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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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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (C) looks at Chinese-made machinery as he tours exhibition stands at the Zimbabwe agricultural show in Harare on August 29,2008. President Mugabe officially opened the annual agricultural exhibitions which was charactarised by low turnout as many local companies have scaled down the business or shut down due to the current economic crisis.
Zimbabwe'sPresident Robert Mugabe (R) arrives for the opening of the county's parliament in Harare, August 26, 2008. Mugabe opened the parliament in defiance of opposition Movement For Democratic Change objections and said there was "every expectation" of a power-sharing deal to end a post-election political crisis.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, right, inspecting the Guard of honour at the opening of parliament in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday Aug. 26, 008. Opposition legislators heckled, jeered and sang loudly as Mugabe addressed the opening of the first Zimbabwean parliament in which the opposition outnumbered the veteran ruler's legislators.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (C) inspects the guard of honour at a parade during the opening of the 7th parliament of Zimbabwe which is dominated by the opposition, in Harare on August 26, 2008. Zimbabwe's new parliament got off to a stormy start Tuesday as the opposition flexed its new-found political muscle by heckling President Robert Mugabe in the most hostile legislature the veteran leader has faced in 28 years.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (C) and army generals inspect an honor guard in Harare on August 26, 2008 during the opening of 7th parliament of Zimbabwe, which is dominated by the opposition. Mugabe was heckled by the opposition as he opened parliament and declared that "landmark agreements" were expected to be signed by the country's political rivals.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (C) inspects an honor guard in Harare on August 26, 2008 during the opening of 7th parliament of Zimbabwe, which is dominated by the opposition. Mugabe was heckled by the opposition as he opened parliament and declared that "landmark agreements" were expected to be signed by the country's political rivals.
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe (L) coverses with the Zambian Foreign Affairs Minister Kabinga Pande (R) as they attend the second and final day of the 28th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit at the Sandton Convention center in Johannesburg. Southern African countries launched a regional trade zone at the summit that aims to eliminate import tariffs, with plans for a common currency by 2018.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe arrives for the opening of the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Johannesburg, August 16, 2008. Southern African leaders began the two-day regional summit on Saturday at which Zimbabwe's political rivals were expected to resume power-sharing talks to try to end the country's political crisis.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe arrives for the opening of the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Johannesburg, August 16, 2008. Southern African leaders began the two-day regional summit on Saturday at which Zimbabwe's political rivals were expected to resume power-sharing talks to try to end the country's political crisis.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L), South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (C) and South African president Thabo Mbeki attend on August 16, 2008 the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Johannesburg. The summit of southern African leaders opened with Zimbabwe's political rivals in attendance as negotiators aimed to reach a deal to end the country's political crisis. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe entered the summit with the heads of other southern African nations, while his arch-rival, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, took a seat in the front row of invited guests.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L) is welcome by South Africasn Minister Essop Pahad on August 15, 2008 at O.R. Thambo Johannesburg International airport. A regional summit of southern African leaders opened on August 16, with Zimbabwe's crisis high on the agenda, and with the country's main political rivals in attendance. President Mugabe entered the summit along with other leaders from the 14-nation Southern African Development Community as the audience stood to welcome them.
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