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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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A seriously injured anti-government protester cries after an explosion blew off his lower left leg during clashes with Thai police in front of parliament in Bangkok, Thailsnd, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. The exact source of the explosion was not immediately known.
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An anti-government demonstrator runs away from riot police after they fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok October 7, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters on Tuesday, clearing them from a road to Parliament after they had vowed to stop Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat delivering his maiden policy speech. At least 50 people were injured, three seriously, hospital officials said.
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A South Korean woman walks past a sign of a foreign exchange bank in Seoul on October 7, 2008. Korea's won fell to an over six-year low on increased concerns that the global credit crunch is deepening as it is exacerbated by slumping stock markets, dealers said.
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LONDON - JULY 10: (UK TABLOID Singer and charity co-founder Alicia Keys arrives at the Black Ball UK in aid of 'Keep A Child Alive' HIV/AIDS charity at St John's, Smith Square on July 10, 2008 in London, England.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actress Alicia Keys from the film "The Secret Life Of Bees", poses for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 05: (L-R) Actresses Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys and Queen Latifah attend the "The Secret Life Of Bees" premiere after party during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Ultra Supper Club on September 5, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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Egyptian women wearing the niqab, the Islamic full face veil that leaves only a slit for the eyes, chat at the River Nile bank in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2007. An Egyptian supreme court ended Saturday June 9, a five year legal battle ruling that the American University in Cairo "AUC" cannot ban women from wearing face veil while on campus. The decision by the Supreme Administrative court will force other universities in Egypt to relinquish its ban on face veils on campus.
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In this April 29, 1986 file photo, Hamilton Jordan, right, and his wife Dorothy pose before a small banner on the wall of a room in the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. Jordan, a political strategist from south Georgia who helped propel Jimmy Carter to the White House where Jordan served as chief of staff, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.
Alexander and Kathleen Jordan embrace as they deliver tributes to their father Hamilton Jordan, a political advisor, strategist and best known as Chief of Staff to President Jimmy Carter, during his memorial service at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Friday, May 23, 2008. Jordan, 63, died Tuesday at his Atlanta home.
Mrs. Dorothy Jordan embraces her son, Hamilton Jordan, Jr., as they attend the memorial service for her husband, Hamilton Jordan, a political advisor, strategist and best known as Chief of Staff to President Jimmy Carter, at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Friday, May 23, 2008. Jordan, 63, died Tuesday at his Atlanta home.
Former President Jimmy Carter kisses the cheek of Dorothy Jordan, spouse of Hamilton Jordan, political advisor and strategist who was best known as his Chief of Staff, after delivering his "personal reflections" of Jordan at his memorial service in the Carter Center, Atlanta, Friday, May 23, 2008. Jordan, 63, died Tuesday at his Atlanta home.
In this undated file photo provided by the White House, President Jimmy Carter, right, walks the grounds of the White House with Hamilton Jordan. Jordan, a political strategist from south Georgia who helped propel Carter to the White House where Jordan served as chief of staff, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.
In this undated file photo provided by the White House, President Jimmy Carter, right, walks the grounds of the White House with Hamilton Jordan. Jordan, a political strategist from south Georgia who helped propel Carter to the White House where Jordan served as chief of staff, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.
In this Aug. 9, 1980 file photo provided by ABC news, Hamilton Jordan smiles as photographers take his picture in the Democratic Convention site at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jordan, a political strategist from south Georgia who helped propel Jimmy Carter to the White House where Jordan served as chief of staff, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.
Queen Rania of Jordan waves to the crowd after her visit to the Blue Mosque in downtown Istanbul, 24 February 2006. Queen Rania Al-Abdullah is in Istanbul on a two-day working trip, which began Thursday to promote Jordanian-Turkish collaborations in the field of Early Childhood Development and Education. AFP PHOTO/CEM TURKEL (Photo credit should read CEM TURKEL/AFP/Getty Images)
Queen Rania of Jordan (R) and Turkish prime Minister`s wife Emine Erdogan (L) pose for photographers, 24 February 2006, during their visit to the Blue Mosque in downtown Istanbul. Queen Rania Al-Abdullah is in Istanbul on a two-day working trip, which began Thursday to promote Jordanian-Turkish collaborations in the field of Early Childhood Development and Education. AFP PHOTO/CEM TURKEL (Photo credit should read CEM TURKEL/AFP/Getty Images)
