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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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A model presents a creation at the Geova Rodriguez designer Spring 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week September 6, 2008.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actor Gil Bellows arrives at the "Blindness" premiere during the 2008 Toronto Internation Film Festival held at The Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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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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New Wallaby coach Robbie Deans (L) and captain Stirling Mortlock (R) front the media as they announce four new caps for their Test match against Ireland, at a press conference, in Melbourne on June 11, 2008. New coach Robbie Deans has named winger Peter Hynes, halfback Luke Burgess will be in the run-on side for the Test against Ireland to be played 14 June, while centre Ryan Cross and lock Dean Mumm are expected to start off the bench.
New Wallaby coach Robbie Deans (L) and captain Stirling Mortlock (R) front the media as they announce four new caps for their Test match against Ireland, at a press conference, in Melbourne on June 11, 2008. New coach Robbie Deans has named winger Peter Hynes, halfback Luke Burgess will be in the run-on side for the Test against Ireland to be played 14 June, while centre Ryan Cross and lock Dean Mumm are expected to start off the bench.
England's Jonny Wilkinson, second right, shakes hands with Australian players Stirling Mortlock, right, Phil Waugh, and Lotw Tuqiri, left, after their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between England and Australia at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France, Saturday Oct.6, 2007. England won 12-10.
