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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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Uruguay's Alvaro Gonzalez, top, celebrates with teammate Maximiliano Pereira at the end of a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match against Colombia in Bogota, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Uruguay won 1-0.
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University of Florida tight end Aaron Hernandez (R) gathers a touchdown pass from quarterback Tim Tebow in the first quarter of play against the University of Miami in their NCAA football game in Gainesville, Florida September 6, 2008. Trailing on the play is Miami defensive back Chavez Grant (obscured).
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LAS VEGAS - SEPTEMBER 06: The exterior of a Silver State Bank branch September 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Regulators on Friday closed Silver State Bank as part of the ongoing credit crisis. Nevada State Bank acquired the insured deposits of Silver State Bank, which became the 11th failure of a federally insured bank this year.
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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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Mexico's President Felipe Calderon (L) listens to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) during a meeting at the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on July 11, 2008. Calderon arrived in Shanghai late on July 9, kicking off a four-day state visit to China at the invitation of Hu in the first China tour of Calderon since he took office in December, 2006.
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon (R) introduce a member of his delegation to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) at the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on July 11, 2008. Calderon arrived in Shanghai late on July 9, kicking off a four-day state visit to China at the invitation of Hu in the first China tour of Calderon since he took office in December, 2006.
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) at the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on July 11, 2008. Calderon arrived in Shanghai late on July 9, kicking off a four-day state visit to China at the invitation of Hu in the first China tour of Calderon since he took office in December, 2006.
BEIJING - JUNE 24: President of Greece Carolos Papoulias (L) meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) on June 24, 2008 in Beijing, China. President Papoulias is visiting China on a four day visit with the intention of developing financial and investment relations between the nations. The Chinese President Hu Jintao also commented on in a statement on the assistance provided by Greece following the recent earthquakes that devastated parts of the country.
BEIJING - JUNE 24: President of Greece Carolos Papoulias (L) meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) on June 24, 2008 in Beijing, China. President Papoulias is visiting China on a four day visit with the intention of developing financial and investment relations between the nations. The Chinese President Hu Jintao also commented on in a statement on the assistance provided by Greece following the recent earthquakes that devastated parts of the country.
