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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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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman sits with her grandson in her flooded home at Jafragonj, 40 kilometers (25miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of villagers have been displaced due to floods in northern Bangladesh.
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Jean Sarkozy, son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) arrives to assist at the end of the summer meeting of UMP political Party in Royan, Southwestern France, September 7, 2008.
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Jean Sarkozy (up), son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Neuilly municipal counselor holds his hand on UMP' secretary general Patrick Devedjian on September 7, 2008 at the end of a summer rally of French ruling right-wing UMP party in Royan, southwestern France.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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Former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee (C) is surrounded by reporters as he leaves a court in Seoul on July 16, 2008 after receiving a three-year suspended prison sentence. The court imposed a suspended prison sentence on the former Samsung group chief for tax evasion, but cleared him of a more serious charge of breach of trust.
Former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee (C) leaves a court in Seoul on July 16, 2008 after receiving a three-year suspended prison sentence. The court imposed a suspended prison sentence on the former Samsung group chief for tax evasion, but cleared him of a more serious charge of breach of trust.
Former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee (C) is surrounded by reporters as he leaves a court in Seoul on July 16, 2008 after receiving a three-year suspended prison sentence. The court imposed a suspended prison sentence on the former Samsung group chief for tax evasion, but cleared him of a more serious charge of breach of trust.
Former Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-Hee (C) is surrounded by reporters as he leaves a court in Seoul on July 16, 2008 after receiving a three-year suspended prison sentence. The court imposed a suspended prison sentence on the former Samsung group chief for tax evasion, but cleared him of a more serious charge of breach of trust.
Former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, center, exits after his trial at the Seoul Court House in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. A South Korean court convicted Lee on Wednesday for evading taxes and fined him 110 billion won (US$109 million), but said his crimes did not justify a prison term.
Former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, right, is checked by a court security guard before entering the Seoul Court House for his trial in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. A South Korean court convicted former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Wednesday for evading taxes and fined him 110 billion won ($109 million), but said his crimes did not justify a prison term.
Lee Kun-Hee (C), former Samsung Group chairman, leaves after his trial as reporters ask him questions at a Seoul court on July 10, 2008. A prosecutor on 10 July demanded a seven-year jail term for the former head of South Korea's biggest business group Samsung, who is on trial for tax evasion and breach of trust. Special prosecutor Cho Joon-Woong also sought a 350 billion won (350 million US) fine for Lee Kun-Hee, who quit the group in April after almost 20 years following a corruption probe.
Lee Kun-Hee (C), former Samsung Group chairman, leaves after his trial as reporters ask him questions at a Seoul court on July 10, 2008. A prosecutor on 10 July demanded a seven-year jail term for the former head of South Korea's biggest business group Samsung, who is on trial for tax evasion and breach of trust. Special prosecutor Cho Joon-Woong also sought a 350 billion won (350 million US) fine for Lee Kun-Hee, who quit the group in April after almost 20 years following a corruption probe.
Lee Kun-Hee (C), former Samsung Group chairman, leaves after his trial as reporters ask him questions at a Seoul court on July 10, 2008. A prosecutor on 10 July demanded a seven-year jail term for the former head of South Korea's biggest business group Samsung, who is on trial for tax evasion and breach of trust. Special prosecutor Cho Joon-Woong also sought a 350 billion won (350 million US) fine for Lee Kun-Hee, who quit the group in April after almost 20 years following a corruption probe.
Former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, center, is helped by his secretary after his trial at the Seoul Court House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 10, 2008. Prosecutors asked a South Korean court to sentence Lee to seven years in prison for tax evasion and other charges, saying the country's powerful business conglomerates should not be immune from the law.
Former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, center, is questioned by reporters after his trial at the Seoul Court House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 10, 2008. Prosecutors asked a South Korean court to sentence Lee to seven years in prison for tax evasion and other charges, saying the country's powerful business conglomerates should not be immune from the law.
Lee Kun-hee (C), former Samsung Group chairman, answers questions asked by reporters as he leaves a court after his trial in Seoul July 10, 2008. South Korean prosecutors demanded on Thursday a seven-year jail term for Lee, who is facing trial on charges of tax evasion and breach of trust. They also sought a 350 billion won ($350 million) fine from Lee, one of South Korea's most influential businessmen, who led the country's biggest conglomerate for nearly 20 years.
Lee Kun-hee (C), former Samsung Group chairman, leaves after his trial as reporters ask him questions at a Seoul court July 10, 2008. South Korean prosecutors demanded on Thursday a seven-year jail term for Lee, who is facing trial on charges of tax evasion and breach of trust. They also sought a 350 billion won ($350 million) fine from Lee, one of South Korea's most influential businessmen, who led the country's biggest conglomerate for nearly 20 years.
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