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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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Australia's Rebecca Keat celebrates winning the women's elite division of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore September 7, 2008. Over 1,400 athletes took part in the event.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses a press conference after casting his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.
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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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The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington in this June 15, 2005 file photo. China expressed concern and dissatisfaction with the United States on March 26, 2008, after the Pentagon said it mistakenly shipped four fuses for nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006. Beijing had urged the United States to thoroughly investigate and report the details promptly to China so as to �eliminate the negative effect and severe consequences,� Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang was quoted on a ministry Web site as saying.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: Lucy Clarke, girlfriend of Gary McKinnon, is comforted by a supporter as she cries during a peaceful demonstration held in support of the British computer hacker outside the Home Office on September 2, 2008 in London, England. Gary McKinnon, an unemployed computer systems administrator, is due to be extradited to the United States where he faces up to 80 years in jail for hacking into US Army, Navy, Pentagon and NASA computers.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: A peaceful demonstration is held in support of British computer hacker Gary McKinnon outside the Home Office on September 2, 2008 in London, England. Gary McKinnon an unemployed computer systems administrator, is due to be extradited to the United States, where he faces up to 80 years in jail for his crime of hacking US Army, Navy, Pentagon and NASA computers.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: Lucy Clarke, girlfriend of Gary McKinnon, clasps her hands while speaking to a reporter during a peaceful demonstration held in support of the British computer hacker outside the Home Office on September 2, 2008 in London, England. Gary McKinnon, an unemployed computer systems administrator, is due to be extradited to the United States where he faces up to 80 years in jail for hacking into US Army, Navy, Pentagon and NASA computers.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: A peaceful demonstration is held in support of British computer hacker Gary McKinnon outside the Home Office on September 2, 2008 in London, England. Gary McKinnon an unemployed computer systems administrator, is due to be extradited to the United States, where he faces up to 80 years in jail for his crime of hacking US Army, Navy, Pentagon and NASA computers.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: A banner placed by the Home Office plaque at a peaceful demonstration held in support of British computer hacker Gary McKinnon shows his portrait on September 2, 2008 outside the Home Office in London, England. Gary McKinnon, an unemployed computer systems administrator, is due to be extradited to the United States, where he faces up to 80 years in jail for his crime of hacking US Army, Navy, Pentagon and NASA computers.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: Olivia O'Reilly, a friend of the McKinnon family, attends a peaceful demonstration held in support of British computer hacker Gary McKinnon, outside the Home Office on September 2, 2008 in London, England. Gary McKinnon, an unemployed computer systems administrator, is due to be extradited to the United States, where he faces up to 80 years in jail for his crime of hacking US Army, Navy, Pentagon and NASA computers.
LONDON - SEPTEMBER 02: A peaceful demonstration is held in support of British computer hacker Gary McKinnon outside the Home Office on September 2, 2008 in London, England. Gary McKinnon, an unemployed computer systems administrator, is due to be extradited to the United States, where he faces up to 80 years in jail for his crime of hacking US Army, Navy, Pentagon and NASA computers.
Mourners for fallen Marine Pfc. Daniel McGuire and U.S. Army Pfc. Paul Conlon, both of Mashpee, Mass., hold candles during a vigil near the Mashpee Town Hall, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. The Pentagon says McGuire was killed Thursday while on a security patrol in Fallujah, Iraq. Conlon died Friday morning in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb blew up his vehicle.
Mourners for fallen Marine Pfc. Daniel McGuire and U.S. Army Pfc. Paul Conlon, both of Mashpee, Mass., place roses near a memorial before the start of a candlelight vigil near the Mashpee Town Hall, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. The Pentagon says McGuire was killed Thursday while on a security patrol in Fallujah, Iraq. Conlon died Friday morning in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb blew up his vehicle.
Mourners for fallen Marine Pfc. Daniel McGuire and U.S. Army Pfc. Paul Conlon, both of Mashpee, Mass., sing "God Bless America" while holding candles during a vigil near the Mashpee Town Hall, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. The Pentagon says McGuire was killed Thursday while on a security patrol in Fallujah, Iraq. Conlon died Friday morning in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb blew up his vehicle.
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