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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.
Derby County's Mile Sterjovski, left, challenges Manchester United's Carlos Tevez during their English League Cup semi-final first leg soccer match at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009.
Manchester United's Carlos Tevez (L) shoots past Derby County's Andy Todd during their English League Cup soccer match at Pride Park in Derby, central England January 7, 2009.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 07: Actor Corbin Bleu arrives at the 40th NAACP Image Awards nomination announcement held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 07: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) meets with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd-L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd-R), former President Jimmy Carter (R) and former President George H.W. Bush (L) in the Oval Office January 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nations�s 44th president.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R in the front row) visits the Chollima Steel Complex at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 25, 2008.
Balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets released by former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists fly towards the North in Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 3, 2008. Dozens of activists, who demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North, launched about 90,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets in helium-filled balloons near DMZ on Wednesday.
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.
Our fan base is still really not in tune with the rest of the league and even our team on the road ... I don’t get the sense that if you walked into a restaurant and our team is playing a road game, that it’s a given that they are going to be playing it on TV. The market just hasn’t matured in that respect. To them, the N.B.A. is 41 home games, and the rest will take time to develop. 
It's basically a live TV truck in a backpack ... It's being used by everyone from the NBA [Development League], to Fox Sports, to Fox News. John Dvorak uses one for Cranky Geeks, and Leo Laporte [and Tom Green] use it.
There's NBA voting for the all-star game, and you vote with your phone. You can do a lot of TV game show voting, so I don't see why you wouldn't be able to vote in the election earlier or later on with your phone
They don't get caught up in that, man, and I don't either ... We hear it every day, we see it every day on TV about 2010 all the time, we still go out and take care of business. We don't worry about what's going on. Me, the leader, I can't let that faze me because I'm leading these guys onto something that we want to accomplish, and that's win an NBA championship.
The years go by so fast ... I have a good sense of my life and I have a good sense of my family's life and what direction we want to head in. It keeps me calm knowing that the security of my life and my family's life is under control.
He went through some growing pains ... The team wasn't doing as well as it is now, but we stuck with it and we stuck with him and finally we put a cast around him that allows him to be successful. He doesn't have to do it all by himself.
He wants his teammates to be successful and he's a leader ... That comes in time and I think he's ready for that.
He's changed like any other normal person ... He's more mature now, he has kids now, responsibilities, the way he treats basketball. Things come easy to him, but he also works hard and he knows what works for him and what doesn't. He has become a leader. He had to earn it. It was not given to him.
My next thing is to win an NBA championship ... Winning a gold medal, winning a scoring title and I've do so many things -- I've broken franchise records and things like that -- as an individual. But the ultimate team goal that ranks right up there with a gold medal is winning an NBA championship. That's high on my list.
I have a good supporting cast ... The one thing I don't have is a bunch of yes men around me. My business is going in the right direction. You've got to trust the people around you, but you have to want to trust people. That's the only way you can go.
