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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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Toledo's Stephen Williams, left, catches the ball for a touchdown over Arizona's Marquis Hundley in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Arizona won 41-16.
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Sascha Kindred of Britain swims during the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM6 heat at the Paralympics in the National Aquatics Centre, also known as the Water Cube, in Beijing September 7, 2008.
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actresses Dakota Fanning (L) and Queen Latifah from the film "The Secret Life Of Bees", pose for a portrait during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at The Sutton Place Hotel on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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Former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist speaks during the Republican National Convention 2008 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 04, 2008. White House hopeful John McCain has a tough act to follow later tonight when he accepts the Republican White House nomination, a day after his running mate Sarah Palin swept the party convention off its feet. The Arizona senator is expected to spell out his vision for America should he beat Democrat Barack Obama in November's election.
Former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist speaks during the Republican National Convention 2008 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 04, 2008. White House hopeful John McCain has a tough act to follow later tonight when he accepts the Republican White House nomination, a day after his running mate Sarah Palin swept the party convention off its feet. The Arizona senator is expected to spell out his vision for America should he beat Democrat Barack Obama in November's election.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) gestures while addressing the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 27, 2008. Democrats nominated Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, sending him into battle against Republican John McCain.
DENVER - AUGUST 27: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV ) speaks on day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.
DENVER - AUGUST 27: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV) participates in a walk-through during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.
DENVER - AUGUST 27: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) participates in a walk-through during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.
DENVER - AUGUST 27: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) participates in a walk-through during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.
Democratic U.S. Senate women from left, Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln, D-Ark., Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., acknowledge the crowd after their speeches at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008.
DENVER - AUGUST 25: Al Franken, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota, stands on the floor during day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 25, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The DNC, where U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president, starts today and finishes August 28th.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 19: (L-R) UNLV President Dr. David Ashley, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV) and President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund John Podesta, appear together at the end of the National Clean Energy Summit at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 19, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending a two-day summit to discuss alternative energy.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Chairman of BP Capital Management T. Boone Pickens, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV), President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund John Podesta, and UNLV President Dr. David Ashley appear together during the National Clean Energy Summit at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 19, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the two-day summit to discuss alternative energy options for the country's future.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 19: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV) speaks during the National Clean Energy Summit at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 19, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the two-day summit to discuss alternative energy options for the country's future.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 19: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV) speaks during the National Clean Energy Summit at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 19, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the two-day summit to discuss alternative energy options for the country's future.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 19: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV) speaks during the National Clean Energy Summit at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 19, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the two-day summit to discuss alternative energy options for the country's future.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 18: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV) (L) and former U.S. President Bill Clinton appear together after speaking during the opening session of the National Clean Energy Summit at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 18, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the two-day summit to discuss alternative energy options for the country's future.
LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 18: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV) (R) hugs former U.S. President Bill Clinton before Clinton speake during the opening session of the National Clean Energy Summit at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV August 18, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the two-day summit to discuss alternative energy options for the country's future.
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