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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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A house destroyed by a landslide is seen in Hachioji, on the outskirts of Tokyo Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Fierce rains lashed central Japan early Friday, killing one woman, inundating vast stretches of rural and residential areas, and prompting authorities to order tens of thousands from their homes.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) hugs his wife Michelle. Democratic after his speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 28, 2008.
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DENVER - AUGUST 28: Fireworks go off Fireworks go off as after Obama's speech on day four of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at Invesco Field at Mile High August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Obama is the first African-American to be officially nominated as a candidate for U.S. president by a major party.
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SIERRA MADRE, CA - MAY 29: Seventieth anniversary cans of Spam, the often-maligned classic canned lunch meat made by Hormel Foods, are seen on a grocery store shelf May 29, 2008 in Sierra Madre, California. With the rise in food prices, sales of Spam are increasing as consumers look for ways to cut their food bills. According to the US Agriculture Department, the price of food is rising at the fastest rate since 1990. Increasingly expensive staples include such items as white bread, up 13 percent over last year, butter, up nine percent, and bacon at seven percent. The increasing sales have translated to 14 percent higher profits for Hormel. Spam was created in 1937 and was popularized as a staple food for World War II Western allied forces.
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Egyptian Coptic Christians demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington,DC on July 16, 2008. The protestors were demonstrating against recent attacks against Copts in Egypt and what they allege is forced Islamization.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 25: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks during a news conference at Central High School August 25, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sen. McCain made an appearance with Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 25: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) greets students during a news conference at Central High School August 25, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sen. McCain made an appearance with Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Daddy Yankee.
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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.
