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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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Maldivian fishermen unload their catch at a fishing harbor in Male, Maldives, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Longtime President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom will face five opponents in the Maldives' first democratic presidential election on Oct. 8. He has been credited with turning a sleepy string of fishing islands off the southwestern tip of India into a major tourism destination and filling its coffers with hard currency.
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A member of the staff of Bakrie Telecom makes a phone call at the Bakrie building in Jakarta October 7, 2008. The Indonesia Stock Exchange suspended trading on Tuesday in shares of six firms controlled by the family of chief social welfare minister Aburizal Bakrie, including coal miner Bumi Resources Tbk. Erry Firmansyah, the president director of the stock exchange, said that the bourse had suspended trading pending clarification from the companies on a number of issues. The stock exchange also halted trading in Bakrie & Brothers Tbk, Bakrie Telecom Tbk, Bakrieland Development Tbk, Bakrie Sumatra Plantations Tbk, and Energy Mega Persada Tbk.
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A Chinese diver feeds the fishes to entertain visitors at an aquarium in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on October 7, 2008. China's tourism industry is expected to employ 100 million people by 2015, meaning one in every 14 Chinese will work in the sector then.
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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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Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, is greeted by former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson before a vice presidential debate between Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, walks with Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., right, as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Later McCain will meet at the White House with President Bush, other leading lawmakers and presidential nominee Barack Obama on the financial crisis.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., foreground, walks with Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Later McCain will meet at the White House with President Bush, other leading lawmakers and presidential nominee Barack Obama on the financial crisis.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, walks with Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., center, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Later McCain will meet at the White House with President Bush, other leading lawmakers and presidential nominee Barack Obama on the financial crisis.
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,walks with Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, from his office to the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Later McCain will meet at the White House with President Bush, other leading lawmakers and presidential nominee Barack Obama on the financial crisis.
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is greeted by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., right, as he arrives at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. McCain will be meeting at the White House with President Bush, other leading lawmakers and presidential nominee Barack Obama later in the day on the financial crisis.
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is greeted by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., right, as he arrives at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. McCain will be meeting at the White House with President Bush, other leading lawmakers and presidential nominee Barack Obama later in the day on the financial crisis.
US Independent Senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman (R) looks at Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (2nd R) after he introduced her and Republican presidential nominee John McCain (L) as Republican Senator from Pennsylvania Arlen Specter (2nd L) applauds on September 22, 2008 during a rally for McCain at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, and others, waves upon their arrival for a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple in Scranton, Pa.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, left, joined by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., center, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., share a laugh during a walk through of the Xcel Center before McCain's acceptance speech later at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, left, looks downs at the podium during a walk through of the Xcel Center before his acceptance speech later at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. Looking on are Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., center, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his wife, Cindy, center, are joined by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, during a walk through of the Xcel Center where McCain will give his acceptance speech later at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 02: U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) walks off the stage during day two of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 02: U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) speaks during day two of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 02: U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) gives a thumbs while signing autographs during day two of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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