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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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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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Anti-government demonstrators pass out free women's underwear to others Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Demonstrators continue to occupy the grounds of Government House and the surrounding area demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Andy Roddick of the U.S. celebrates a point against Ernests Gulbis of Latvia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York August 29, 2008.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Andy Roddick of the United States returns a shot against Ernests Gulbis of Latvia during Day 5 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.
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India's bowler Harbhajan Singh brings water during the 5th and final One Day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. India has an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the 5 match series.
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South Africa's AB de Villiers (L) is run out by England's Matthew Prior (R) during the third Natwest one day International between England and South Africa at The Brit Oval cricket ground, London, England, on August 29, 2008.
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Anti-government protesters lie down on the street to avoid tear gas during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on August 29, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas to try to break up about 2,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside the Bangkok police headquarters, an.
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In this file photo, pilots of a U.S. Navy F14 Tomcat move into position at dawn for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001. At the U.N. Climate Conference Friday, April 4, 2008, some European nations are calling for tougher regulations of shipping and aviation emissions, saying they should be included in any new climate pact alongside pollutants from power plants and agriculture.
A small herd of elk roam the badlands inside Theodore Roosevelt National Park, near Medora, N.D., on Friday, Dec. 14, 2007. The number of elk roaming the nation's parks is booming, and that's bad news for them. A debate has started among wildlife and conservation officials about how the animals should be culled _ by sharpshooters' bullets or by their natural enemy, wolves.
Bill Whitworth, chief of resource management for Theodore Roosevelt National Park, uses binoculars to search for elk inside Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D., on Friday, Dec. 14, 2007. The number of elk roaming the nation's parks is booming, and that's bad news for them. A debate has started among wildlife and conservation officials about how the animals should be culled _ by sharpshooters' bullets or by their natural enemy, wolves.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly sits in his office under a painting of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. President, during an interview, in New York, Tuesday Dec. 4 , 2007. Kelly chatted with ease about his law enforcement forefather, Theodore Roosevelt. Also about a new pet project, a "citizen satisfaction survey." And, of course, about a murder rate hitting historic lows. But when the subject turns to the buzz over whether he'll run for mayor, New York's top cop holsters his trademark crooked smile and cuts off the conversation with a polite, auto-pilot response. Heading the 36,000-officer New York Police Department, he insisted, consumes him.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is interviewed in his office in New York, Tuesday Dec. 4 , 2007. Kelly chatted with ease about his law enforcement forefather, Theodore Roosevelt. Also about a new pet project, a "citizen satisfaction survey." And, of course, about a murder rate hitting historic lows. But when the subject turns to the buzz over whether he'll run for mayor, New York's top cop holsters his trademark crooked smile and cuts off the conversation with a polite, auto-pilot response. Heading the 36,000-officer New York Police Department, he insisted, consumes him.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is interviewed in his office in New York, Tuesday Dec. 4 , 2007. Kelly chatted with ease about his law enforcement forefather, Theodore Roosevelt. Also about a new pet project, a "citizen satisfaction survey." And, of course, about a murder rate hitting historic lows. But when the subject turns to the buzz over whether he'll run for mayor, New York's top cop holsters his trademark crooked smile and cuts off the conversation with a polite, auto-pilot response. Heading the 36,000-officer New York Police Department, he insisted, consumes him.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is interviewed in his office in New York, Tuesday Dec. 4 , 2007. Kelly chatted with ease about his law enforcement forefather, Theodore Roosevelt. Also about a new pet project, a "citizen satisfaction survey." And, of course, about a murder rate hitting historic lows. But when the subject turns to the buzz over whether he'll run for mayor, New York's top cop holsters his trademark crooked smile and cuts off the conversation with a polite, auto-pilot response. Heading the 36,000-officer New York Police Department, he insisted, consumes him.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly sits in his office under a painting of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. President, during an interview, in New York, Tuesday Dec. 4 , 2007. Kelly chatted with ease about his law enforcement forefather, Theodore Roosevelt. Also about a new pet project, a "citizen satisfaction survey." And, of course, about a murder rate hitting historic lows. But when the subject turns to the buzz over whether he'll run for mayor, New York's top cop holsters his trademark crooked smile and cuts off the conversation with a polite, auto-pilot response. Heading the 36,000-officer New York Police Department, he insisted, consumes him.
Barry Landau, author of "The President's Table: 200 Years of Dining and Diplomacy" holds a page from the Golden Banquet menu, part of his extensive collection of presidential memorabilia in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007. The menu is covered in red alligator leather and embossed in gold leaf. It dates from May 12, 1903, and was used for a banquet in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt in San Francisco.
Barry Landau, author of "The President's Table: 200 Years of Dining and Diplomacy" holds President Theodore Roosevelt's personal leather-bound gold menu from an April 2, 1903 Chicago dinner in his honor, part of Landau's extensive collection of presidential memorabilia at his apartment in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007.
