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Cashew fruit or "apples", which encircle the cashew nut, are displayed on a bush road lined with cashew trees west of the capital Bissau June 26, 2008. Cashew nuts are the main export of Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony wedged between French-speaking Senegal and Guinea. Its 1.6 million people are ranked among the third poorest in the world in development terms by the United Nations. Picture taken June 26, 2008.
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BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND - JULY 09: Rachel Laurent of USA in action during the women's pole vault qualification during day two of the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships at the Zawisca Stadium on July 9, 2008 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
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Priests prepare to give communion to the 200,000 pilgrims who attended a Pope Benedict XVI-hosted Final Mass at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, July 20, 2008.
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Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges the crowd after he led the final World Youth Day mass at Randwick horse racing track in Sydney July 20, 2008.
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STANFORD, CA - JULY 19: Marion Bartoli of France pumps her fist after defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan during the semifinals at the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University July 19, 2008 in Stanford, California. Bartoli defeated Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3.
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Handout picture shows South Korean fire fighters examining the wreckage of a crashed helicopter carrying founder of the Unification Church Sun-Myung Moon and his wife were among several people slightly injured when a helicopter made an emergency landing in Gapyeong, 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Seoul, July 19, 2008.
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OMAHA, NE - JULY 04: Ian Crocker swims en route to winning his semfinal heat of the 100 meter butterfly during the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials on July 4, 2008 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
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In this image released by AMC, Jon Hamm stars as Don Draper in "Mad Men," returning July 27 for a second season on cable's AMC channel.
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Hezbollah members in fatigues salute as Lebanese civilians carrying Hezbollah and national flags look on during a memorial service for three Hezbollah fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel in the southern Lebanese town of Ainata on July 19, 2008, after their remains were returned to Lebanon three days ago. Hundreds of people gathered outside the mosque in the southern town of Ainata today for a military-style memorial for three Hezbollah fighters, Zeid Haidar, Mussa Khanafer and Marwan Samhat, whose remains were handed over to the Islamist group as part of a swap with Israel.
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COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - JUNE 17: Presumtive Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain waves goodbye after a tour of flood ravaged areas on June 19, 2008 in Columbus Junction, Iowa. With record floodwaters retreating from the area, the amount of damage to homes, farms and roads is only starting to be known.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - JUNE 17: Presumtive Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain speaks to the media after a tour of flood ravaged areas on June 19, 2008 in Columbus Junction, Iowa. With record floodwaters retreating from the area, the amount of damage to homes, farms and roads is only starting to be known.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - JUNE 17: Presumtive Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (center) tours flood ravaged areas with Mayor Dan Wilson (right) and Louisa County Sherriff Curt Braby on June 19, 2008 in Columbus Junction, Iowa. With record floodwaters retreating from the area, the amount of damage to homes, farms and roads is only starting to be known.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - JUNE 17: Presumtive Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (left) tours flood ravaged areas with Mayor Dan Wilson on June 19, 2008 in Columbus Junction, Iowa. With record floodwaters retreating from the area, the amount of damage to homes, farms and roads is only starting to be known.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - JUNE 17: Presumtive Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (2nd L) tours flood ravaged areas with Mayor Dan Wilson (right-yellow shirt) on June 19, 2008 in Columbus Junction, Iowa. With record floodwaters retreating from the area, the amount of damage to homes, farms and roads is only starting to be known.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - JUNE 17: Presumtive Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (L) tours flood ravaged areas with Mayor Dan Wilson on June 19, 2008 in Columbus Junction, Iowa. With record floodwaters retreating from the area, the amount of damage to homes, farms and roads is only starting to be known.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - JUNE 17: Presumtive Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (C) tours flood ravaged areas with Mayor Dan Wilson (left) on June 19, 2008 in Columbus Junction, Iowa. With record floodwaters retreating from the area, the amount of damage to homes, farms and roads is only starting to be known.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - JUNE 17: Presumtive Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (R) tours flood ravaged areas with Mayor Dan Wilson on June 19, 2008 in Columbus Junction, Iowa. With record floodwaters retreating from the area, the amount of damage to homes, farms and roads is only starting to be known.
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican Sen. John McCain, center right, listens to Operation Smile Chief Medical Officer Randy Sherman, center left, as a doctor is screening a baby who has facial deformity during her visit to an Operation Smile mission at Da Khoa Tinh Khanh Hoa General Hospital in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Thursday, June 19, 2008. Operation Smile is a children's medical charity that provides free surgery to children in developing countries born with facial deformities.
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,left,, checks a baby, who has facial deformity, during her visit to an Operation Smile mission at Da Khoa Tinh Khanh Hoa General Hospital in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Thursday, June 19, 2008. Operation Smile is a children's medical charity that provides free surgery to children in developing countries born with facial deformities.
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican Sen. John McCain, right, meets with Phuoc Thi Le, center, during her visit to an Operation Smile mission at Da Khoa Tinh Khanh Hoa General Hospital in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Thursday, June 19, 2008. Cindy helped Le, who has facial deformity, to bring to Phoenix for surgery in 1997. Le's father Le Van Tan, left, looks on.
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, meets with Phuoc Thi Le, center, during her visit to an Operation Smile mission at Da Khoa Tinh Khanh Hoa General Hospital in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Thursday, June 19, 2008. Cindy helped Le, who has facial deformity, to bring to Phoenix for surgery in 1997. Le's father Le Van Tan, left, looks on.
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