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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. From Getty Images.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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. From Getty Images.

      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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    • Russia President Dmitry Medvedev, center, inspects a joint guard of honor during his ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Medvedev, on his first visit to India as president, said Russia can help India fight terrorism and investigate the deadly attacks in Mumbai. From AP Photo by Manish Swarup.

      Russia President Dmitry Medvedev, center, inspects a joint guard of honor during his ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Medvedev, on his first visit to India as president, said Russia can help India fight terrorism and investigate the deadly attacks in Mumbai.

    • Refugees from Myanmar of Chin origin speak with each other as they sit in their class at a flat in Kuala Lumpur December 4, 2008. About 150 refugees between age 4 and 17 who left Myanmar for a better life attended classes taught by nine volunteer teachers as part of the preparation before they settle at their host countries. Photo taken December 4, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Refugees from Myanmar of Chin origin speak with each other as they sit in their class at a flat in Kuala Lumpur December 4, 2008. About 150 refugees between age 4 and 17 who left Myanmar for a better life attended classes taught by nine volunteer teachers as part of the preparation before they settle at their host countries. Photo taken December 4, 2008.

    • NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04:  Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City. From Getty Images.

      NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City.

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    • A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.

    • A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.

    • Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.

    • People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.

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EU Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid Louis Michel (R) and Togolese Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo hold a press conference on the EU and Togo cooperation, on September 18, 2008 at the EU headquarters in Brussels. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

EU Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid Louis Michel (R) and Togolese Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo hold a press conference on the EU and Togo cooperation, on September 18, 2008 at the EU headquarters in Brussels.

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France's Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries  Michel Barnier, left, European Union Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel, second from left,  and EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel, right, and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering, center, and the Managing director of the World Bank Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, second from right, are seen before the start of  the conference "Who Will Feed the World ?" held at the European Parliament  in  Brussels, Thursday July 3, 2008. From AP Photo by Thierry Charlier.

France's Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Michel Barnier, left, European Union Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel, second from left, and EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel, right, and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering, center, and the Managing director of the World Bank Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, second from right, are seen before the start of the conference "Who Will Feed the World ?" held at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday July 3, 2008.

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Louis Michel (C), European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, uses lift at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport upon his arrival from cyclone-hit Myanmar on May 16, 2008. The European Union aid chief said that Myanmar's junta still would not budge on accepting foreign relief workers, two weeks after the cyclone tragedy that has left more than 71,000 dead or missing. Heavy rains again pounded the devastated southern Irrawaddy Delta region, compounding the misery for many of the estimated 2.5 million people in need of immediate food, water, shelter or medical care. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Louis Michel (C), European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, uses lift at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport upon his arrival from cyclone-hit Myanmar on May 16, 2008. The European Union aid chief said that Myanmar's junta still would not budge on accepting foreign relief workers, two weeks after the cyclone tragedy that has left more than 71,000 dead or missing. Heavy rains again pounded the devastated southern Irrawaddy Delta region, compounding the misery for many of the estimated 2.5 million people in need of immediate food, water, shelter or medical care.

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European Development and Humanitarian Help Commissioner Louis Michel (R) talks with his son, Belgium's Development and Cooperation Minister Charles Michel (L) and Spain's European Affairs State Secretary Diego Lopez Garrido (2nd L) at the start of an EU aid ministers meeting in Brussels May 13, 2008. Louis Michel planned to travel to the region immediately after the emergency meeting to press for better access for relief supplies, but his spokesman said he had not yet been granted a visa to enter Myanmar. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

European Development and Humanitarian Help Commissioner Louis Michel (R) talks with his son, Belgium's Development and Cooperation Minister Charles Michel (L) and Spain's European Affairs State Secretary Diego Lopez Garrido (2nd L) at the start of an EU aid ministers meeting in Brussels May 13, 2008. Louis Michel planned to travel to the region immediately after the emergency meeting to press for better access for relief supplies, but his spokesman said he had not yet been granted a visa to enter Myanmar.

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Belgian European commission Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel (R) speaks with Spanish State Secretary for European Union Diego Lopez Garrido (R) at the start of an Extraordinary session general affairs and external relations Council (GAERC) meeting, on May 13 2008, at the EU Council in Brussels. EU development ministers meet today an extraordinary GAERC to discuss the humanitarian situation in Burma/ Myanmar after the devastation caused by the cyclone Nargis. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

Belgian European commission Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel (R) speaks with Spanish State Secretary for European Union Diego Lopez Garrido (R) at the start of an Extraordinary session general affairs and external relations Council (GAERC) meeting, on May 13 2008, at the EU Council in Brussels. EU development ministers meet today an extraordinary GAERC to discuss the humanitarian situation in Burma/ Myanmar after the devastation caused by the cyclone Nargis.

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Spain's Prince Felipe (L) shakes hands with EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson (R) as European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (2nd L) and EU Commissioners Benita Ferrero-Waldner (C) and Louis Michel (2ndR) stand next to them at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels April 30, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Spain's Prince Felipe (L) shakes hands with EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson (R) as European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (2nd L) and EU Commissioners Benita Ferrero-Waldner (C) and Louis Michel (2ndR) stand next to them at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels April 30, 2008.

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European Development and Humanitarian Help Commissioner Louis Michel arrives at a six-monthly retreat meeting of the European Commission at Val Duchesse Castle in Brussels, April 29, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

European Development and Humanitarian Help Commissioner Louis Michel arrives at a six-monthly retreat meeting of the European Commission at Val Duchesse Castle in Brussels, April 29, 2008.

