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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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England's Wes Brown, second from right, heads the ball to score a goal against Czech Republic during their friendly soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.
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Spanish opposition leader Mariano Rajoy talks to the media outside Madrid's IFEMA fairgrounds, where they are taking the bodies from the Barajas airport crash, August 20, 2008. About 145 people were killed when a Spanish jet taking holidaymakers to the Canary Islands crashed on takeoff and burst into flames at Madrid airport on Wednesday, an emergency services spokesman said. Smoke billowed up near Terminal Four from the remains of Spanair's Flight JK5022, an MD-82 jet bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. The 15-year-old plane, carrying 166 passengers and nine crew, shot off the runway at 2:45 pm local time (1245 GMT), according to Spanair, and witnesses described a huge explosion.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Gold medalist Melaine Walker of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6. MORE ON IMAGE FORUM.
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX - MARCH 25: Students from the University of Texas El Paso drink beer from a funnel on the beach during the annual ritual of Spring Break March 25, 2008 on South Padre Island, Texas. The South Texas island is one of the top Spring Break destinations and attracts students from all over the country.
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MIAMI BEACH, FL - MARCH 12: University of Georgia student Casey Schnitzer (L) pours a beer into a funnel during spring break March 12, 2008 on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. The traditional break from college began this week.
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Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., left, and Former New Jersey governor and former director of the 9/11 Commission Thomas Kean, right, arrive with Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for a campaign stop Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at Logan International Airport in Boston. Kean endorsed McCain. McCain plans to visit Iraq during the Thanksgiving holiday period.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 23: A member of Code Pink wears a pair of big glasses and a crown as Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean (R), testifies during a hearing before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee October 23, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the pace of intelligence reform at the FBI.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 23: Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean (R), testifies as former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN) (L), Vice Chairman of the commission, listens during a hearing before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee October 23, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the pace of intelligence reform at the FBI.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 23: Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean (R), and former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN) (L), Vice Chairman of the commission, listen during a hearing before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee October 23, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the pace of intelligence reform at the FBI.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 23: Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean (R), testifies as former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN) (L), Vice Chairman of the commission, listens during a hearing before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee October 23, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the pace of intelligence reform at the FBI.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 23: Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN) (R), testifies as former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean (L), Chairman of the commission, looks on during a hearing before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee October 23, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the pace of intelligence reform at the FBI.
Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Thomas Kean (R) and Commission Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton gather on stage during a news conference on the sixth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in Washington September 11, 2007. The pair, who authored the 9-11 report, discussed whether the United States is safer since the attacks of September 11.
Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Thomas Kean (L), looks on as Commission Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton speaks to the media at a news conference on the sixth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in Washington September 11, 2007. The pair, who authored the 9-11 report, discussed whether the United States is safer since the attacks of September 11.
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center standing, talks with Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, former Gov. Thomas Kean, R-N.J., second from left, Elizabeth Romanaux, vice president of communications for Liberty Science Center, second from right, and Connie Claman, CFO and vice president for resource administration a the Liberty Science Center at Liberty State Park on Friday, May 9, 2008, in Jersey City, N.J.
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, stands alongside Thomas Kean, former New Jersey governor and former director of the 9/11 Commission, who endorsed McCain during a campaign stop Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at Logan International Airport in Boston. McCain plans to visit Iraq during the Thanksgiving holiday period.
Vice Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Lee Hamilton, listens to a question during a news conference on the sixth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in Washington September 11, 2007. Hamilton and Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Thomas Kean, who co-authored the 9-11 report, discussed whether the United States is safer since the attacks of September 11, 2001.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - NOVEMBER 7: Former New Jersey Gov. Thomas H. Kean speaks at a news conference about his son, Republican U.S. Senate candidate New Jersey State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. November 7, 2006 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Kean Jr. conceded to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in a tightly contested race for the seat. (Photo by Jeff Fusco/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Thomas H. Kean
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