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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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • 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. From Getty Images.

      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.

  • Hot off the wire
    • Paraguay's former President Nicanor Duarte is seen on a TV camera screen as he leaves the Congress in Asuncion, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Duarte, was elected to the Senate during a general election in April but more than half of the senators boycotted his incorporation to the Congress on Thursday. From AP Photo by Jorge Saenz.

      Paraguay's former President Nicanor Duarte is seen on a TV camera screen as he leaves the Congress in Asuncion, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Duarte, was elected to the Senate during a general election in April but more than half of the senators boycotted his incorporation to the Congress on Thursday.

    • Matamoros of Mexico's pitcher Sergio Rodriguez pitches to a batter from Maracaibo of Venezuela during the international semifinal of Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania August 21, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Matamoros of Mexico's pitcher Sergio Rodriguez pitches to a batter from Maracaibo of Venezuela during the international semifinal of Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania August 21, 2008.

    • NEW HAVEN, CT - AUGUST 21:  Andreas Seppi of Italy returns a shot to Luka Gregorc of Slovakia during Day 4 of Pilot Pen Tennis on August 21, 2008 at Connecticut Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut. From Getty Images.

      NEW HAVEN, CT - AUGUST 21: Andreas Seppi of Italy returns a shot to Luka Gregorc of Slovakia during Day 4 of Pilot Pen Tennis on August 21, 2008 at Connecticut Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut.

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    • United States' Jeremy Wariner, front, reacts after United States' LaShawn Merritt, back, won the gold in the men's 400-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium  at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. From AP Photo by Kevin Frayer.

      United States' Jeremy Wariner, front, reacts after United States' LaShawn Merritt, back, won the gold in the men's 400-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.

    • NAPLES, FL - AUGUST 19: A man hold his shoes while walking home from work in street flooding from Tropical Storm Fay August 19, 2008 in Naples, Florida. Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to reach the minimal hurricane status that had been predicted. From Getty Images.

      NAPLES, FL - AUGUST 19: A man hold his shoes while walking home from work in street flooding from Tropical Storm Fay August 19, 2008 in Naples, Florida. Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to reach the minimal hurricane status that had been predicted.

    • Tropical Storm Fay is pictured over the state of Florida in this satellite image taken on August 19, 2008. Fay, currently located inland about 30 miles east-southeast of Ft Myers on the west side of Lake Okeechobee, is expected to remain over Florida through Saturday. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Tropical Storm Fay is pictured over the state of Florida in this satellite image taken on August 19, 2008. Fay, currently located inland about 30 miles east-southeast of Ft Myers on the west side of Lake Okeechobee, is expected to remain over Florida through Saturday.

    • This August 20, 2008 NOAA satellite image shows Tropical Storm Fay located south of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Tropical Storm Fay was heading eastward toward Florida's Atlantic coast early August 20, with forecasters saying it will more than likely make a return trip to the waterlogged state after it finally moves offshore."This storm is going to be with us for a while. That's obvious now," Florida Governor Charlie Crist said late Tuesday."It looks like it could be a boomerang storm."  Forecasters said Fay may stick around through Thursday or later. Fay on Tuesday slammed into Florida's southwest coast, buffeting the Sunshine State with severe winds and drenching rains, while also spawning tornadoes and severe flooding. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      This August 20, 2008 NOAA satellite image shows Tropical Storm Fay located south of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Tropical Storm Fay was heading eastward toward Florida's Atlantic coast early August 20, with forecasters saying it will more than likely make a return trip to the waterlogged state after it finally moves offshore."This storm is going to be with us for a while. That's obvious now," Florida Governor Charlie Crist said late Tuesday."It looks like it could be a boomerang storm." Forecasters said Fay may stick around through Thursday or later. Fay on Tuesday slammed into Florida's southwest coast, buffeting the Sunshine State with severe winds and drenching rains, while also spawning tornadoes and severe flooding.

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