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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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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, left, and U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney meeti in Kiev, Ukraine on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Cheney arrived in Ukraine, as part of a tour of several ex-Soviet republics amid an escalating standoff with Russia over the war in Georgia.
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Estonia's Minister of Finance Ivari Padar attends news conference in Trakai, about 20 km (12 miles) from capital Vilnius, September 5, 2008.
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Pakistani activists shout anti-US slogans as they burn a US flag during a protest in Lahore on September 5, 2008. Pakistan has condemned a cross-border raid by Afghanistan-based international troops on a tribal village as "shameful" and unjustified, saying that only civilians had been targeted. The fiery criticism from the Pakistani foreign minister came after the US ambassador to Islamabad was summoned in protest at the incident in tribal South Waziristan, in which local officials said at least 15 people were killed.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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This file photo dated 26 February, 2007 shows Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (R) shaking hands with member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Tang Jiaxuan (L), during a visit to Naypyidaw. China 25 September, 2007 called for stability in Myanmar following days of anti-government protests there, but said it would not interfere in the affairs of its close ally
Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe (C) along with Vice Senior General Maung Aye (L) arrives to attend a dinner, part of ceremonies to mark the 60 Union Day, in the administrative capital Nayptidaw, 12 February 2007. Military-ruled Myanmar condemned western countries for imposing sanctions on the regime, as it marked the 60th anniversary of a key step toward independence from Britain
Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe (R) along with Vice Senior General Maung Aye (L) arrives to attend a dinner, part of ceremonies to mark the 60 Union Day, in the administrative capital Nayptidaw, 12 February 2007. Military-ruled Myanmar condemned western countries for imposing sanctions on the regime, as it marked the 60th anniversary of a key step toward independence from Britain
Myanmar Sr. Gen. Than Shwe, left, offers prayers to Buddhist monks in this Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, photo, in Yangon during a Buddhist conference. The ruling military junta has admitted the hundreds of Buddhist monks were detained after troops turned their guns on last week's peaceful uprising. The U.S. and its allies on the Security Council, France and Britain, said Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, after being briefed on the U.N. special envoy's four-day trip to Myanmar that they want swift action in response to the government's brutal crackdown on demonstrations last week.
Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe sits before meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in Naypyidaw May 23, 2008. In an apparent breakthrough for delivering help to millions of Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis survivors, the military government agreed to allow in "all" aid workers, Ban said on Friday.
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe sits before a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in NayPyiDaw, Myanmar May 23, 2008. In an apparent breakthrough for delivering help to millions of Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis survivors, the military government agreed to allow in "all" aid workers, Ban Ki-moon said on Friday.
Myanmar Senior Gen. Than Shwe is seen just before a meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday May 23, 2008 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Ban, on a mission to open up Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors.
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe is pictured shortly before his meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (not pictured) on May 23, 2008 during Ban's visit to Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw. Myanmar's junta leader on May 23 agreed to allow access to all foreign aid workers to help with the relief operation after Cyclone Nargis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe is pictured before meeting United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (not pictured) on May 23, 2008 during Ban's visit to Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw. Myanmar's junta leader on May 23 agreed to allow access to all foreign aid workers to help with the relief operation after Cyclone Nargis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.
Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe salutes during the 63rd Armed Forces Day in administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe salutes at the 63rd Armed Forces Day in administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe reviews the guard of honour from his car on the armed forces day in administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe salutes to the marching troops on the armed forces day in administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe reviews the guard of honour from his car on the armed forces day in the administrative capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2008. Than Shwe said that civilians would take the reins of government after elections in 2010, once a constitution is approved giving broad powers to the military. He reaffirmed that the military would hold a referendum in May on the constitution, but did not announce a date for the balloting.
