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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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Business men are reflected on an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Nikkei index has lost 469.04 points to 9,686.86 at one point in the morning session on Wednesday. The Japanese index on Tuesday closed at the lowest level in almost five years amid deepening uncertainty over the course of the financial crisis.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (R) listens as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) speaks during the presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
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NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 07: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) looks on during the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight's debate is the second presidential debate of three, the only one being held in the town hall style with questions coming from audience members.
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Michelle Obama wife of Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama arrives prior to the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight's debate is the second presidential debate of three, the only one being held in the town hall style with questions coming from audience members.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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Academy Award winning director Sydney Pollack poses at a photocall for his new documentary "Sketches of Frank Gehry" during the 59th Cannes Film Festival in this May 26, 2006 file photo. Pollack died of cancer on May 26, 2008 in his Pacific Palisades, California home at age 73, local media reported.
Portuguese fado singer Mariza, left, and architect Frank Gehry laugh during an interview at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Friday, July 13, 2007. Gehry will design a set for a performance by Mariza later this year. Gehry, renowned for his stunning and daring urban visions, has agreed to create a taverna-inspired stage for Mariza's performance in October at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Portuguese fado singer Mariza, left, and architect Frank Gehry smile as they sit in the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Friday, July 13, 2007. Gehry will design a set for a performance by Mariza later this year. Gehry, renowned for his stunning and daring urban visions, has agreed to create a taverna-inspired stage for Mariza's performance in October at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Alia Carponter Walker,12, left, listens as her sister, Shea Carponter Broderick, 8, holds a sign expressing her family's disapproval of the proposed Atlantic Yards project during a news conference in which their mother, Candace Carponter, who is the coordinating attorney, announced that 26 co-petitioners had filed a lawsuit against the Empire State Development Corporation, the Port Authority Control Board, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Forest City Ratner Companies, Atlantic Yards project's developer, in New York, Thursday, April 5, 2007. The news conference was held in Brooklyn, in the shadow of the proposed high-rise buildings designed by architect Frank Gehry.
Alia Carponter Walker,12, left, listens as her sister, Shea Carponter Broderick, 8, holds a sign expressing her family's disapproval of the proposed Atlantic Yards project during a news conference in which their mother, Candace Carponter, who is the coordinating attorney, announced that 26 co-petitioners had filed a lawsuit against the Empire State Development Corporation, the Port Authority Control Board, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Forest City Ratner Companies, Atlantic Yards project's developer, in New York, in this Thursday, April 5, 2007 file photo. The news conference was held in Brooklyn, in the shadow of the proposed high-rise buildings designed by architect Frank Gehry.
This March 27, 2007 file photo shows US film director Sydney Pollack posing for photgraphers in Rome, Italy following a press conference for his movie "Sketches of Frank Gehry." The Academy Award-winning director Pollack, 73, died of cancer on May 26, 2008 at his residence in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.
This March 27, 2007 file photo shows US film director Sydney Pollack posing for photgraphers in Rome, Italy following a press conference for his movie "Sketches of Frank Gehry." The Academy Award-winning director Pollack, 73, died of cancer on Monday, May 26, 2008 at his residence in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.
In this undated image released by the University of Minnesota, the North Facade of the Frank Gehry designed expansion to the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minneapolis is depicted. The world reknowned architect designed a $10 million addition to the Weisman Art Museum, fulfilling his dream of expanding the first art museum he designed in the United States which was completed in 1993. Construction is expected to begin later this year, with plans for an opening in 2009. (AP Photo/University of Minnesota
In this undated image released by the University of Minnesota, the West Front of the Frank Gehry designed expansion to the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minneapolis is depicted. The world reknowned architect designed a $10 million addition to the Weisman Art Museum, fulfilling his dream of expanding the first art museum he designed in the United States which was completed in 1993. Construction is expected to begin later this year, with plans for an opening in 2009. (AP Photo/University of Minnesota
