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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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A Stryker all-wheel-drive military combat vehicle made by General Dynamics is driven on its first test run at the deserted Coermotibo bauxite mines, east of Paramaribo, July 11, 2008. This site was chosen by the manufacturer and the U. S. government as an ideal test site for the vehicle under tropical conditions, in spite of what the Surinamese government has admitted are expressions of protest from France and Brazil.
A Stryker all-wheel-drive military combat vehicle made by General Dynamics is inspected by Surinamese officers during its first test run at the deserted Coermotibo bauxite mines, east of Paramaribo, July 11, 2008. This site was chosen by the manufacturer and the U. S. government as an ideal test site for the vehicle under tropical conditions, in spite of what the Surinamese government has admitted are expressions of protest from France and Brazil.
A Stryker all-wheel-drive military combat vehicle made by General Dynamics is driven on its first test run at the deserted Coermotibo bauxite mines, east of Paramaribo, July 11, 2008. This site was chosen by the manufacturer and the U. S. government as an ideal test site for the vehicle under tropical conditions, in spite of what the Surinamese government has admitted are expressions of protest from France and Brazil.
Nicholas D. Chabraja, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, poses for a photo after a meeting with financial analysts and investors in New York, in this April 25, 2001 file photo. Associated Press reporters and editors have surveyed proxy statements for most of the S&P 500 companies to provide a full picture of executives' compensation - including stock options, bonuses and perks such as country club memberships.
Surinamese and U. S. government officials christen a Stryker all-wheel-drive military combat vehicle made by General Dynamics at the start of the vehicle's test run at the deserted Coermotibo bauxite mines, east of Paramaribo, July 11, 2008. This site was chosen by the manufacturer and the U. S. government as an ideal test site for the vehicle under tropical conditions, in spite of what the Surinamese government has admitted are expressions of protest from France and Brazil.
Kelly Riel, left, of Burlington, Vt., and Cassy Gardner, center, joined about 30 protestors comprised of university students, high school students and community members blocking the driveway to General Dynamics in Burlington, Vt., Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in protest of the war in Iraq and to launch what the group is calling a "Peace economy and not war profiteering" campaign.
