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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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A house destroyed by a landslide is seen in Hachioji, on the outskirts of Tokyo Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Fierce rains lashed central Japan early Friday, killing one woman, inundating vast stretches of rural and residential areas, and prompting authorities to order tens of thousands from their homes.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) hugs his wife Michelle. Democratic after his speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 28, 2008.
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DENVER - AUGUST 28: Fireworks go off Fireworks go off as after Obama's speech on day four of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at Invesco Field at Mile High August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Obama is the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
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SIERRA MADRE, CA - MAY 29: Seventieth anniversary cans of Spam, the often-maligned classic canned lunch meat made by Hormel Foods, are seen on a grocery store shelf May 29, 2008 in Sierra Madre, California. With the rise in food prices, sales of Spam are increasing as consumers look for ways to cut their food bills. According to the US Agriculture Department, the price of food is rising at the fastest rate since 1990. Increasingly expensive staples include such items as white bread, up 13 percent over last year, butter, up nine percent, and bacon at seven percent. The increasing sales have translated to 14 percent higher profits for Hormel. Spam was created in 1937 and was popularized as a staple food for World War II Western allied forces.
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Egyptian Coptic Christians demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington,DC on July 16, 2008. The protestors were demonstrating against recent attacks against Copts in Egypt and what they allege is forced Islamization.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 25: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks during a news conference at Central High School August 25, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sen. McCain made an appearance with Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 25: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) greets students during a news conference at Central High School August 25, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sen. McCain made an appearance with Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee.
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This videograb provided by NASA shows US space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialist Japanese Takao Doi (C), shuttle Commander US Dominic Gorie (R) and International Space Station (ISS) Commander US Peggy Whitson (L) taking a VIP call on March 19, 2008 from the Japanese prime minister's office in the station during docked operations with the shuttle.
This videograb provided by NASA shows US space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialist Japanese Takao Doi (C), shuttle Commander US Dominic Gorie (R) and International Space Station (ISS) Commander US Peggy Whitson (L) taking a VIP call on March 19, 2008 from the Japanese prime minister's office in the station during docked operations with the shuttle.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takao Doi (C) is joined by International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson (L) and space shuttle Endeavour Commander Dominic Gorie (R) as Doi speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during a news conference in the Kibo module of the ISS in this image from NASA TV March 19, 2008.
This image from NASA TV shows ISS Expedition 16 commander Peggy Whitson, left, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takao Doi, left, and Commander Dominic Gorie during the JAXA VIP event on Wednesday March 19, 2008. Late Wednesday, Doi got a congratulatory call from Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda.
This picture provided by NASA on March 19, 2008 shows US space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialist Japanese Takao Doi (C), Commander US Dominic Gorie (R) and International Space Station Commander US Peggy Whitson (L) as Doi talks while holding his boomerang during a VIP call from the Japanese prime minister's office at the entrance to the station's new Japanese Pressurized Logistics Module.
This picture provided by NASA on March 19, 2008 shows US space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialist Japanese Takao Doi (R) and International Space Station Commander US Peggy Whitson (L) as Doi talks during a VIP call from the Japanese prime minister's office in the the station's new Japanese Pressurized Logistics Module.
In this image from NASA TV the International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson center greets the crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour, Thursday, March 13, 2008. From left, shuttle commander Dominic Gorie, astronauts Rick Linnehan, Gregory Johnson, inverted, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takao Dio.
International Space Station Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson (R) of the US and Expedition 16 flight engineer Leopold Eyharts (L) of France are seen in the staton's Harmony module on March 13, 2008 as they wait for leak checks to be completed so the hatch can be opened and the US space shuttle Endeavour's crew welcomed to the facility. Endeavour is carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station. With its installation Japan gains a foothold on the ISS alongside the United States, Russia and Europe, whose laboratory Columbus was delivered to the station in February.
International Space Station Expedition 16 Commander US Peggy Whitson (R) and Expedition 16 flight engineer Leopold Eyharts (L) of France are seen in the staton's Harmony module on March 13, 2008 as they wait for leak checks to be completed so the hatch can be opened and the US space shuttle Endeavour's crew welcomed to the facility. Endeavour is carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station. With its installation Japan gains a foothold on the ISS alongside the United States, Russia and Europe, whose laboratory Columbus was delivered to the station in February.
International Space Station Expedition 16 Commander US Peggy Whitson (L) and Expedition 16 flight engineer Leopold Eyharts (R) of France are seen in the staton's Harmony module on March 13, 2008 as they wait for leak checks to be completed so the hatch can be opened and the US space shuttle Endeavour's crew welcomed to the facility. Endeavour is carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research module of the International Space Station. With its installation Japan gains a foothold on the ISS alongside the United States, Russia and Europe, whose laboratory Columbus was delivered to the station in February.
International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson (C) demonstrates the effects of zero gravity during a news conference as crewmembers (from L-R) Flight Engineers Dan Tani, Yuri Malenchenko, and European Space Agency astronaut Leopold Eyharts Iook on in this image from NASA TV February 14, 2008. The crewmembers gathered in the newly outfitted Columbus module for the event.
European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel (C) talks during a ESA news conference with (back row) Flight Engineers Dan Tani (L), Yuri Malenchenko (R), (front row) International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson (L), European Space Agency astronaut Leopold Eyharts (2nd R), and Space Shuttle Atlantis' commander Steve Frick in this image from NASA TV February 14, 2008. The crewmembers gathered in the newly outfitted Columbus module for the event.
European Space Agency astronauts Leopold Eyharts (top) of France and Hans Schlegel (L) of Germany along with International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson (C) and flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko (R) check out the European Space Agency's new Columbus module after the hatch was opened for the first time in this image from NASA TV February 12, 2008. This view is from the inside of the station's Harmony module with the Space Shuttle docking port at the end and the new module attached to the right or starboard side.
Astronaut Hans Schlegel (L) of Germany is seen inside the European Space Agency's Columbus module along with International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson (R) shortly after the hatch was opened for the first time to the latest addition to the station in this image from NASA TV February 12, 2008.
