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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 lone protestor stands outside the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. A rival group of protesters were hoping that Israeli player Shahar Peer would stand down from the tournament because of the killings in Gaza. Peer has rejected calls for her withdrawal from the tournament over Israel's operations in Gaza, saying she can take no responsibility for her nation's military action.
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Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo (L) is fouled by Houston Rockets guard Brent Barry in the second quarter of their NBA basketball game in Boston, Massachusetts January 7, 2009.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 08: Shahar Peer of Israel plays a forehand in her match against Elena Dementieva of Russia during day four of the ASB Classic at ASB Tennis Centre on January 7, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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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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A cameramen passes by Francis Bacon's "Oedipus and the Sphinx After Ingres" (L) and Paula rego's "The Barn" (R) at the new Berardo Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Lisbon 21 June 2007. The museum opens June 25 after more than 10 years of haggling between the authorities and Portuguese tycoon Joe Berardo, whose prestigious private collection is going on permanent display at Centro Cultural de Belem
A Francis Bacon painting entitled "Study for Portrait II" which features in a Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale as seen at Christie's auction house in London, Friday Feb. 2, 2007. The painting is estimated to fetch 12,000,000 pounds (US $23,623,000 and 18,142,000 euro) in the sale which takes place in London on Feb. 8, 2007.
This photo of a 1964 oil on canvas entitled "Study for Self-Portrait," which is also titled and dated on the reverse as 'SELF PORTRAIT NO 1 1964' by Francis Bacon was released by Christie's auction house in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. The painting, a rare example of a full-length self-portrait of the British artist, did not sell Wednesday. It had been estimated to bring "in the region of $40 million," Christie's said.
A employee poses with Lucian Freud's portrait of artist Francis Bacon at Christie's auction house in London October 14, 2008. The portrait, one of only two painted by Freud of Bacon, is expected to fetch up to 7 million pounds ($12.3 million) at the Christie's post-war and contemporary art sale on October 19.
A employee poses with Lucian Freud's portrait of artist Francis Bacon at Christie's auction house in London October 14, 2008. The portrait, one of only two painted by Freud of Bacon, is expected to fetch up to 7 million pounds ($12.3 million) at the Christie's post-war and contemporary art sale on October 19.
A employee poses with Lucian Freud's portrait of artist Francis Bacon at Christie's auction house in London October 14, 2008. The portrait, one of only two painted by Freud of Bacon, is expected to fetch up to 7 million pounds ($12.3 million) at the Christie's post-war and contemporary art sale on October 19.
A portrait of Henrietta Moraes painted by Francis Bacon is seen on display at Christie's auction rooms in London, Monday, Oct. 14, 2008. The painting is for sale in the Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on Oct. 19, and is expected to realise 5-7 million British pounds (US$8.6-12 million; euro6. 3-8.8 million).
A Christie's employee looks at a portrait of Henrietta Moraes by British artist Francis Bacon, at Christie's auction house, in London, on October 14, 2008. The painting is expected to fetch between GBP 5,5m - 7,5m (US dollars 9,6m-13m or euros 7m-9,5m when it is auctioned on October 19, 2008 at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale.
A Christie's employee looks at a portrait of Henrietta Moraes by British artist Francis Bacon, at Christie's auction house, in London, on October 14, 2008. The painting is expected to fetch between GBP 5,5m - 7,5m (US dollars 9,6m-13m or euros 7m-9,5m when it is auctioned on August 19, 2008 at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale.
A Christie's employee holds up a portrait of Francis Bacon by British artist Lucian Freud, at Christie's auction house, in London, on October 14, 2008. The painting is one of only two oil portraits ever painted of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud, the other was stolen from a Berlin exhibition in 1988. The painting is expected to fetch between GBP 5m and 7m ( US dollars 9m-12m or euro 6,3m-9m) when it is auctioned on October 19, 2008.
A Christie's employee holds up a portrait of Francis Bacon by British artist Lucian Freud, at Christie's auction house, in London, on October 14, 2008. The painting is one of only two oil portraits ever painted of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud, the other was stolen from a Berlin exhibition in 1988. The painting is expected to fetch between GBP 5m and 7m ( US dollars 9m-12m or euro 6,3m-9m) when it is auctioned on August 19, 2008.
A Christie's employee looks at a portrait of Francis Bacon by British artist Lucian Freud, at Christie's auction house, in London, on October 14, 2008. The painting is one of only two oil portraits ever painted of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud, the other was stolen from a Berlin exhibition in 1988. The painting is expected to fetch between GBP 5m and 7m ( US dollars 9m-12m or euro 6,3m-9m) when it is auctioned on October 19, 2008.
A Christie's employee looks at a portrait of Francis Bacon by British artist Lucian Freud, at Christie's auction house, in London, on October 14, 2008. The painting is one of only two oil portraits ever painted of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud, the other was stolen from a Berlin exhibition in 1988. The painting is expected to fetch between GBP 5m and 7m ( US dollars 9m-12m or euro 6,3m-9m) when it is auctioned on August 19, 2008.
A visitor admires a painting by Irish born British artist Francis Bacon entitled "Two Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer 1968" at the Tate Britain gallery in London on September 9, 2008. Tate Britain's exhibition of the work of Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is a major celebration heralding the artist's centenary in 2009. Comprising around 65 paintings and covering most of the artist's career, including 13 triptychs, the exhibition brings together the most important works from each period of his life. Francis Bacon was born in 1909 in Dublin, of English parents. After working forst as an interior designer, he began to paint around 1928. He destroyed most of his early works but emerged in 1945 as a major force with his "Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion". He soon secured a reputation as one of the most important artists of his generation.
A gallery worker stands beside "Three studies for a Self-Portrait" by Irish born British painter Francis Bacon in London, on September 9, 2008. Tate Britain's exhibition of the work of Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is a major celebration heralding the artist's centenary in 2009. Comprising around 65 paintings and covering most of the artist's career, including 13 triptychs, the exhibition brings together the most important works from each period of his life. Francis Bacon was born in 1909 in Dublin, of English parents. After working first as an interior designer, he began to paint around 1928. He destroyed most of his early works but emerged in 1945 as a major force with his "Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion". He soon secured a reputation as one of the most important artists of his generation.
