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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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Bryan Ferry, left, winner of the BMI London Icon award, is seen with fellow award winner Lilly Allen at the 2008 BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) London Awards in central London, Tuesday, Oct. 7 2008.
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U.S.Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) greet each other onstage at the start of a townhall-style presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, October 7, 2008.
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NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 07: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) speaks during the debate with Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) during the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight's debate is the second presidential debate of three, the only one being held in the town hall style with questions coming from audience members.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at Guernsey Office Products Inc. October 7, 2008 in Chantilly, Virginia. Bush delivered his remarks following a meeting with business leaders on the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, left, talks with EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia, at the start of the Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. EU finance ministers are beginning two days of talks to plot a strategy to contain the turmoil sweeping European banks and to debate ways to increase oversight of the financial sector.
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, left, talks with Spain's Finance Minister Pedro Solbes at the start of the Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. EU finance ministers are beginning two days of talks to plot a strategy to contain the turmoil sweeping European banks and to debate ways to increase oversight of the financial sector.
PARIS - OCTOBER 04: French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) greets European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace on October 4, 2008 in Paris, France. European Leaders from France, Italy, Britain and Germany are holding a meeting in Paris to discuss the economic crisis in Europe.
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet (C) and his deputy Lucas Papademos (L) are in the focus of the media as they arrive to give a press conference on October 2, 2008 at the ECB in Frankfurt/M., western Germany. Trichet said that the ECB governing council had discussed a possible cut in interest rates.
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, right, arrives for a meeting at the headquarters of the European Trade Union Confederation in Brussels, Wednesday Oct. 1, 2008. The ECB is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged this week, despite the world financial crisis and the spreading U.S. financial meltdown.
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, right, shares a word with General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation John Monks as he arrives for a meeting at the trade union headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday Oct. 1, 2008. The ECB is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged this week, despite the world financial crisis and the spreading U.S. financial meltdown.
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet (L) poses with Luxemburg Premier Jean-Claude Juncker as he presents his "European Banker of the Year" trophy after he was awarded with it on September 30, 2008 in Frankfurt am Main. Every year, the members of "The Group of 20 +1" nominate a high-ranking business leader and honour his achievements within the financial services sector in Europe. The members of "The Group of 20 +1" comprise 20 leading finance and business journalists.
Jean-Claude Trichet, right, President of the European Central Bank shakes hands with Ivan Sramko, left, Governor of National Bank Of Slovakia during the opening of Slovakia' Euro exhibition at the headquarters of the Slovakia's National Bank in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday Sept. 21, 2008. On Jan. 1, 2009 Slovakia will adopt the euro as its currency and will become the 16th country to join the euro area.
French Minister of the Economy Christine Lagarde (R) and the president of European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet (L) give a press conference on September 13, 2008 at the end of the meeting of Finance ministers of the Eurogroup (Finance ministers from the 13 eurozone countries) in the Palais des Expositions in Nice, southern France.
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