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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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Anti-government protesters leave Suvarnabhumi airport Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of anti-government protesters who occupied and shut down Bangkok's main international airport for a week began leaving today as their leaders declared victory after a court verdict disbanding the ruling party.
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A young refugee from Myanmar sits on a bus as he arrives for a demonstration outside the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur December 3, 2008, before he was turned away by the police. About 150 Myanmarese of ethnic Rohingya origin gathered outside the UNHCR office on Wednesday to demand for their basic and fundamental rights, and assistance to their problems.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Television personality Soledad O'Brien attends the Room to Grow 10th Anniversary benefit gala at Christie's on December 2, 2008 in New York City.
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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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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (2L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (R) hand over the Beijing Olympic torch to Pakistani field hockey hero Samiullah (L), the first of around 60 relay runners, at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (2L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (R) hand over the Beijing Olympic torch to Pakistani field hockey hero Samiullah (L), the first of around 60 relay runners, at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (2L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (R) hand over the Beijing Olympic torch to Pakistani field hockey hero Samiullah (L), the first of around 60 relay runners, at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (2L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (R) hold the Beijing Olympic torch at the start of the ceremony at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (2L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (R) look at the flame as they hold the Beijing Olympic torch at the start of the ceremony at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (R) hold the Beijing Olympic torch at the start of the ceremony at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (R) hold the Beijing Olympic torch at the start of the ceremony at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Executive vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Jiang Xiaoyu of China (R) hands over the Olympic torch to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (2L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (C) to start the ceremony at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Executive vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Jiang Xiaoyu of China (R) hands over the torch to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (C) to start the ceremony at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Executive vice president of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Jiang Xiaoyu of China (R) hands over the Olympic torch to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (C) to start the ceremony at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (C) gestures as he arrives to participate in the Beijing Olympic torch relay ceremony at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on April 16, 2008. The Pakistani leg of the Olympic global torch relay started guarded by thousands of troops and police to prevent protests against China and ward off the threat of militant attacks. The colourful ceremony took place behind closed doors at a sports stadium in Islamabad after organisers slashed the planned route through the capital at the last minute citing security concerns.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, left, and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, right, attend a Olympic torch ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Thousands of police aided by sniffer dogs stood guard as Pakistan hosted the Olympic torch Wednesday for what its pro-China government hopes will be a trouble-free leg of its world tour.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, left, poses for a photo with a Chinese student, after his speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing Monday April 14, 2008. Musharraf on Monday criticized attempts to politicize the Olympics and said efforts had been taken to ensure the torch relay through Islamabad this week would be successful.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, center, chats with people after his speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing Monday, April 14, 2008. Musharraf on Monday criticized attempts to politicize the Olympics and said efforts had been taken to ensure the torch relay through Islamabad this week would be successful.
This hand out picture released by Pakistan's Press Information Department on April 13, 2008 shows Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) shaking hands with China's Premier Wen Jiabao prior to a meeting in Beijing. Musharraf is on a six-day state visit to China, to discuss with its leaders measures to further strengthen political, bilateral, defence and trade ties.
This hand out picture released by Pakistan's Press Information Department on April 13, 2008 shows Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) talking with China's Premier Wen Jiabao during a meeting in Beijing. Musharraf is on a six-day state visit to China, to discuss with its leaders measures to further strengthen political, bilateral, defence and trade ties.
This hand out picture shows Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (R) talks with Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapakse during a meeting in Sanya on April 11, 2008. The two leaders met in the sidelines of Boao Forum, agreed on improving their trade and commerce ties with specific focus on continuing Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
