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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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A Palestinian youth stands in Jerusalem's Old City near the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound , Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Around 90,000 Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, it was reported by police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. He said thousands of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."
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South Korea's top nuclear envoy Kim Sook arrives at a restaurant to meet his US and Japanese counterparts in Beijing September 5, 2008. South Korea's chief nuclear envoy on Friday pressed North Korea to halt plans to rebuild a mothballed nuclear plant that makes arms-grade plutonium and instead return to the bargaining table.
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VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Actors Mickey Rourke and Evan Rachel Wood (R) pose with director Darren Aronofsky (C) at the 'The Wrestler' photocall at the Piazzale del Casino during the 65th Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2008 in Venice, Italy.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, center, is congratulated by his teammates, Sileshi Sihine, left, and Haile Gebrselassie after Bekele won the men's 10,000-meter during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. Sihine won the silver medal while Gebrselassie was placed sixth.
Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, center, is congratulated by his teammates, Sileshi Sihine, left, and Haile Gebrselassie after Bekele won the men's 10,000-meter during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. Sihine won the silver medal while Gebrselassie was placed sixth.
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie (R), Kenenisa Bekele (C) and Sileshi Sihine celebrate following the men's 10,000m final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008. Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele defended his 10,000m title medal at the Olympics, producing a devastating burst of speed on the last lap to see off any pretenders. He finished in a new Olympic record of 27min 01.17sec, with compatriot Sileshi Sihine claiming silver in 27:02.77. Kenya's Micah Kogo ensured there was no Ethiopian cleansweep, taking bronze in 27:04.11.
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie (R), Kenenisa Bekele (C) and Sileshi Sihine celebrate following the men's 10,000m final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008. Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele defended his 10,000m title medal at the Olympics, producing a devastating burst of speed on the last lap to see off any pretenders. He finished in a new Olympic record of 27min 01.17sec, with compatriot Sileshi Sihine claiming silver in 27:02.77. Kenya's Micah Kogo ensured there was no Ethiopian cleansweep, taking bronze in 27:04.11.
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie (R) and Kenenisa Bekele (L) celebrate following the men's 10,000m final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008. Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele defended his 10,000m title medal at the Olympics, producing a devastating burst of speed on the last lap to see off any pretenders. He finished in a new Olympic record of 27min 01.17sec, with compatriot Sileshi Sihine claiming silver in 27:02.77. Kenya's Micah Kogo ensured there was no Ethiopian cleansweep, taking bronze in 27:04.11.
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie (R), Kenenisa Bekele (C) and Sileshi Sihine celebrate following the men's 10,000m final at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008. Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele defended his 10,000m title medal at the Olympics, producing a devastating burst of speed on the last lap to see off any pretenders. He finished in a new Olympic record of 27min 01.17sec, with compatriot Sileshi Sihine claiming silver in 27:02.77. Kenya's Micah Kogo ensured there was no Ethiopian cleansweep, taking bronze in 27:04.11.
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.
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