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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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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, foreground centre, leads in pole position at the start of the Belgian F1 Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, Sunday Sept. 7, 2008.
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Kurt Beck, leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) looks down during his speech at the SPD 'Future Convention 2008' in Nuremberg in this May 31, 2008 file picture. The head of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) is poised to resign, a party source said on September 7, 2008, leaving Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to face Chancellor Angela Merkel in a 2009 election and Franz Muentefering to assume the party leadership.
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McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton leads the pack at the start of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix, at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack on September 7, 2008.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) greets a British Olympiad at London's Heathrow airport on August 25, 2008. Britain's most successful Olympic team for 100 years arrived back home today after winning 47 medals in Beijing but team bosses warned that the coaches behind the medal haul could be poached by other nations.
England's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, center, speaks at an Olympic flag handover event, along side, from left to right, London Mayor Boris Johnson, London 2012 Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe, Football player David Bekcham and Olympic's Minister Tessa Jowell at the London House in Beijing , China, Monday, Aug.25, 2008. London has taken over as the Olympic host city after the Beijing Summer Olympics officially ended.
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, and football player David Beckham smile at comments made by London Mayor Boris Johnson during an Olympic flag handover event at the London House in Beijing , China, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. London has taken over as the Olympic host city after the Beijing Summer Olympics officially ended.
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) waits to take his seat during a banquet hosted by Chinese President Hu Jintao marking the final day of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing August 24, 2008. Twenty-seven leaders from various countries attended the banquet luncheon before the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, center, toasts British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, left, and other dignitaries and leaders from 27 countries at a banquet marking the final day of the Olympic Games at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (C), Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge (L) share a toast during a banquet marking the end of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing August 24, 2008. Twenty-seven leaders from various countries attended the banquet luncheon before the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) toasts Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) during a banquet marking the end of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing August 24, 2008. Twenty-seven leaders from various countries attended the banquet luncheon before the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) toasts Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) during a banquet marking the end of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing August 24, 2008. Twenty-seven leaders from various countries attended the banquet luncheon before the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) toasts Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) during a banquet marking the end of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing August 24, 2008. Twenty-seven leaders from various countries attended the banquet luncheon before the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) toasts British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge (L) at a banquet marking the final day of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on 24 August 2008, in Beijing. 27 leaders from countries attended the banquet luncheon prior to the closing ceremony of the 29th Olympiad.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) toasts with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) at a banquet marking the final day of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on 24 August 2008, in Beijing. 27 leaders from countries attended the banquet luncheon prior to the closing ceremony of the 29th Olympiad.
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