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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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Palestinian artist Walid Ayyoub poses with a drawing of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his studio in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 22, 2008. Obama pledged on Tuesday to work to reach a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians from his first day in office but said it would be difficult.
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Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, left, and Ajax player Luis Suarez, right, vie for the ball during their Amsterdam tournament soccer match at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Aug. 8, 2008.
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Former U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate and former Senator John Edwards (D-NC) campaigns with his wife Elizabeth at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa in this file photo from January 1, 2008. Edwards has admitted to having had an extramarital affair with a woman he met in a New York City bar in 2006, ABC News reported on August 8, 2008.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin waves as he watches the festivities during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Chinese capital on August 8, 2008. The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion USD and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life with a spectacular start to the opening ceremony.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 07: A United States gymnast shifts her uniform during practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Indoor Stadium on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Artists underneath boxes perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe (L) is seen before a 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 survivors, the military government agreed to allow in "all" aid workers, Ban said on Friday.
This handout photo from the United Nations taken on May 23, 2008 shows UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L) meeting with Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (R) during Ban's visit to Myanmar's capital of Naypyidaw. Myanmar opened polls on May 24, 2008 for hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims, many hungry, homeless and still waiting for aid, in a much-criticised constitutional referendum ahead of a key donors' conference. Ban, who left Myanmar on May 23 and is in China visiting the earthquake-hit province of Sichuan on May 24, will return to Yangon on May 25 for the donors' meeting hosted by the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (L) waits for the arrival of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon 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.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, poses with Myanmar Senior Gen. Than Shwe, right, 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's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, left, is seen before his meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, unseen, 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. Ban's comments came after a crucial two-hour meeting Friday with Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, is greeted by Myanmar's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, left, 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. Ban's comments came after a crucial two-hour meeting Friday with Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, meets with Myanmar Senior Gen. Than Shwe, right, 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.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, poses with Myanmar's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, right, 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. Ban's comments came after a crucial two-hour meeting Friday with Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, poses with Myanmar Senior Gen. Than Shwe, right, 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.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, meets with Myanmar's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, left, 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. Ban's comments came after a crucial two-hour meeting Friday with Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure.
Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (L) smiles shortly before 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. Man at R is unidentified.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L) meets with Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (R) 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.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) meets with Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (L) on May 23, 2008 in 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.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) is greeted by Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (L) on May 23, 2008 in 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.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L) poses with Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (R) 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.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L) poses with Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe (R) 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 leader Senior General Than Shwe (C) and top military brass check the quality of drinking water provided to displaced people living in makeshift tents on the outskirts of Yangon on May 18, 2008. Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened an emergency meeting in Singapore to find ways of escalating delivery of foreign aid to cyclone victims in Myanmar amid resistance from its military regime. The ministers observed a minute's silence in remembrance of the victims of Asia's twin tragedies this month: the Myanmar cyclone and the killer earthquake in China.
Myanmar's junta leader Senior General Than Shwe (C) visits cyclone-affected familes on the outskirts of Yangon on May 18, 2008. Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened an emergency meeting in Singapore to find ways of escalating delivery of foreign aid to cyclone victims in Myanmar amid resistance from its military regime. The ministers observed a minute's silence in remembrance of the victims of Asia's twin tragedies this month: the Myanmar cyclone and the killer earthquake in China.
Myanmar's junta leader Senior General Than Shwe (C) visits cyclone-affected familes on the outskirts of Yangon on May 18, 2008. Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened an emergency meeting in Singapore to find ways of escalating delivery of foreign aid to cyclone victims in Myanmar amid resistance from its military regime. The ministers observed a minute's silence in remembrance of the victims of Asia's twin tragedies this month: the Myanmar cyclone and the killer earthquake in China.
Myanmar's Junta leader Senior General Than Shwe (R) casts his vote in the country's constitutional referendum in the administrative capital Naypyidaw on May 10, 2008. Myanmar's junta pushed ahead with a vote on a new constitution, ignoring calls from the United Nations to focus on delivering aid to 1.5 million cyclone victims facing disease and hunger.
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