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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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Japan's nuclear envoy Akitaka Saiki, center, shakes hands with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, right, and South Korean counterpart Kim Sook before their meeting at Foreign Ministry in Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.
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A Buddhist monk walks past a barricade set up by anti-government protesters outside Government House in Bangkok December 3, 2008. Anti-government protesters cheered Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's fall after only two months in power, brought down by a Constitutional Court ruling that disbanded the ruling party for vote fraud. Protest leaders said they would halt all rallies, including crippling occupations of Bangkok's airports which stranded foreign tourists and strangled air-cargo movements.
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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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A picture shows the Mohammed al-Amin mosque (R) and St. George Church (L) in Beirut on October 16, 2008. The Al-Amin Mosque, funded by assassinated former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, one of the countries largest mosques and Hariri's final resting place, will open its doors for the first time tomorrow after construction started in 2001.
A picture shows the exterior of the Mohammed al-Amin mosque in Beirut on October 16, 2008. The Al-Amin Mosque, funded by assassinated former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, one of the countries largest mosques and Hariri's final resting place, will open its doors for the first time tomorrow after construction started in 2001.
A picture shows a silhouette of the Mohammed al-Amin mosque in Beirut on October 16, 2008. The Al-Amin Mosque, funded by assassinated former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, one of the countries largest mosques and Hariri's final resting place, will open its doors for the first time tomorrow after construction started in 2001.
A Harley-Davidson biker points at a pin showing a picture of assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri before the start of the first Lebanon Harley Tour in downtown Beirut October 3, 2008. More than 100 bikers from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Greece, Italy,and France are taking part in the event.
A picture of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is seen attached to a wall in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. A campaign to remove the controversial posters, flags and pictures of top Sunni and Shiite leaders which ended late September capped political reconciliation among the rival Muslim political parties after more than two years of troubles. It is intended to ease tensions, which again spiked in recent weeks, and to prevent further friction.
A picture of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is seen attached to a wall in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. A campaign to remove the controversial posters, flags and pictures of top Sunni and Shiite leaders which ended late September capped political reconciliation among the rival Muslim political parties after more than two years of troubles. It is intended to ease tensions, which again spiked in recent weeks, and to prevent further friction.
Senior Hezbollah lawmaker Mohammed Raad, left, speaks to journalists after a meeting with Parliament majority leader Saad Hariri at Hariri's residence in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. Top Sunni and Shiite Muslim officials have met in an attempt to defuse sectarian tension following fighting in Beirut that nearly pushed Lebanon to the brink of a new civil war. Street battles last May between Hezbollah's Shiite supporters and pro-government Sunni loyalists killed 81 people. On wall at rear is a picture of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas arrived in Beirut Thursday to meet with Lebanese leaders and other officials to discuss bilateral relations and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas arrived in Beirut Thursday to meet with Lebanese leaders and other officials to discuss bilateral relations and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, kisses Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, right, upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug. 28, 2008. Abbas arrived in Beirut Thursday to meet with Lebanese leaders and other officials to discuss bilateral relations and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner gestures during a press conference at Rafik Hariri International Airport as he stands under a picture of the Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Kouchner has held talks in Lebanon before traveling to Syria in his first visit since Beirut and Damascus agreed to establish diplomatic relations.
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner gestures during a press conference at Rafik Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Kouchner has held talks in Lebanon before traveling to Syria in his first visit since Beirut and Damascus agreed to establish diplomatic relations.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, right, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, June 7, 2008. Sarkozy pledged strong support for Lebanon's new president and the country's peace efforts shortly after he arrived here Saturday at the head of a large delegation for a one-day visit.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, right, listens to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, June 7, 2008. Sarkozy arrived in Beirut for a one-day visit during which he is expected to reaffirm Paris' support for Lebanon's peace efforts after an Arab-brokered agreement ended the country's prolonged political crisis.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh, right, accompanies Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, lafter his arrival at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 25, 2008. Lebanese flags and pictures of army chief Michel Suleiman adorned streets Sunday as parliament convened in a session to elect the consensus candidate as president _ a key step toward reconciling Lebanese factions after a long political crisis that has brought the country to the brink of all-out civil war.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh, right, receives Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, as he arrives at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 25, 2008. Lebanon's parliament elected army commander Gen. Michel Suleiman as president in a long-delayed vote that was a key step toward reconciling political factions.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, right, receives the Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, left, as he arrives at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 25, 2008. Lebanese flags and pictures of army chief Michel Suleiman adorned streets Sunday as parliament convened in a session to elect the consensus candidate as president _ a key step toward reconciling Lebanese factions after a long political crisis that has brought the country to the brink of all-out civil war.
