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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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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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The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard.
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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) interact during their presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York October 15, 2008.
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HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Bob Schieffer of CBS moderates the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4.
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Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
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Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008.
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Pope Benedict XVI (R) is greeted by a cardinal upon his arrival under strong wind at Ciampino airport in Rome on September 15, 2008 following a four-day visit to France marked by a giant mass in Paris and a pilgrimage to the southwestern town of Lourdes. "I will keep a great memory of the generosity and the kindness of the French people," Benedict said in a telegram to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Pope Benedict XVI (C) is greeted by cardinals upon his arrival at Ciampino airport in Rome on September 15, 2008 following a four-day visit to France marked by a giant mass in Paris and a pilgrimage to the southwestern town of Lourdes. "I will keep a great memory of the generosity and the kindness of the French people," Benedict said in a telegram to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Ciampino airport in Rome aboard a Air France plane on September 15, 2008 following a four-day visit to France marked by a giant mass in Paris and a pilgrimage to the southwestern town of Lourdes. "I will keep a great memory of the generosity and the kindness of the French people," Benedict said in a telegram to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Pope Benedict XVI (L) disembarks an Air France plane under strong wind at Ciampino airport in Rome on September 15, 2008 following a four-day visit to France marked by a giant mass in Paris and a pilgrimage to the southwestern town of Lourdes. "I will keep a great memory of the generosity and the kindness of the French people," Benedict said in a telegram to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Ciampino airport in Rome aboard a Air France plane on September 15, 2008 following a four-day visit to France marked by a giant mass in Paris and a pilgrimage to the southwestern town of Lourdes. "I will keep a great memory of the generosity and the kindness of the French people," Benedict said in a telegram to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Ciampino airport in Rome aboard a Air France plane on September 15, 2008 following a four-day visit to France marked by a giant mass in Paris and a pilgrimage to the southwestern town of Lourdes. "I will keep a great memory of the generosity and the kindness of the French people," Benedict said in a telegram to French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Pope Benedict XVI (R) accompanied by French Prime Minister Francois Fillon leaves after giving a speech at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees airport on September 15, 2008 at the end of his visit in the French shrine town of Lourdes. The Pope's visit marked the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
French Prime Minister Fran�s Fillon meets with Pope Benedict XVI (L) at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees airport on September 15, 2008 at the end of his visit in the French shrine town of Lourdes. The Pope's visit marked the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
French Prime Minister Fran�s Fillon meets with Pope Benedict XVI (L) at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees airport on September 15, 2008 at the end of his visit in the French shrine town of Lourdes. The Pope's visit marked the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
French Prime Minister Fran�s Fillon (R) walks next to Pope Benedict XVI (C) at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees airport on September 15, 2008 at the end of his visit in the French shrine town of Lourdes. The Pope's visit marked the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
Pope Benedict XVI (C) speaks with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (R) as he walks to his plane at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees airport on September 15, 2008 at the end of the Pope's visit in the French shrine town of Lourdes. The Pope's visit marked the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
Pope Benedict XVI, right, gives communion as he celebrates a special mass for the sick in front of the Basilica of the Rosary, in Lourdes, southwestern France, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, as he closed a visit to the Lourdes shrine reputed for its healing powers. His four-day trip to Paris and Lourdes was his first to France since his election as pontiff in 2005.
Pope Benedict XVI, left, celebrates a special mass for the sick in front of the Basilica of the Rosary, in Lourdes, southwestern France, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, as he closed a visit to the Lourdes shrine reputed for its healing powers. His four-day trip to Paris and Lourdes was his first to France since his election as pontiff in 2005.
Pope Benedict XVI, center, celebrates a Mass for the sick in front of the Basilica of the Rosary in Lourdes, southwestern France, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. The pope closed a visit to the Lourdes shrine reputed for its healing powers. His four-day trip to Paris and Lourdes was his first to France since his election as pontiff in 2005.
Pope Benedict XVI (C) celebrates on September 15, 2008 a special mass for the sick at the Basilica of the Rosary (Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire), in the French shrine town of Lourdes, where many ill and disabled pilgrims come in search of a miracle cure. The Pope's visit marks the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
Pope Benedict XVI (C) celebrates on September 15, 2008 a special mass for the sick at the Basilica of the Rosary (Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire), in the French shrine town of Lourdes, where many ill and disabled pilgrims come in search of a miracle cure. The Pope's visit marks the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
Pope Benedict XVI (C) celebrates on September 15, 2008 a special mass for the sick at the Basilica of the Rosary (Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire), in the French shrine town of Lourdes, where many ill and disabled pilgrims come in search of a miracle cure. The Pope's visit marks the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at the chapel of the "Oratoire de l'hopital" at Lourdes' hospital, southwestern France, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, as he closed a visit to the Lourdes shrine reputed for its healing powers. His four-day trip to Paris and Lourdes was his first to France since his election as pontiff in 2005.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at the chapel of the Oratory in the Hospital in Lourdes on September 15, 2008, as he closed a visit to the Lourdes shrine reputed for its healing powers. The Pope's visit marked the 150th anniversary of what Catholics believe were apparitions of the Virgin Mary to French peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous.
LOURDES, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 15: Pope Benedict XVI (3L) celebrates a holy mass for sick and disabled people in front of the Rosary Basilica September 15, 2008 in Lourdes, France. Pope Benedict XVI is on the final day of his first apostolic visit in France, on the 150th anniversary of the apparition of Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous.
Pope Benedict XVI (C) celebrates on September 15, 2008 a special mass for the sick at the Basilica of the Rosary (Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire), in the French shrine town of Lourdes, where many ill and disabled pilgrims come in search of a miracle cure. The Pope's visit marks the 150th anniversary of a peasant girl's reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto.
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