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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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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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Panama's First lady, Vivian de Torrijos, left, and US First lady Laura Bush, wave as they stand next to Panamanian elementary school student's at the Tocumen International Ariport, in Panama City, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Mrs. Bush will be in Panama to visit an educational facility and for the announcement of the U.S.-Panama Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research.
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Soldiers stand guard at the airport where delegates are arriving for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima November 20, 2008. The annual APEC leaders' summit will be held from November 22 to 23.
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 20: Dubai celebrates the landmark Grand Opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort, and the Palm Jumeirah during unprecedented pyrotechnics and illumination sequences on November 20, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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A woman who had an arrest warrant for possession of crack cocaine is handcuffed in South Los Angeles, November 12, 2008. Many in the area believe that Obama's historic victory as the first black U.S. president could bring about positive change. Picture taken November 12, 2008.
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A female US soldier is seen on watch during a Peace Concert at the Zawrak Park in central Baghdad on November 07, 2008. Al-Qaeda in Iraq today has urged US president-elect Barack Obama to adopt a policy of neutrality in the war-torn country and to withdraw US troops from there and other Muslim countries.
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An Indian boy flies a kite against the backdrop of a sunset near the Indo-Bangladesh border village Raimura near Agartala, capital of Indian northeastern state Tripura on July 26, 2008. India plans to fence its eastern frontier with Bangladesh to prevent illegal infiltration and cross border movement of insurgents. Tripura has a total of 856 km open border with Bangladesh, allegedly from where the militants operate.
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Partizan Belgrade's Nikola Pekovic (L) vies for the ball with Andrew Betts (R) of DKV Joventut Badalona, during their basketball group B Euroleague match at the Pionir Arena in Belgrade, 03 January 2007. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC
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A US soldier (R) from a military transition team (MITT) coaches Iraqi soldiers during a training exercise at a US military base in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 14, 2008. US President George W. Bush will make a speech at the Pentagon next week, five years to the day after the US-led invasion of Iraq, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said today. Public opinion polls show that most Americans want to withdraw swiftly from Iraq, which clouds prospects for Bush's fellow Republicans in the November 2008 elections that will decide control of the White House and US Congress.
US army 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Command Sergeant Major John Troxell (foreground) speaks to a class of Iraqi soldiers on a training exercise with US troops at a US military base in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 14, 2008. US President George W. Bush will make a speech at the Pentagon next week, five years to the day after the US-led invasion of Iraq, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said today. Public opinion polls show that most Americans want to withdraw swiftly from Iraq, which clouds prospects for Bush's fellow Republicans in the November 2008 elections that will decide control of the White House and US Congress.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, second left, stands with US Congress members Representative Jane Harman, left, Senator Jon Kyl, center, Representative Elton Gallegly, second right, and Senator Sam Brownback, during their meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gave his military a "free hand" to hit Gaza militants after a rocket slammed into a house in an Israeli town following a visit there by the new U.N. humanitarian chief, who called for an end to the daily salvos.
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 14: The U.S. Congress holds a memorial service for House Foreign Affairs Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA) in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Captiol February 14, 2008 in Washington, DC. A Holocaust survivor and a member of Congress since 1981, Lantos died of complications form cancer of the esophagus on February 11 at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Md.
Economic Policy Institute President Lawrence Mishel testifies before the US Congress Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill 16 January, 2008 in Washington, DC. Memebers of Congress and the witnesses said that tougher economic times are ahead, including a possible recession, but their suggestions to fix the problems were very different.
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers testifies before the US Congress Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill 16 January, 2008 in Washington, DC. Memebers of Congress and the witnesses said that tougher economic times are ahead, including a possible recession, but their suggestions to fix the problems were very different.
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers testifies before the US Congress Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill 16 January, 2008 in Washington, DC. Memebers of Congress and the witnesses said that tougher economic times are ahead, including a possible recession, but their suggestions to fix the problems were very different.
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers testifies before the US Congress Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill 16 January, 2008 in Washington, DC. Memebers of Congress and the witnesses said that tougher economic times are ahead, including a possible recession, but their suggestions to fix the problems were very different.
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 16: (L-R) U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee vice chairs Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) along with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) listen to testimony about what the federal government should do to avoid a economic recession on Capitol Hill January 16, 2008 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress and the witnesses said that tougher economic times are ahead, including a possible recession, but their suggestions to fix the problems were very different.
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 16: U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee member Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) (L) talks with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawerence Summers talk before a hearing about what the federal government should do to avoid a economic recession on Capitol Hill January 16, 2008 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress and the witnesses said that tougher economic times are ahead, including a possible recession, but their suggestions to fix the problems were very different.
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 16: (L-R) U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee vice chair Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) prepare for a hearing about what the federal government should do to avoid a economic recession on Capitol Hill January 16, 2008 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress and the witnesses said that tougher economic times are ahead, including a possible recession, but their suggestions to fix the problems were very different.
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 16: (L-R) U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee vice chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) (L) greets Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) ahead of a hearing about what the federal government should do to avoid a economic recession on Capitol Hill January 16, 2008 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress and the witnesses said that tougher economic times are ahead, including a possible recession, but their suggestions to fix the problems were very different.
Surrounded by members of the US Congress, US President George W. Bush (C) signs the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act off 2007, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, 20 December 2007. Members of Congress included Senator Debbie Stabenow (R), D-MI; Congressman Rob Andrews (2nd L), D-NJ; Congressman Jim McCrery (3rd L), R-LA; Senator Max Baucus (3rd R), D-MT; Senator George Voinovich (2nd R), R-OH and Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (R), D-OH.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the US Congress in Washington, DC 07 November 2007. Sarkozy's address to Congress, the first by a French leader in eleven years, comes amid improved relations between both countries. Seen in the background are US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV).
French President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the US Congress in Washington, DC 07 November 2007. Sarkozy's address to Congress, the first by a French leader in eleven years, comes amid improved relations between both countries. Seen in the background are US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV).
French President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the US Congress in Washington, DC 07 November 2007. Sarkozy's address to Congress, the first by a French leader in eleven years, comes amid improved relations between both countries. Seen in the background are US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV).
