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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.
Mourners react during the funeral of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg, 29, and his wife Rivkah, 28, killed in the Mumbai Jewish center attack, in Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Israelis on Tuesday began burying the six Jews killed in the murder spree in the Indian city of Mumbai, the grimness of the occasion deepened by the conviction that the victims were targeted because of their religion.
Policemen hold Iraqi national flags during their graduation ceremony at al-Furat Iraqi Police Training Center in Baghdad December 2, 2008. More than 1000 former neighbourhood patrol members, or locally called "Sahwas," graduated from a U.S.-military supervised police academy on Tuesday after finishing four weeks of training in Baghdad.
A late 16th century citrine cameo of King Philip II of Spain, one of the greatest patrons of Renaissance art, is displayed at Bonham's auction house in London, on December 2, 2008. The jewel, formerly owened by the 4th Duke of Marlborough and thought lost for over 100 years, is expected to reach between �30,000-50,000 (euro 34,000-60,000 or dollars 45,500-75,800) when it is auctioned at The Art of Jewels sale in London on December 4.
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.
They have so many interchangeable parts. Aybar is coming up with a lot of big hits, and Baldelli is coming on strong. Fernando Perez is like Chone Figgins of the (Los Angeles) Angels, setting the table for everyone. 
Baseball has been very, very good to the Dominican Republic. Or maybe we should say that the Dominican Republic has been very, very good to U.S. baseball, producing some of the country's best professional players, including the current darling of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels as well as Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals.
We're not really worried about the Angels, we never have been ... They're the Los Angeles Angels, but we're the Los Angeles Dodgers. We've always had the support of the city and the best fans in baseball, and now we just want to win them a World Series.
so when pitcher Jonathan Papelbon came to the mound to pitch to first baseman Mark Teixeira, I (centerfielder Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury) was confident that we the Boston Red Sox were going to win Game 1 of the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Orange County of California.
There are four clear-cut favorites to win it all - the Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay, Boston, and the Chicago Cubs.
What Teixeira has done, according to Angels hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, is change the culture of hitting in Los Angeles. He's taught teammates to be more patient, to take walks if the perfect pitch to hit isn't there. He definitely adds a lot to our lineup with that on-base percentage; a guy that works the count ... It's good for some of my players to watch that. He's brought that into our lineup. Ever since we got him he's had a lot of big hits for us. He gets on base to help us create more runs. He plays unbelievable defense, and I think that makes our pitching staff that more confident. He's just fun to watch.
The stage, or the size of the game, he doesn't shrink from that ... I think he looks forward to the challenge. He has pitched in some unbelievable games — not just in the postseason. But when you get to the postseason, he has been some kind of pitcher.
He loves that pressure situation ... When you have a 2-0 lead on the board and Josh Beckett on the mound, it's a great feeling. He's one of my favorites to watch. What we need to do is jump on them early. In baseball terms, we have to jump on their throats and not give them any momentum.
We wanted to work him back in the lineup ... He'll play five innings (Sunday) and most likely DH.
I feel so happy and so proud the way things have been going ... Saving 60 games is good, but I've got to keep going.
