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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.

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      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.

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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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      An Israeli woman and her two children take cover during a rocket attack near Kfar Aza, just outside the northern Gaza Strip January 7, 2009. The woman came to meet her husband, an Israeli army officer currently serving on the Gaza border. Rockets exploded as they were waiting for him. Israel postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to order its armed forces to storm the Gaza Strip's urban centres, an Israeli official said, citing Egyptian- and French-led efforts to secure a truce with Hamas.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) is embraced by pianist Van Cliburn before the presentation of the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) is embraced by pianist Van Cliburn before the presentation of the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) accepts applause after the presentation of the Liberty Medal by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (L) and Constitution Center CEO and President Joe Torsella (R) at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) accepts applause after the presentation of the Liberty Medal by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (L) and Constitution Center CEO and President Joe Torsella (R) at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) is presented with the Liberty Medal by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (R) and Constitution Center CEO and President Joe Torsella at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) is presented with the Liberty Medal by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (R) and Constitution Center CEO and President Joe Torsella at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) is joined by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush after the presentation of the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) is joined by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush after the presentation of the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) is presented with the Liberty Medal by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (R) and Constitution Center CEO and President Joe Torsella at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) is presented with the Liberty Medal by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush (R) and Constitution Center CEO and President Joe Torsella at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) waves after receiving the Liberty Medal from former U.S. President George H.W. Bush at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) waves after receiving the Liberty Medal from former U.S. President George H.W. Bush at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) is joined by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush before the presentation of the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) is joined by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush before the presentation of the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) is embraced by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush before the presentation of the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) is embraced by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush before the presentation of the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, September 18, 2008. Gorbachev is the 2008 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, center, the former Soviet leader and 2008 Liberty Medal winner, is applauded by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, left, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, and Joseph Torsella, right, president of the center, following Gorbachev's remarks, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, in Philadelphia. Gorbachev is being honored for his role in ending the Cold War. From AP Photo by Tom Mihalek.

Mikhail Gorbachev, center, the former Soviet leader and 2008 Liberty Medal winner, is applauded by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, left, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, and Joseph Torsella, right, president of the center, following Gorbachev's remarks, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, in Philadelphia. Gorbachev is being honored for his role in ending the Cold War.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, left, the former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, acknowledges the audience after being presented with the 2008 Liberty Medal by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, during a ceremony at the center, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, in Philadelphia. Gorbachev is being honored for his role in ending the Cold War. From AP Photo by Tom Mihalek.

Mikhail Gorbachev, left, the former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, acknowledges the audience after being presented with the 2008 Liberty Medal by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, during a ceremony at the center, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, in Philadelphia. Gorbachev is being honored for his role in ending the Cold War.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, left, the former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is presented with the 2008 Liberty Medal by former President George H.W. Bush, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, during a ceremony at the center, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, in Philadelphia. Gorbachev is being honored for his role in ending the Cold War and in giving freedom to those who lived behind the Iron Curtain. From AP Photo by Tom Mihalek.

Mikhail Gorbachev, left, the former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is presented with the 2008 Liberty Medal by former President George H.W. Bush, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, during a ceremony at the center, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, in Philadelphia. Gorbachev is being honored for his role in ending the Cold War and in giving freedom to those who lived behind the Iron Curtain.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, left, the former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is presented with the 2008 Liberty Medal by former President George H.W. Bush, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, during a ceremony at the center, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, in Philadelphia. Gorbachev is being honored for his role in ending the Cold War and in giving freedom to those who lived behind the Iron Curtain. From AP Photo by Tom Mihalek.

Mikhail Gorbachev, left, the former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is presented with the 2008 Liberty Medal by former President George H.W. Bush, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, during a ceremony at the center, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, in Philadelphia. Gorbachev is being honored for his role in ending the Cold War and in giving freedom to those who lived behind the Iron Curtain.

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, right, pays tribute to Alexander Solzhenitsyn, foreground, as he lays in state in Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Thousands of Russians braved a pelting rain Tuesday to pay tribute to Alexander Solzhenitsyn, attending a formal mourning for the author, dissident and patriot that had all the trappings of an official lying-in-state ceremony. A military honor guard stood next to Solzhenitsyn's open casket, placed in a hall at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Mourners filed by and placed long-stemmed flowers at the foot of the bier for the Nobel Literature Prize winner. From AP Photo by AP.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, right, pays tribute to Alexander Solzhenitsyn, foreground, as he lays in state in Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Thousands of Russians braved a pelting rain Tuesday to pay tribute to Alexander Solzhenitsyn, attending a formal mourning for the author, dissident and patriot that had all the trappings of an official lying-in-state ceremony. A military honor guard stood next to Solzhenitsyn's open casket, placed in a hall at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Mourners filed by and placed long-stemmed flowers at the foot of the bier for the Nobel Literature Prize winner.

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Leaders of the steering committees Lothar De Maiziere (L) and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) address a news conference during the German-Russian governmental consultations 'Petersburg Dialogue' in Passau July 3, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Leaders of the steering committees Lothar De Maiziere (L) and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) address a news conference during the German-Russian governmental consultations 'Petersburg Dialogue' in Passau July 3, 2008.

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Leaders of the steering committees Lothar De Maiziere (L) and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) address a news conference during the German-Russian governmental consultations 'Petersburg Dialogue' in Passau July 3, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Leaders of the steering committees Lothar De Maiziere (L) and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) address a news conference during the German-Russian governmental consultations 'Petersburg Dialogue' in Passau July 3, 2008.

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KINGSTON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 07:  Mikhail Gorbachev (R) and guests arrive at the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Party in Stud House, Hampton Court on June 7, 2008 in Kingston, England. From Getty Images.

KINGSTON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 07: Mikhail Gorbachev (R) and guests arrive at the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Party in Stud House, Hampton Court on June 7, 2008 in Kingston, England.

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KINGSTON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 07:  Mikhail Gorbachev arrives at the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Party in Stud House, Hampton Court on June 7, 2008 in Kingston, England. From Getty Images.

KINGSTON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 07: Mikhail Gorbachev arrives at the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Party in Stud House, Hampton Court on June 7, 2008 in Kingston, England.

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KINGSTON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 07:  Mikhail Gorbachev arrives at the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Party in Stud House, Hampton Court on June 7, 2008 in Kingston, England. From Getty Images.

KINGSTON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 07: Mikhail Gorbachev arrives at the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Party in Stud House, Hampton Court on June 7, 2008 in Kingston, England.

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LONDON - JUNE 06:  Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L)  leaves Downing Street with Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev (back) after meeting with Gordon Brown at number 10 Downing Street on June 6, 2008 in London, England. From Getty Images.

LONDON - JUNE 06: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) leaves Downing Street with Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev (back) after meeting with Gordon Brown at number 10 Downing Street on June 6, 2008 in London, England.

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LONDON - JUNE 06:  Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L)  leaves Downing Street with Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev after meeting with Gordon Brown on June 6, 2008 in London, England. From Getty Images.

LONDON - JUNE 06: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) leaves Downing Street with Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev after meeting with Gordon Brown on June 6, 2008 in London, England.

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Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) receives his lifetime achievement award at the Energy Globe Awards in Brussels May 26, 2008. Picture taken May 26, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) receives his lifetime achievement award at the Energy Globe Awards in Brussels May 26, 2008. Picture taken May 26, 2008.

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