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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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With the Dome of the Rock Mosque seen in the background, Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray, during the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Around 90,000 Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, it was reported by police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. He said thousands of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."
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Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger attends a news conference at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon September 5, 2008. Top European club coaches have been meeting during two days to discuss the latest trends in club football and express their views on major issues affecting club football.
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A worshipper approaches Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) to embrace him during the weekly prayer at Tehran university on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, on September 5, 2008. Iran dismissed today as baseless remarks by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that Tehran was pursuing its contoversial nuclear programme for military purposes.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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US President George W. Bush (center R) listens as Wilfred McClay (L), a history professor at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, speaks regarding former US President Thomas Jefferson during an event honoring his 265th birthday in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2008. Jefferson was the third US president from 1801-1809.
US President George W. Bush (2nd L) sits alongside First Lady Laura Bush as they listen to an academic lecture during an event in honor of former US President Thomas Jefferson's 265th birthday in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2008. Jefferson was the third US president from 1801-1809.
WASHINGTON - APRIL 11: Historical performers in the roles of former presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe pose for photographs with sisters Liz and Kate Hutzel of Laffayette, Indiana, during the grand opening of The Newseum April 11, 2008 in Washington, DC. The 250,000-square-foot interactive news museum is located on Pennsylvania Avenue between the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
In this Wednesday April 9, 2008 file photo, Shelby Gueory, 13, left, Meridian Witt, 13, and Haley Irish, 13, all of Washington, explore an interactive exhibit at the "Library of Congress Experience" in Washington. The exhibit, located in the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson building, will offer visitors the opportunity to explore historical treasures through interactive technology.
A touch-screen voting screen displays the field of eligible Democratic candidates in Virginia's presidential primaries, including Illinois Senator Barack Obama and New York Senator Hillary Clinton, at the Thomas Jefferson Center, a polling place in Arlington, Virginia, on February 12, 2008. Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC, hold their primaries today.
In this image released by the State Department, the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States is seen. The keepers of the Great Seal of the United States is the nation's stamp of authority, sovereignty and power, gracing our cash and embossing the most important of documents from its home at the State Department, which has held it since the days of Thomas Jefferson, the first secretary of state.
