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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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Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson is seen during his team's English League Cup semi-final first leg soccer match at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009.
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Actress Conchata Ferrell of "Two and a Half Men" arrives at the 35th annual People's Choice awards in Los Angeles January 7, 2009.
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NEW YORK - JANUARY 7: Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers looks on during warm-ups prior to their game against the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden January 7, 2009 in New York City.
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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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LONDON - MAY 19: In this photo illustration, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art Christies London Pilar Ordovas walks past paintings by Francis Bacon (L) called Three Studies for a Self Portrait and a painting by Lucian Freud called Naked Portrait With Reflection during a viewing at Christies Auction House on May 19, 2008 in London, England. The Lucian Freud painting is estimated to fetch around 15 million GBP with the Francis Bacon selt-portraite estimated at 10 million GBP.
An oil portrait of Francis Bacon painted by Lucien Freud is seen on display at Christie's auction rooms in London, Monday, Oct. 14, 2008. The portrait, one of only two portraits of painter Francis Bacon by his friend and fellow British artist Lucian Freud, sold at auction for more than 5.4 million pounds (US$9.4 million) Sunday Oct.19 2008 , Christie's said. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth.
An oil portrait of Francis Bacon painted by Lucien Freud 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 portrait of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud is seen in this handout photograph received in London on September 8, 2008. The portrait of Bacon -- one of only two Freud ever painted of his friend and the only one whose whereabouts is known -- goes under the hammer at the Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art sale in London next month with a price tag of up to seven million pounds ($12.4 million).
A woman stands between Francis Bacon's "Three Studies for a Self Portrait" (L) and Lucian Freud's "Naked Portrait with Reflection" at Christie's auction house in London May 19, 2008. Freud's work, painted in 1980, is expected to sell for between �10-�15 million (US$ 20-29 million) when it comes to auction on June 30 in London.
A man looks at Francis Bacon's 'Man at Washbasin' (R) being displayed at the Art HK 08 exhibition at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on May 14, 2008. The largest international art fair takes place in the southern Chinese territory May 14-18 and is expected to welcome visitors from around the world, showcasing art from some 100 international galleries in 17 countries with works of art from Andy Warhol to Zhang Xiaogang.
NEW YORK - MAY 01: Francis Bacon's 'Three Studies For Self-Portrait', valued at $25-$35 million, is seen at a press preview for Christie's New York Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale and Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale May 1, 2008 in New York City. The sale features works by Warhol, Rothko, Freud, Monet, Matisse, Rodin among others with over $570 million of art on offer.
LONDON - JANUARY 29: Francis Bacon's 'Study of Nude with Figure in a Mirror, 1969' estimated at 18 million GBP is displayed for sale at Sotheby's on January 29, 2008 in London. Sotheby's auctioneers are previewing important works from their major February sales of Impressionist & Modern and Contemporary Art collections. Estimates are set to achieve more than 200 million GBP.
A visitor views Francis Bacon's 1961 painting "Seated Woman" (Portrait of Muriel Belcher) at Sotheby's auction house in Paris, December 12, 2007. The painting, estimated to be worth between 7.5 and 10 million euros ($10.2 to 14.6 million), will be auctioned during a contemporary art sale organized by Sotheby's on December 12 and 13.
A visitor views Francis Bacon's 1961 painting "Seated Woman" (Portrait of Muriel Belcher) at Sotheby's auction house in Paris December 12, 2007. The painting, estimated to be worth between 7.5 and 10 million euros ($10.2 to 14.6 million), will be auctioned during a contemporary art sale organized by Sotheby's on December 12 and 13.
LONDON - OCTOBER 10: A woman looks at Francis Bacon's painting 'Study from the Human Body, Man Turning on the Light' which hangs in proximity to the sculpture 'Fivefold Eye' by Olafur Eliasson (L) at Christie's on October 10, 2007 in London, England. The painting is for sale at the Post War And Contemporary Art auction at Christie's and is estimated at 7 - 9 million GBP.
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