP Photo) From AP Photo by .

Esther Williams, the theme girl of the first annual Los Angeles Swimming and Diving Contest to be held in September 1942, is seen in this August 1942 photo.Williams is in the hospital for treatment of a minor infection and will stay there for the rest of the week, the actress' publicist said Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006. The nature of the infection was not disclosed. The actress, in her mid-80s, is expected to recover fully, spokesman Harlan Boll said. Williams was a swimming champion who turned to acting where she was able to use her aquatic skills in such films as "Easy to Wed," "Neptune's Daughter" and "Dangerous When Wet." (AP Photo)

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MGM film star Esther Williams is given a ride through the Sony Columbia Studios lot in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999. Williams is in the hospital for treatment of a minor infection and will stay there for the rest of the week, the actress' publicist said Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006. The nature of the infection was not disclosed. The actress, in her mid-80s, is expected to recover fully, spokesman Harlan Boll said. (AP Photo/Warren Cowan, HO) From AP Photo by Warren Cowan.

MGM film star Esther Williams is given a ride through the Sony Columbia Studios lot in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999. Williams is in the hospital for treatment of a minor infection and will stay there for the rest of the week, the actress' publicist said Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006. The nature of the infection was not disclosed. The actress, in her mid-80s, is expected to recover fully, spokesman Harlan Boll said. (AP Photo/Warren Cowan, HO)

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