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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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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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Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution.
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Australia's Rebecca Keat celebrates winning the women's elite division of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore September 7, 2008. Over 1,400 athletes took part in the event.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses a press conference after casting his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Red Hat Society founder Sue Ellen Cooper poses after participating in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the Red Hat Society lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at HarrahÕs Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Red Hat Society esteemed vice mother Linda Murphy (L) and founder Sue Ellen Cooper pose after participating in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the Red Hat Society lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at HarrahÕs Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: (L-R) Comedian Rita Rudner, Red Hat Society founder Sue Ellen Cooper, RHS esteemed vice mother Linda Murphy and RHS CEO Debra Granich, participate in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the Red Hat Society lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at Harrah's Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Red Hat Society member Ida johnson waits to participate in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the RHS lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at HarrahÕs Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Red Hat Society members line the Las Vegas Strip outside of O'Sheas Casino as they wait to participate in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the RHS lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at Harrah's Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Red Hat Society members line the Las Vegas Strip outside of O'Sheas Casino as they wait to participate in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the RHS lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at Harrah's Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Red Hat Society members, including Diane Hill (L)of Nevada, wait to participate in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the RHS lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at Harrah's Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Red Hat Society members line a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk as they wait to participate in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the RHS lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at Harrah's Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Red Hat Society member Sharon Ball of California waits to participate in a Guinness World Record attempt for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the RHS lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at Harrah's Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Members of the Red Hat Society crowd a sidewalk as they head to their positions to attempt a Guinness World Record for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the RHS lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at Harrah's Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 26: Members of the Red Hat Society crowd a sidewalk as they head to their positions to attempt a Guinness World Record for most people in a chorus line January 26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 1,700 members of the RHS lined the Las Vegas Strip to attempt to break the record as part of the celebration of the opening of HATS!, a new musical at Harrah's Las Vegas.
In this photo released by Go Red for Women, Marie Osmond tells her story of how heart disease has impacted her life with women from the Red Hat Society Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in New York. Marie kicked off Go Red For Women's nationwide search for real women to share their personal stories about heart disease with the opportunity to represent the "Heart of Go Red" movement in 2008-2009.
Red Hat Chairman and CEO Matthew J. Szulik is interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after he rang the opening bell in a file photo from Dec. 12, 2006. Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. is expected to post third-quarter results. Analysts expect the company to earn 12 cents per share. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Red Hat Chairman and CEO Matthew J. Szulik. left, his wife Kyle Szulik, foreground center, the company CFO Charles Peters, third left, and his wife Becky Peters, right, applaud as the company's stock begins trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday Dec. 12, 2006. Red Hat, based in Raleigh, N.C., is the world's leading open source and Linux provider. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Red Hat Chairman and CEO Matthew J. Szulik is interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after he rang the opening bell, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2006, to mark Red Hat's transfer from the Nasdaq. Red Hat, based in Raleigh, N.C., is the world's leading open source and Linux provider. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Red Hat Chairman and CEO Matthew J. Szulik. third left, pumps his fist as he rings the New York Stock Exchange opening bell, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2006. Helping celebrate the occasion, that marked Red Hat's transfer from the Nasdaq, are NYSE CEO John Thain, left, Kyle Szulik, second left, wife of the Red Hat's chairman, and Paul Cormier, third from right, the company's executive vice president of engineering. Red Hat, based in Raleigh, N.C., is the world's leading open source and Linux provider. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
