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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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Italian architect Renzo Piano (R) speaks at the press preview for the new Broad Contemporary Art Museum which he designed in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art campus February 7, 2008. Philanthropist Eli Broad (L) contributed art and $50 million to the museum is shown. The new museum opens to the public February 16.
Faithful pray in the Renzo Piano Church of San Pio at San Giovanni Rotondo in the Puglia region in southern Italy on April 23, 2008 on the eve of the public exhibition of Padre Pio's body. Padre Pio was born on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy. As a Capuchin, he was a famed confessor and preacher and had a widespread reputation as one whose prayers were effective in procuring miraculous cures. Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1999 and canonized him in 2002.
Workers pass by the Renzo Piano Church of San Pio at San Giovanni Rotondo in the Puglia region in southern Italy on April 23, 2008 on the eve of the public exhibition of Padre Pio's body. Padre Pio was born on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy. As a Capuchin, he was a famed confessor and preacher and had a widespread reputation as one whose prayers were effective in procuring miraculous cures. Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1999 and canonized him in 2002.
A worker cleans the Renzo Piano Church of San Pio at San Giovanni Rotondo in the Puglia region in southern Italy on April 23, 2008 on the eve of the public exhibition of Padre Pio's body. Padre Pio was born on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy. As a Capuchin, he was a famed confessor and preacher and had a widespread reputation as one whose prayers were effective in procuring miraculous cures. Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1999 and canonized him in 2002.
Italian architect Renzo Piano poses during a press preview in front of the new Broad Contemporary Art Museum which he designed in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art campus February 7, 2008. Philanthropist Eli Broad contributed art and $50 million to the museum which opens to the public February 16.
Architect Renzo Piano's "leaning" KPN tower, left, and the Erasmus Bridge, background right, are seen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May, 16, 2007. On May 14, 1940 a Nazi bombardment flattened buildings and sparked an inferno that destroyed most of downtown Rotterdam, creating an architects' playground during post-World War II reconstruction. As part of its City of Architecture year that has just kicked off, Rotterdam has launched a Web site with descriptions and anecdotes about 40 of the city's most interesting buildings.
Architect Renzo Piano's "leaning" KPN tower KPN tower is seen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May, 16, 2007. On May 14, 1940 a Nazi bombardment flattened buildings and sparked an inferno that destroyed most of downtown Rotterdam, creating an architects' playground during post-World War II reconstruction. As part of its City of Architecture year that has just kicked off, Rotterdam has launched a Web site with descriptions and anecdotes about 40 of the city's most interesting buildings.
Architect Renzo Piano's "leaning" KPN tower KPN tower is seen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May, 16, 2007. On May 14, 1940 a Nazi bombardment flattened buildings and sparked an inferno that destroyed most of downtown Rotterdam, creating an architects' playground during post-World War II reconstruction. As part of its City of Architecture year that has just kicked off, Rotterdam has launched a Web site with descriptions and anecdotes about 40 of the city's most interesting buildings.
Architect Renzo Piano's "leaning" KPN tower, left, and the Erasmus Bridge, background right, are seen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May, 16, 2007. On May 14, 1940 a Nazi bombardment flattened buildings and sparked an inferno that destroyed most of downtown Rotterdam, creating an architects' playground during post-World War II reconstruction. As part of its City of Architecture year that has just kicked off, Rotterdam has launched a Web site with descriptions and anecdotes about 40 of the city's most interesting buildings.
Italian Architect Renzo Piano poses in the atrium of New York's Pierpont Morgan Library, in this April 25, 2006 file photo. Piano, who co-designed the Pompidou Center in Paris, has been commissioned to build Athens' new opera house and national library. The $442 million project will be funded with an endowment from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the public benefit organization said in a statement. Upon completion, it will be handed over to the Greek state.
Art Institute of Chicago's new Modern Wing, due to open May 2009 is pictured from the wildflower garden in Millenium Park in May of 2008. The building and its adjoining bridge to Millenium Park were designed by famed Italian architect Renzo Piano. The $300 million project will expand the Art Institute to 1 million square feet, second only among U.S. art museums to the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
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