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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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Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution.
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Australia's Rebecca Keat celebrates winning the women's elite division of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore September 7, 2008. Over 1,400 athletes took part in the event.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses a press conference after casting his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.
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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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AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: A Hezbollah family member grieves during a funeral for three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah family members grieve during a funeral for three killed in the 2006 war with Israel July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah women march during a funeral procession holding the photos of the three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel during a funeral procession July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah militia grieve over a grave for three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah militia parade the caskets of three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel during a funeral procession July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah militia parade the caskets of three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel during a funeral procession July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah militia parade the caskets of three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel during a funeral procession July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA, LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah family members grieve during a funeral for three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA, LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah family members grieve during a funeral for three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah militia parade the caskets of three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel during a funeral procession July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
AINATA LEBANON -JULY 19: Hezbollah militia parade the caskets of three fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel during a funeral procession July 19, 2008 in Ainata village, 30k from the Israeli border, Lebanon. The fighters, Marwan Samhat, Zeid Hayder, and Mousa Khanafer were buried together, as part of a group of eight dead Lebanese fighters received. An agreement between Israel and Lebanon allowed Israel to receive the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who have now been buried. Four freed Hezbollah fighters were captured in the 2006 war which killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon. The five prisoners released were the last remaining Lebanese in the Israeli jails. Samir Kantar was the most controversial prisoner released after being jailed for 29 years, from a sentence of five life terms for a 1979 triple murder.
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JULY 18: Hezbollah members mourn at the coffins of fighters, covered with the party's yellow flags during their funeral procession, Friday, July 18, 2008 in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JULY 18: Hezbollah members mourn at the coffins of fighters, covered with the party's yellow flags during their funeral procession, Friday, July 18, 2008 in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
BEIRUT, LEBANON - JULY 18: Hezbollah members mourn at the coffins of fighters, covered with the party's yellow flags during their funeral procession, Friday, July 18, 2008 in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
Hezbollah members carry the coffin of fighter Moussa Hussein Fares, covered with the party's yellow flag during his funeral procession in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2008. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
Hezbollah members carry the coffins of fighters, covered with the party's yellow flags during their funeral procession in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2008. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
Hezbollah members carry the coffin of fighter Marwan Hussein Samhat, covered with the party's yellow flag during his funeral procession in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2008. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
A Hezbollah member stands between pictures of the party's dead fighters during their funeral ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2008. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
Hezbollah members carry the coffins of fighters covered with the party's yellow flags during their funeral procession in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2008. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
A woman relative of a dead Hezbollah fighter, mourns during his funeral ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2008. The militant Hezbollah group has held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel.
