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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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Bryan Clay of the United States, right, leads Liberia's Jangy Addy in the 110-meter hurdles in the men's Decathlon during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
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New York Yankees' Jason Giambi (R) is out on force at second with the tag by Toronto Blue Jays' Joe Inglett (L) in the seventh inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Toronto August 21, 2008.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama listens to his introduction at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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MARTINSVILLE, VA - AUGUST 20: Presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) waits to speak during a campaign event at the Patrick Henry Community College August 20, 2008 in Martinsville, Virginia. Obama is expected to announce his Vice Presidential candidate before the start of the Democratic National Convention on August 25th.
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In this photo provided by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Makali, a three-year-old reticulated giraffe, gives a nuzzle to her Fourth of July treat, a red, white and blue fruitcicle, at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., on Friday, July 4, 2008. The giraffes received their colorful treat, which was made up of apples and carrots frozen into three layers, during the Fourth of July holiday.
This photo supplied Six Flags Wild Safari, shows two European brown bear females and their cubs born in early February, on March 19, 2008 at Six Flags Wild Safari, in Jackson, N. J. The European brown bear is an endangered species so the births were especially welcome. Both mother bears and their five cubs are doing well and were recently moved into a nursery located in the Bear Country of the Safari park.
This photo supplied Six Flags Wild Safari, shows an as-yet unnamed cub, one of five newborn European brown bear cubs born in early February to two mothers, being held on March 19, 2008 at Six Flags Wild Safari, in Jackson, N. J. The European brown bear are an endangered species so the births were especially welcome. Both mother bears and their cubs are doing well and were recently moved into a nursery located in the Bear Country of the Safari park.
This photo supplied Six Flags Wild Safari, shows an as-yet unnamed cub, one of five newborn European brown bear cubs born in early February to two mothers, being held on March 19, 2008 at Six Flags Wild Safari, in Jackson, N. J. The European brown bear are an endangered species so the births were especially welcome. Both mother bears and their cubs are doing well and were recently moved into a nursery located in the Bear Country of the Safari park.
In this photo and caption provided by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Beauregard, an 8-month-old male Grants zebra is greeted by Brandy, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin while out on a daily walk around the park at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. Beauregard was hand-reared at the park and takes daily strolls around the 135-acre park.
This photo provided by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom shows a 3-day-old green-naped rainbow lorikeet held by Robyn Arnold, bird supervisor at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 in Vallejo, Calif. The lorikeet hatchling, whose gender is unknown, weighs approximately 15 grams and is being raised by its parents, Missy and Bailey. The chick will mature quickly, developing its distinctive green, blue, yellow and red feathers within three to four weeks.
This photo provided by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom shows a 3-day-old green-naped rainbow lorikeet held by Robyn Arnold, bird supervisor at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 in Vallejo, Calif. The lorikeet hatchling, whose gender is unknown, weighs approximately 15 grams and is being raised by its parents, Missy and Bailey. The chick will mature quickly, developing its distinctive green, blue, yellow and red feathers within three to four weeks.
In this photo provided by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Dakar, a 13-week-old male Dromedary camel, bites at a video camera during his introduction to the media at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., on Thursday, May 10, 2007. The park also introduced a 13-week-old zebra foal named Beauregard and an 11-month-old wallaroo joey named Roo. Dromedary camels have one hump which differs from Bactrian camels, which have two.
In a photo provided by the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a 2-day-old female Hercules moth rests on a tree at the Butterfly House at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The moth hatched overnight May 7 after being in its cocoon for eight months. As the largest moth species in Australia and one of the largest in the world, the wing span can be up to 14 inches wide. Life span is short as non-feeding adults live on their own body fat and this species will survive up to a week. In nature, females live to mate with males and generally lay up to 80-100 eggs.
In a photo provided by the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a 2-day-old female Hercules moth rests on a tree at the Butterfly House at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The moth hatched overnight May 7 after being in its cocoon for eight months. As the largest moth species in Australia and one of the largest in the world, the wing span can be up to 14 inches wide. Life span is short as non-feeding adults live on their own body fat and this species will survive up to a week. In nature, females live to mate with males and generally lay up to 80-100 eggs.
In a photo provided by the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a 2-day-old female Hercules moth sits on the hand of an entomologist at the Butterfly House at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The moth hatched overnight May 7 after being in its cocoon for eight months. As the largest moth species in Australia and one of the largest in the world, the wing span can be up to 14 inches wide. Life span is short as non-feeding adults live on their own body fat and this species will survive up to a week. In nature, females live to mate with males and generally lay up to 80-100 eggs.
VALLEJO, CA - APRIL 26: Three orphaned 11 month old cougar cubs play at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom on April 26, 2007 in Vallejo, California. The cougar cubs were given to the park from the Idaho Fish & Game in March after they were found motherless in the wild and it was determined that they would not survive in the wild. They will be a part of the park's Wildlife Theater show. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
VALLEJO, CA - APRIL 26: An orphaned 11 month old cougar cub plays at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom on April 26, 2007 in Vallejo, California. Three cougar cubs were given to the park from the Idaho Fish & Game in March after they were found motherless in the wild and it was determined that they would not survive in the wild. They will be a part of the park's Wildlife Theater show. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
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