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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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NEW YORK - JANUARY 22: US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) (2nd-L) speaks during a press conference at Ground Zero as Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Vito Fossella, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, and Ceasar Borja Jr.,son of a 9/11 health victim look on, January 22, 2007 in New York City. Clinton, who just announced her intention to run for president in 2008, spoke about increasing funding to those with health problems related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
This undated photo provided by the Alexandria, Va. Sheriff's Office shows Rep. Vito Fossella R-N.Y., taken at the Alexandria, Va. Detention Center after his arrest Thursday, May 1, 2008. Fossella was charged with driving while intoxicated, police said. Fossella's private life came under scrutiny after he was arrested last week in the Virginia suburbs of Washington.
In this May 2, 2008 file photo, Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) speaks to the media in the Staten Island borough of New York about his May 1 arrest outside Washington on charges of driving while intoxicated. Fossella announced Thursday, May 8, 2008 that he has fathered a 3-year-old daughter with a woman outside his marriage.
In this May 2, 2008 file photo, Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) speaks to the media in the Staten Island borough of New York about his May 1 arrest outside Washington on charges of driving while intoxicated. Fossella announced Thursday, May 8, 2008 that he has fathered a 3-year-old daughter with a woman outside his marriage.
AVONDALE, LA - MARCH 1: United States Representative (NY), 13th District Vito Fossella speaks to the crowd at Northrop Grumman shipyard during the Christening Ceremony of the U.S. Navy ship New York on March 1, 2008 in Avondale, Louisiana. 7 1/2 tons of steel recovered for the World Trade Center was used to create the bow stem of the warship.
In this March 1, 2008 file photo, New York Rep. Vito Fossella speaks during christening ceremonies for the U.S.Navy ship New York at Northrop Grumman shipyard in Avondale, La.. Fossella, 43, who admitted fathering a child from an extramarital affair with a Virginia woman after he was arrested for drunk driving in Virginia May 1, will not seek re-election according to two sources familiar with his decision. Fossella was expected to make the announcement Tuesday May 20, 2008.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., second from rights, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. From left are, Ceasar Brorja Jr., son of retired NYPD officer and 9/11 responder, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Clinton, Rep. Vito Fossella, R-N.Y., and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