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EU Commissioner for Development Cooperation Louis Michel (L) and for Enlargement Olli Rehn chat at the start of a General Affairs European Council meeting in Luxembourg, April 29, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

EU Commissioner for Development Cooperation Louis Michel (L) and for Enlargement Olli Rehn chat at the start of a General Affairs European Council meeting in Luxembourg, April 29, 2008.

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European Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid Louis Michel (L) addresses to the European Members about riots against food price increases in the EU and developing countries during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, in eastern France, on April 22, 2008. European deputies also voted to ban themselves from hiring family members as assistants, following a report listing abuses of the system. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

European Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid Louis Michel (L) addresses to the European Members about riots against food price increases in the EU and developing countries during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, in eastern France, on April 22, 2008. European deputies also voted to ban themselves from hiring family members as assistants, following a report listing abuses of the system.

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Union Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel (R) address a joint news conference in Brussels April 9, 2008. European Union states must meet pledges to boost aid to poor countries, the EU executive said on Wednesday, warning that missing U.N. goals would be a disaster for developing nations and threaten global stability. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Union Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel (R) address a joint news conference in Brussels April 9, 2008. European Union states must meet pledges to boost aid to poor countries, the EU executive said on Wednesday, warning that missing U.N. goals would be a disaster for developing nations and threaten global stability.

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Union Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel (R) address a joint news conference in Brussels April 9, 2008. European Union states must meet pledges to boost aid to poor countries, the EU executive said on Wednesday, warning that missing U.N. goals would be a disaster for developing nations and threaten global stability. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Union Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel (R) address a joint news conference in Brussels April 9, 2008. European Union states must meet pledges to boost aid to poor countries, the EU executive said on Wednesday, warning that missing U.N. goals would be a disaster for developing nations and threaten global stability.

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European commission Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel (C) gives a joint press with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (out of camera range) on on rapid and better progress towards the Millennium Development Goalsand, on April 09, 2008, at the EU Commission's Headquarters in Brussels. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

European commission Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel (C) gives a joint press with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (out of camera range) on on rapid and better progress towards the Millennium Development Goalsand, on April 09, 2008, at the EU Commission's Headquarters in Brussels.

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European Commissioner for Development Cooperation Louis Michel (L) and party Chairman Didier Reynders chat during a congress of the French-speaking Liberal party (MR) in Brussels March 19, 2008. Party members decided the party will be part of a new government led by Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

European Commissioner for Development Cooperation Louis Michel (L) and party Chairman Didier Reynders chat during a congress of the French-speaking Liberal party (MR) in Brussels March 19, 2008. Party members decided the party will be part of a new government led by Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme.

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EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (R) greets two tourists from Brussels while touring Old Havana March 9, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official said on Saturday he found a new "open-mindedness" in Cuba, but he and his hosts noted that EU diplomatic sanctions remain a hurdle to improved ties. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (R) greets two tourists from Brussels while touring Old Havana March 9, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official said on Saturday he found a new "open-mindedness" in Cuba, but he and his hosts noted that EU diplomatic sanctions remain a hurdle to improved ties.

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EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (R) rides in a horse carriage with Havana's city historian Eusebio Leal in Old Havana March 9, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official said on Saturday he found a new "open-mindedness" in Cuba, but he and his hosts noted that EU diplomatic sanctions remain a hurdle to improved ties. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (R) rides in a horse carriage with Havana's city historian Eusebio Leal in Old Havana March 9, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official said on Saturday he found a new "open-mindedness" in Cuba, but he and his hosts noted that EU diplomatic sanctions remain a hurdle to improved ties.

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EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) standing next to Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque addresses the media during a news conference at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana March 8, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) standing next to Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque addresses the media during a news conference at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana March 8, 2008.

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EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Perspectives Louis Michel (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque (R) on March 8, 2008 in Havana. Michel arrived in Cuba Thursday in a visit aiming to explore the possibility of a dialogue normalizing the relationship between the European Union and Cuba. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Perspectives Louis Michel (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque (R) on March 8, 2008 in Havana. Michel arrived in Cuba Thursday in a visit aiming to explore the possibility of a dialogue normalizing the relationship between the European Union and Cuba.

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EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Perspectives Louis Michel (L) listens during a press conference with Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque (R), on March 8, 2008 in Havana. Michel arrived in Cuba Thursday in a visit aiming to explore the possibility of a dialogue normalizing the relationship between the European Union and Cuba. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Perspectives Louis Michel (L) listens during a press conference with Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque (R), on March 8, 2008 in Havana. Michel arrived in Cuba Thursday in a visit aiming to explore the possibility of a dialogue normalizing the relationship between the European Union and Cuba.

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EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) and Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque share a laugh at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana March 7, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official arrived in Cuba on Thursday to sound out the plans of its new President Raul Castro and relaunch ties that were largely frozen under his brother Fidel Castro. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) and Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque share a laugh at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana March 7, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official arrived in Cuba on Thursday to sound out the plans of its new President Raul Castro and relaunch ties that were largely frozen under his brother Fidel Castro.

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EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) is being welcomed by Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana March 7, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official arrived in Cuba on Thursday to sound out the plans of its new President Raul Castro and relaunch ties that were largely frozen under his brother Fidel Castro. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) is being welcomed by Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana March 7, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official arrived in Cuba on Thursday to sound out the plans of its new President Raul Castro and relaunch ties that were largely frozen under his brother Fidel Castro.

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EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) is being welcomed by Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana March 7, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official arrived in Cuba on Thursday to sound out the plans of its new President Raul Castro and relaunch ties that were largely frozen under his brother Fidel Castro. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel (L) is being welcomed by Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque at Cuba's foreign ministry in Havana March 7, 2008. The European Union's top development aid official arrived in Cuba on Thursday to sound out the plans of its new President Raul Castro and relaunch ties that were largely frozen under his brother Fidel Castro.

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