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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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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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US actress Meg Ryan reacts to cheers from film fans as she arrives for the opening night of the Middle East International Film Festival at a hotel in Abu Dhabi UAE, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008.
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Plant workers Mike Garneau (top L), Gord Tough (top C) and Jake Steward (top R) watch Liberal leader Stephane Dion talk to employees at an automotive parts manufacturing plant in Brantford, Ontario, October 10, 2008. Canadians will head to the polls in a federal election on October 14.
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US President George W. Bush with First lady Laura Bush walks to Marine One as he departs the White House in Washington, DC. Bush was heading to Republican fundraisers in Florida and South Carolina on October 10, 2008.
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US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama arrives to pay a visit to Fireside Diner in Georgetown, Ohio, October 09, 2008.
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Afghan children wait on a hill to collect bullet casings of German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) near a shooting range in Kunduz October 7, 2008. Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed on Tuesday to extend Germany's participation in a NATO peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan and raise the number of troops it can send there by 1,000, a government official said.
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Tennessee quarterback Nick Stephens (17) throws to a receiver during first half of an NCAA college football game against Northern Illinois Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Bruce Irons (Kauai, Haw) wipes out on a 10ft (3-4 meter) wave at Teahupoo, Tahiti, 30 April 2007 during the Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Trials. Irons is considered one of the worlds most fearless surfers and is a specialist in barreling reef breaks like Teahupoo. Irons, brother of three times ASP world champion Andy, threw himself into the biggest waves that thundered across the reef 29 April in preparation for the Billabong Pro that runs from the 4-14 May. Irons will take on Chris Ward (USA) and Trent Munro (Aus) in round one when competition commences. The Billabong Pro is the third event on the Fosters Menos ASP World Tour and features the top 45 surfers in the world and three wildcards. The Billabong Pro takes place at the dangerous left hand breaking waveTeahupoo approximately 2 kmOs out to sea on a shallow reef pass
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