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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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Basketball commentator Dick Vitale gestures while speaking at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Vitale is among those in the class of 2008 being inducted into the Hall. From left are other class of 2008 inductees; Adrian Dantley, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwan, Patrick Riley and Cathy Rush.
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Austrian national soccer team player Alexander Manninger dives for a ball during a training session in Vienna, September 5, 2008. Austria will face France in their World Cup 2010 qualification soccer match on September 6, 2008.
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CEDARBURG, WI - SEPTEMBER 5: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks while Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and his wife Cindy (R) look on during a campaign stop at a meet and greet downtown on September 5, 2008 Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Palin and Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) are making their first post-convention campaign stops after McCain accepted the GOP nomination for U.S. President yesterday at the Republican National Convention.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 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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Indian soldiers travel in flood-affected areas at Laxmipur village in Madhepura district, India's eastern state of Bihar, September 5, 2008. Authorities battling a massive deluge in Bihar issued public warnings on Friday of more floods to come and asked villagers not to return home from temporary shelters yet.
Indian flood-affected villagers collect food packets from flood waters after they were distributed by National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel in Vaimani village, Madhepura district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 450 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian flood-affected villagers shout for relief food in Raghunathpur area in Madhepura district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian flood-affected villagers wait for rescue as they stand on the roof top of a house in Raghunathpur area in Madhepura district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
An Indian flood-affected child stands on the roof top of a house in Raghunathpur area in Madhepura district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian flood-affected villagers are transported in a NDRF boat during a rescue operation in Banmankhi area in Purnia district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian flood-affected villagers collect drinking water at a makeshift camp in Banmankhi area in Purnia district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
An Indian flood-affected woman holds her child at a makeshift camp in Banmankhi area in Purnia district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
An Indian flood-affected child rests at a makeshift camp in Banmankhi area in Purnia district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian flood-affected people wade through flood water at Raghunathpur area, Madhepura district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian flood-affected people extend their hands to fetch food packets distributed by National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel at Raghunathpur area, Madhepura district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 440 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian Police officials guard the main entrance of the Tata car plant in Singur 50 km (31 miles) north of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata September 5, 2008. A colonial-era law for land acquisitions in India has helped trip up several industrial projects, including Tata Motors' plans for the Nano, adding to calls for reforms to keep investors attracted. Talks began on Friday to end protests by farmers over the loss of their land to the manufacture of what has been dubbed the world's cheapest car in West Bengal.
Indian flood-affected villagers wade through flood waters as they cross a railway crossing in Murliganj area, Madhepura district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 400 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian flood-affected villagers rest at a temporary relief camp set up near the National Highway 107 at Kosha area, Purnia district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 400 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
An Indian flood-affected child cries for food at a temporary relief camp set up near the National Highway 107 at Kosha area, Purnia district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 400 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
Indian flood-affected villagers rest at a temporary relief camp set up near the National Highway 107 at Kosha area, Purnia district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, some 400 km north-east of Patna, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more are still believed to be trapped, officials said. Large swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar were flooded after defences upstream in Nepal broke, shifting the flow of the Kosi river away from its normal course and onto farmland. Around 100 people are confirmed to have died in the floods, but the real number is certain to be far higher as many were simply washed away by the deep water and strong currents that swept through rural areas.
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