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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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.
An anti-goverment protester mans a barricade along the main highway to the Suvarnabhumi Airport early Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008 in Bangkok Thailand. Anti-government protesters reinforced their siege of Bangkok's two airports Monday as the politically paralyzed country struggled with more than 300,000 stranded travelers.
Auctioneer Charles Leski holds Australia's cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman's "baggy green" 1948 "invincibles" test match cap with an authentication letter in Melbourne December 2, 2008. Bradman's cap will be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch A$600,000-A$750,000 ($383,000-$480,000) when it goes under the hammer. Bradman gave the cap to his English godson Richard Robins for his 12th birthday in 1954.
Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD). It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday.
Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
I loved English and music at school. The natural progression was to be in a band but I couldn't play and instrument and I couldn't see myself as a singer. Then I got into John Cooper Clarke and a guy from Leeds called Mickey P Kerr and I wanted to be like them. It was a love of words – and a lack of musical ability that got me here 
I owe John Skurr and Allen Clarke a great deal because my development as a player was accelerated by playing Sevens.
Gooch to my right, then Daniel Bohane, then Diarmuid Murphy, John Sugrue, Brossie, Mahony, Mike Frank, Kieran Leary; around the side, this side of the toilets, Paul O'Connor, Darren Sullivan, Mike Quirke, Tommy Walsh, Declan Sullivan, Darragh Ó Sé, Marc Ó Sé, Donncha Walsh, Anthony Maher, Ronan Clarke, Kieran Cremin and back to myself.
In a matter of this significance and importance Mr Keelty would have been aware of what was going on every step of the way. He should stand down until such time as John Clarke finalises his report.
I never expected to meet anybody there, but after two weeks of us really kind of dating, I knew I was in love and found myself asking the question, 'Is this somebody I could marry?' ... I think from very early on I was thinking 'Wow, she is absolutely amazing.' I haven't met a better woman yet.
McMurdo is on the edge of a permanent ice shelf ... It overlooks the trans-Antarctic Mountain range across the McMurdo Sound. It was the perfect opportunity for me to decompress from military life before transitioning to the University of Illinois.
