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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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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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Visitors are sen at a Honda showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Honda will pull out of Formula One unless a new buyer can be found within three months, The Associated Press has learned. The Japanese car manufacturer has the operating budget to keep the team running into early 2009, but escalating operational costs amid the worldwide financial crisis have the Brackley-based outfit in danger of shutting down if a new sponsor is not found quickly. Takeo Fukui, CEO of Honda Motors, was due to hold a news conference regarding the F1 team in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
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Wen Hua, who survived the Sichuan earthquake, holds a toy in her temporary home in Anxian county, Sichuan province December 4, 2008. Schools that collapsed during the earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, nearly a quarter of the total deaths, an official said, giving the first government estimate. Picture taken December 4, 2008.
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Members of a choir sing during a ceremony for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 81st birthday at Sanam Luang square in Bangkok on December 5, 2008. The revered monarch turned 81 on December 5, 2008 but pulled out of his customary birthday address the previous day due to illness, ending hopes that he might offer guidance on a way out of the nation's long-running political crisis.
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A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.
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A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele (R) compatriot Sileshi Sihine (L) and Haile Gebrselassie compete during the men's 10,000m final at the National Stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia defended his 10,000m title medal at the Olympics on Sunday, producing a devastating burst of speed on the last lap to see off any pretender. Bekele finished in a new Olympic record of 27min 01.17sec, with compatriot Sileshi Sihine claiming silver - as he did at the Athens Games in 2004 - in 27:02.77. Kenyan Micah Kogo ensured there was no Ethiopian cleansweep, taking bronze in 27:04.11.
Haile Gebrselassie (C) of Ethiopia competes during the men's 10,000m final at the National Stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia defended his 10,000m title medal at the Olympics on Sunday, producing a devastating burst of speed on the last lap to see off any pretenders.
Ethiopia's marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie (R) poses with compatriot Gete Wami after winning the 34th Berlin marathon in Berlin in this September 30, 2007 file photo. Gebrselassie, now the world marathon record holder, won consecutive 10,000 victories at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games. He was succeeded as world record holder and Olympic champion by the light-footed Kenenisa Bekele, the greatest male cross-country runner ever. Picture taken 30 September, 2007.
Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie (C) of Ethiopia demonstrates a warm-up exercise to Chinese students at the Beijing Sport University February 4, 2008. Six of the likely athletics stars of the Beijing Olympics -- Tyson Gay, Jeremy Wariner, Allyson Felix, Veronica Campbell, Jana Rawlinson and Haile Gebreslassie -- hit the Chinese capital to give a clinic to local athletes.
From left to right Track and field stars Jeremy Wariner, fourth left in background, Maurice Greene, center in background, Veronica Campbell-Brown, fifth right in background, Jana Rawlinson, fourth right in background, and Haile Gebrselassie, right, pose with young Chinese athletes at the Beijing Sports University Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 in Beijing. The group was in the Chinese capital to share their success secrets with aspiring Chinese athletes.
Haile Gebrselassie, right, and Gete Wami, both from Ethiopia, are surrounded by reporters as they celebrate winning the 34th Berlin Marathon in Berlin on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 in Berlin. Haile Gebrselassie set a new world record time in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds. Wami won the women's competition in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 17 seconds. Around 40,000 runners from 115 countries took part in the event.
Haile Gebrselassie, right, and Gete Wami, both from Ethiopia, celebrate after winning the 34th Berlin Marathon in Berlin on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 in Berlin. Haile Gebrselassie set a new world record time in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds. Wami won the women's competition in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 17 seconds. Around 40,000 runners from 115 countries took part in the event.
Haile Gebrselassie, right, and Gete Wami, both from Ethiopia, celebrate after winning the 34th Berlin Marathon in Berlin on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 in Berlin. Haile Gebrselassie set a new world record time in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds. Wami won the women's competition in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 17 seconds. Around 40,000 runners from 115 countries took part in the event.
Ethiopian legendary distance runner, Haile Gebrselassie, left, addresses a media conference Tuesday July 3, 2007 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to announce his participation in the world's richest ever marathon, the Dubai Marathon 2008, to be held on Jan. 18, 2008, in Dubai. Khalid Al Shafar of Dubai Holding looks on.(AP Photo/Aziz Shah).
