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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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Burnley's Graham Alexander, right, vies for the ball with Arsenal's Jack Wilshere during their English League Cup, quarter final, soccer match at Turf Moor, Burnley, England, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008.
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Germany's Anna Leoper is blocked by Macedonia's Daniela Noevska (R) and Olga Bujanova (L) during their women's Euro 2008 preliminary round group D handball match in Skopje December 2, 2008.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 03: The Te Waihono A Kupe Maori Cultural Group pose for a photo with the LA Galaxy after arriving at the Auckland International Airport on December 3, 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand. The LA Galaxy are playing a one off match against the Oceania All Stars in Auckland on December 06.
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DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Shuttered homes and businesses line a downtown street November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers fall into bankruptcy.
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Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
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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.
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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.
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NATO military vehicles and Afghan soldiers patrol a new bridge opened at Bala Morghab in Badghis province in Afghanistan November 30, 2008. The bridge is part of efforts by NATO-led forces and the Afghan government to improve infrastructure in Afghanistan's rural areas and improve ties with local community leaders. Picture taken on November 30, 2008.
NATO military vehicles patrol a new bridge opened at Bala Morghab at Badghis province in Afghanistan November 30, 2008. The bridge is part of efforts by NATO-led forces and the Afghan government to improve infrastructure in Afghanistan's rural areas and improve ties with local community leaders. Picture taken on Novermber 30, 2008.
A NATO military vehicle and Afghan soldiers patrol a newly opened bridge at Bala Morghab, Badghis province in Afghanistan November 30, 2008. Building bridges in Afghanistan requires more than bricks-and-mortar. It requires deft diplomacy and an appreciation of tribal politics, especially if the bridge in question is to survive sabotage attempts by the Taliban. Picture taken on November 30 2008.
NATO military vehicles patrol a newly opened bridge at Bala Morghab, Badghis province in Afghanistan November 30, 2008. Building bridges in Afghanistan requires more than bricks-and-mortar. It requires deft diplomacy and an appreciation of tribal politics, especially if the bridge in question is to survive sabotage attempts by the Taliban. Picture taken on November 30 2008.
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is pictured prior the Foreign Affairs Minister meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, on December 2, 2008 in Brussels. NATO foreign ministers met on December 2 aiming to overcome divisions about the best strategy for dealing with Russia and how to allow former Soviet Georgia and Ukraine to keep working toward membership.
In this video image NATO peacekeepers in Bosnia secure the area outside the home of Radovan Karadzic's wife Ljiljana during a raid and interview with family members over suspected links with war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, in Pale, some 20 kilometers east of Sarajevo on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. NATO troops searched Radovan Karadzic's family home Tuesday for evidence of contacts to the network that has helped genocide suspect Ratko Mladic evade arrest. Karadzic and his former general Mladic are accused of having masterminded the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica and the armed siege of Sarajevo during the 1992-95 war.
In this video image NATO peacekeepers in Bosnia secure the area outside the home, right, of Radovan Karadzic's wife, Ljiljana, during a raid and interview with family members over suspected links with war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, in Pale, some 20 kilometers east of Sarajevo on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. NATO troops searched Radovan Karadzic's family home Tuesday for evidence of contacts to the network that has helped genocide suspect Ratko Mladic evade arrest. Karadzic and his former general Mladic are accused of having masterminded the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica and the armed siege of Sarajevo during the 1992-95 war.
In this video image NATO peacekeepers in Bosnia, secure the area outside the home of Radovan Karadzic's wife Ljiljana, right on doorstep, during a raid and interview with family members over suspected links with war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, in Pale, some 20 kilometers east of Sarajevo on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. NATO troops searched Radovan Karadzic's family home Tuesday for evidence of contacts to the network that has helped genocide suspect Ratko Mladic evade arrest. Karadzic and his former general Mladic are accused of having masterminded the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica and the armed siege of Sarajevo during the 1992-95 war. At left in black is a member of the Italian special forces, part of an EU peacekeeping unit and center are US troops members of the NATO mission in Bosnia.
Former NATO chief General James Jones speaks at a press conference called by president-elect Barack Obama in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Jones is to take over as Obama's national security advisor. Also seen in background are (L-R) Vice President-elect Joseph Biden, Obama, Hillary Clinton, the next US secretary of state and Susan Rice, who was nominated to be the new face of the United States at the United Nations.
President-elect Barack Obama (L), Senator Hillary Clinton and former NATO chief General James Jones (R) look over at Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano at a press conference in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Obama nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton to be the next US secretary of state, as he unveiled a raft of cabinet picks. Jones is to take over as Obama's national security advisor and Napolitano will be Homeland Security chief.
Former NATO chief General James Jones (background C) flanks Hillary Clinton at a press conference held by president-elect Barack Obama in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Obama nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton to be the next US secretary of state, as he unveiled a raft of cabinet picks.
President-elect Barack Obama (L), Senator Hillary Clinton and former NATO chief General James Jones (R) look over at Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano at a press conference in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Obama nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton to be the next US secretary of state, as he unveiled a raft of cabinet picks. Jones is to take over as Obama's national security advisor and Napolitano will be Homeland Security chief.
Former NATO chief General James Jones (R) who is to take over as president-elect Barack Obama's national security advisor stands next to Hillary Clinton at a press conference in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Obama nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton to be the next US secretary of state, as he unveiled a raft of cabinet picks.
Former NATO chief General James Jones (R) who is to take over as president-elect Barack Obama's national security advisor flanks Hillary Clinton at a press conference in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Obama nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton to be the next US secretary of state, as he unveiled a raft of cabinet picks.
Former NATO chief General James Jones (R) who is to take over as president-elect Barack Obama's national security advisor watches Hillary Clinton laugh at a press conference in Chicago, Illinios, on December 1, 2008. Obama nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton to be the next US secretary of state, as he unveiled a raft of cabinet picks.
In this photo made available by the NATO press office in Naples, southern Italy, the merchant vessel As Salaam, carrying 11,000 tons of humanitarian aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and escorted by the Italian Navy destroyer Durand de la Penne, arrives at Berbera, Somalia, on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. According to a NATO press release, the MV As Salaam left the port of Mombasa, Kenya, on Nov. 20, escorted first by a Turkish warship, then on Nov. 27, by the Italian warship, as part of the NATO anti-piracy operation "Allied Provider", launched in response to a request by the United Nations to conduct maritime operations off the coast of Somalia to allow the WFP to fulfill its mission of providing humanitarian aid to the area. So far 29,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid have been delivered to Somalia under NATO protection, the press statement said.
General David D. McKiernan, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, speaks during special prayers for 13 Afghan troops who were killed in an ambush this week at Bala Murghab district of Badghis province, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Taliban insurgents killed 13 Afghan troops in an ambush of their convoy in northwestern Afghanistan, while NATO-led troops fired on insurgents inside Pakistan, officials said Friday. More than 300 militants attacked the Afghan forces' convoy, which was transporting 47 vehicles for their units in Bala Murghab district of Badghis province late Thursday, said Naeem Khan, a border police official.
