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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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The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard.
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US Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) hugs his wife Michelle and Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) hugs his wife Cindy (L) after their final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York October 15, 2008.
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HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4.
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Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
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Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008.
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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 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.
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
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