Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ecuador's Cristian Benites, left, fights for the ball with Chile's Arturo Vidal during a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Quito, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008.
Chile's Gonzalo Jara (L) heads the ball beside Ecuador's Alejandro Castillo during their World Cup 2010 qualifying match at the Atahualpa stadium in Quito October 12, 2008.
SEATTLE - OCTOBER 12: Seattle Seahawks fans remain in their seats after the Seahawks were defeated 27-17 by the Green Bay Packers on October 12, 2008 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington.
Singer Jessica Simpson arrives at the Ed Sullivan Theater, for an appearance on the "Late Night with David Letterman" show, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in New York.
Omnialuo's designer Zheng Luo acknowledges applause after presenting her Spring 2009 collection at New York Fashion Week September 12, 2008.
In this image released by Ghostlight Records, Patti Lupone's CD, "Patti Lupone at Les Mouches," is shown. The album is a digitally restored concert recording of LuPone's 1980 solo show at the New York club Les Mouches. The CD will be released Nov. 11 by Ghostlight Records.
Geraman Timo Ball is pictured during his game mens singles final at the European Table Tennis Championships against Belarussian Vladimir Samsonov in St. Petersburg on October 12, 2008. Ball won 4-2.
When Jeff Jarvis started blogging about Dell computers, it caused such a riot that Dell was forced to issue a profits warning-that's the power of the internet 
