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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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Derby County's Nathan Ellington, left, reacts, after scoring agsinst Stoke City during their English League Cup soccer match at The Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008.
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U.S. actress Eva Mendes poses during a solidarity cocktail benefit for cancer in Madrid December 2, 2008.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 03: The Te Waihono A Kupe Maori Cultural Group pose for a photo with the LA Galaxy after arriving at the Auckland International Airport on December 3, 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand. The LA Galaxy are playing a one off match against the Oceania All Stars in Auckland on December 06.
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DETROIT - NOVEMBER 20: Shuttered homes and businesses line a downtown street November 20, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. An estimated one in three Detroiters lives in poverty, making the city the poorest large city in America. The Big Three U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, are appearing this week in Washington to ask for federal funds to curb to decline of the American auto industry. Detroit, home to the big three, would be hardest hit if the government lets the auto makers fall into bankruptcy.
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Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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Austrian Defence Minister Norbert Darabos and Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (R) hold a news conference about released Austrian hostages Andrea Kloiber and Wolfgang Ebner in Vienna November 3, 2008. The two Austrians disappeared in February while on holiday in Tunisia and are believed to have been held by al Qaeda's North African wing in a remote desert area of Mali.
Austrian Defence Minister Norbert Darabos and Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (R) hold a news conference about released Austrian hostages Andrea Kloiber and Wolfgang Ebner in Vienna November 3, 2008. The two Austrians disappeared in February while on holiday in Tunisia and are believed to have been held by al Qaeda's North African wing in a remote desert area of Mali.
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (L) and the Austrian special ambassador and hostage crisis negociator in Mali, Anton Prohaska, give a press conference on November 3, 2008 after two Austrians hostages, Wolfgang Ebner 51, and Andrea Kloiber 44, were freed in northern Mali on October 30 after more than eight months of captivity by the north African branch of Al-Qaeda. Kloiber and Ebner returned to Austria on November 2. The Malian and Austrian governments have refused to comment on the circumstances of the kidnapping and the release. While Vienna denies any ransom was paid, sources close to the negotiations say money did change hands to secure a release.
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (C), flanked by unidentified delegation members answers media questions as she arrives at Vienna Airport on November 01, 2008 to greet two Austrians freed hostages, Wolfgang Ebner 51, and Andrea Kloiber 44 (Both out of camera range) after more than eight months of captivity by the north African branch of Al-Qaeda. They were later flown by helicopter to a nearby military hospital, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Kloiber and Ebner were freed Thursday night after 252 days in captivity. Circumstances surrounding their release remain unclear. While Vienna denies any ransom was paid, sources close to the negotiations say money did change hands to secure a release.
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (C) arrives at Vienna Airport on November 01, 2008 to greet two Austrians freed hostages, Wolfgang Ebner 51, and Andrea Kloiber 44 (Both out of camera range) after more than eight months of captivity by the north African branch of Al-Qaeda. They were later flown by helicopter to a nearby military hospital, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Kloiber and Ebner were freed Thursday night after 252 days in captivity. Circumstances surrounding their release remain unclear. While Vienna denies any ransom was paid, sources close to the negotiations say money did change hands to secure a release.
A video grab shows Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (L) speaking to the media as freed Austrian hostages Andrea Kloiber (front C) and Wolfgang Ebner (front R) smile next to her after a news conference in Bamako, Mali November 1, 2008. The two Austrian hostages held for months by Islamic militants in the Sahara have been freed and are now in the hands of Malian authorities, the Austrian and Malian governments said on Friday.
Two Austrians freed on October 29, 2008 by the north African branch of Al-Qaeda after nine months of captivity, Wolfgang Ebner (2nd R), 51, and Andrea Kloiber (2nd L), 44, pose with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (R) on November 1, 2008 before being handed over to Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (L) during an official ceremony in Bamako. Ebner and Kloiber, both desert hiking enthusiasts, disappeared in southern Tunisia in February 2008.
Austria's Foreign Affairs Minister Ursula Plassnik arrives for an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders gathered for an emergency summit on Georgia, seeking a unified condemnation of Russia's military action there while avoiding a Cold War-style freeze in ties.
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (R) talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora on June 23, 2008 in Vienna at the start of an international donors conference to collect funds for the reconstruction of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, which was destroyed in 2007.
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (R) poses with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) on June 23, 2008 in Vienna before an international donors conference to collect funds for the reconstruction of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, which was destroyed in 2007.
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (R) shakes hands with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) on June 23, 2008 in Vienna before an international donors conference to collect funds for the reconstruction of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, which was destroyed in 2007.
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (R) shakes hands with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) on June 23, 2008 in Vienna before an international donors conference to collect funds for the reconstruction of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, which was destroyed in 2007.
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