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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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Andy Roddick of the U.S. serves, on his way to beating Tommy Robredo of Spain 6-3, 6-4 during a tennis match at the Madrid Masters in Madrid Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008.
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Chile's Matias Fernandez (C) runs for the ball followed by Martin Demichelis (R) and Esteban Cambiasso of Argentina during their 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Santiago, October 15, 2008.
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HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: People stand in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University before the third presidential debate 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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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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BRENTWOOD, CA - MAY 31: Actress Demi Moore attends the Seventh Annual Crysalis Butterfly Ball on May 31, 2008 in Brentwood, California.
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Demi Moore arrives at Glamour Reel Moments in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. The event featured the premieres of short films inspired by the stories of readers of Glamour Magazine.
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A man dressed like a clown blows soap bubbles during a protest against a public swearing-in ceremony for new recruits into the German armed forces, in front of the German parliament in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 20, 2008. The public swearing-in ceremony is to commemorate the anniversary of a failed assassination of Adolf Hitler.
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Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., left, shares a laugh with fairgoers at the Tillamook County Fair in Tillamook, Ore., Aug. 10, 2007. It seems clear already that the inevitable backdrop of the campaign to dethrone Smith, expected to be the most expensive political race in Oregon history and one of the most closely watched Senate races nationwide, will be the war in Iraq.
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., right, does a radio interview with Van Moe, left, and Peter Newman during the Tillamook County Fair in Tillamook, Ore., Aug. 10, 2007. It seems clear already that the inevitable backdrop of the campaign to dethrone Smith, expected to be the most expensive political race in Oregon history and one of the most closely watched Senate races nationwide, will be the war in Iraq.
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., right, greets fairgoers at the Tillamook County Fair in Tillamook, Ore., Aug. 10, 2007. It seems clear already that the inevitable backdrop of the campaign to dethrone Smith, expected to be the most expensive political race in Oregon history and one of the most closely watched Senate races nationwide, will be the war in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - APRIL 12: With members of law enforcement and human rights organizations, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 12, 2007 in Washington, DC. Sen. Smith and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) introduced the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which has been named in honor of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered when he was brutally beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Gordon Smith
WASHINGTON - APRIL 12: (L-R) West Virginia University Associate Professor James Nolan, IACP Executive Director Daniel N. Rosenblatt, Judy Shepard, executive director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation and mother of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard, and Senators Gordon Smith (R-OR) and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 12, 2007 in Washington, DC. Senators Kennedy and Smith introduced the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which has been named in honor of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered when he was brutally beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** James Nolan;Daniel N. Rosenblatt;Judy Shepard;Ted Kennedy;Gordon Smith
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., second from left, and his wife Sharon, left, pose for a photo with supporters at the Republican party booth during the Tillamook County Fair in Tillamook, Ore., Aug. 10, 2007. It seems clear already that the inevitable backdrop of the campaign to dethrone Smith, expected to be the most expensive political race in Oregon history and one of the most closely watched Senate races nationwide, will be the war in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - JULY 17: U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) listen during a news conference on the war in Iraq July 17, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate will go on an all night debate before voting on an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill, introduced by Levin and Reed, which will require the start of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in 120 days.
WASHINGTON - JULY 17: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) listen to questions during a news conference on the war in Iraq July 17, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate will go on an all night debate before voting on an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill, introduced by Levin and Reed, which will require the start of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in 120 days.
Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., talks with reporters during a news conference at the Capitol following a vote on stem cell research, Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Washington. "Current policy regarding stem cell research is limiting our scientists from uncovering the full potential of these cells - one that includes solving some of the most perplexing medical mysteries of today," said Smith, R-Ore., a co-sponsor.
Sen. Gordon Smith speaks with Sal Kadri, left and Ramana Reddy after his remarks at an event sponsored by the Oregon Business Opportunities 2007, held in Portland, Ore., Thursday, April 5, 2007. National Democrats have made it plain that one of their top targets in the 2008 Senate election cycle will be Oregon Republican Sen. Gordon Smith, who's been reaching out more to moderate voters of late.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, congratulates Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, on his recent marriage, Thursday, June 5, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Olmert, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Inouye, Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and and Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn.
In this May 31, 2008 file photo, Jeff Merkley, the statehouse speaker and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, with his wife Mary Sorteberg, left, greets supporters with Sen. Ron Wyden, back, at a rally in Portland, Ore. A tough environment for Republicans has put Oregon into play in the 2008 Senate race, and Merkley is challenging Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., a two-term moderate Republican so eager to distance himself from his party that he ran an ad boasting of his ties to Obama.
Oregon Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick re-creates a scene at a bar in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, from one of his campaign ads where he helps another patron struggling to open a bottle of beer by using the metal hook he uses for a left hand to pop the top. Novick, who is running against Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley in the primary, is hoping his humorous ads will help give him the chance to run against Republican incumbent Gordon Smith in the general election.
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