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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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Singer Britney Spears is seen at the start of the MTV Music Awards in Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.
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Brazil's Robinho controls the ball against Chile during their World Cup qualifying soccer match in Santiago September 7, 2008.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 07: Actress Jennifer Aniston arrives at the "Management" premiere during 2008 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Isabel Bader Theatre on Septmeber 7, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Rafael Nadal of Spain serves against Andy Murray of Great Britain during their semifinal match on Day 14 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot against Andy Murray of Great Britain during their semifinal match on Day 14 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts to match point, beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semi-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows in New York, September 6, 2008.
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Polish musician Doda sings during the London Live, Polish Music Festival at Wembley Arena, London, on September 7, 2008.
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Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hands with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao before a meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta on April 29, 2008. Gusmao, who escaped an assassination attempt on February in Dili, arrived in Indonesia on April 28 for a five-day visit to boost up ties between the two countries. East Timor, a former Indonesia's province, won its independence in 2002.
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) greets East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (L) at the presidential palace in Jakarta on April 29, 2008. Gusmao, who escaped an assassination attempt on February in Dili, arrived in Indonesia on April 28 for a five-day long visit to boost up ties between the two countries. East Timor, a former Indonesia's province, won its independence in 2002.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) and First Lady Kristiani Yudhoyono (R) hold up freshly harvested rice as they visit a field in Purwore, in Central Java, on April 17, 2008. Indonesia said on April 15 that it expects to produce enough rice to feed its more than 230 million people this year, with harvests expected to be better than usual.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt (L) meet at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta April 14, 2008. Leavitt is in Indonesia on a one-day visit to discuss the bird flu crisis that has killed 107 people here, his spokesman said.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt (L) before their meeting at Presidential Palace in Jakarta April 14, 2008. Leavitt is in Indonesia on a one-day visit to discuss the bird flu crisis that has killed 107 people here, his spokesman said.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) welcomes US Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt (L) before their meeting at Presidential Palace in Jakarta April 14, 2008. Leavitt is in Indonesia on a one-day visit to discuss the bird flu crisis that has killed 107 people here, his spokesman said.
This handout picture shows Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) talking to US Pacific Command Admiral Timothy J Keating (L) during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Jakarta on April 11, 2008. Chinese efforts to assure the world of its "peaceful rise" were being contradicted by a lack of transparency about its vigorous military build-up, Keating said during the press conference on April 10.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) makes a sudden unannounced visit to check on the distribution of gas stoves in Jakarta on April 6, 2008, to see how his government's drive to convert domestic use of kerosene into liquefied petroleoum gas is working. Indonesia's government in 2007 distributed gas stoves to more than four million poor households in an attempt to soften the blow of a planned cut in the kerosene subsidy.
US nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (L) listens to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) during a meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta on April 4, 2008. Recent comments by North Korea were "very unhelpful," Hill said during his two-day official visit in Jakarta after Pyongyang announced it was suspending all dialogue with the South Korea.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, shakes hands with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill before a meeting at palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 4, 2008. The U.S. envoy to stalled North Korean nuclear talks said Friday he may meet his North Korean counterpart in the next few days in an attempt to end the stalemate.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, left, makes a traditional Thai greeting to journalists after a joint press conference with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, at the palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Samak began a two-day official visit to Indonesia Wednesday morning.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) pose for a family picutre following the 11th session of the Islamic Conference summit in Dakar, on March, 13, 2008. Leaders from the world's biggest Muslim forum started a summit here Thursday that was overshadowed by conflicts and new tensions that have stricken member nations.
