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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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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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Andy Roddick of the U.S. serves, on his way to beating Tommy Robredo of Spain 6-3, 6-4 during a tennis match at the Madrid Masters in Madrid Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008.
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New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo answers questions during a news conference held on Wall Street in New York October 15, 2008. Cuomo is investigating what he contends is "unwarranted and outrageous" spending by American International Group Inc. even as the struggling insurance giant receives $123 billion of U.S. government funding to stay alive.
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HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) greets debate-goers before the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of 'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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TV weather forecaster Louis Bourgougoin, right, and Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme, joke during the Cesars film award ceremony in Paris Friday, Feb. 22, 2008.
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Reality TV show star Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" poses backstage at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008.
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BRENTWOOD, CA - MAY 31: Actress Demi Moore attends the Seventh Annual Crysalis Butterfly Ball on May 31, 2008 in Brentwood, California.
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Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, right, greets British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse upon Brown's arrival in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Brown will attend the Olympic Games' closing ceremony on August 24 during which the Olympic flag will be formally handed over by China to Britain where London is hosting the 2012 Olympics.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) chat at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 22, 2008. Brown will attend the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games closing ceremony on August 24 during which the Olympic flag will be formally handed over by China to Britain where London is hosting the 2012 Olympics.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) chat at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 22, 2008. Brown will attend the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games closing ceremony on August 24 during which the Olympic flag will be formally handed over by China to Britain where London is hosting the 2012 Olympics.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) chat at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 22, 2008. Brown will attend the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games closing ceremony on August 24 during which the Olympic flag will be formally handed over by China to Britain where London is hosting the 2012 Olympics.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) greets British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse after arriving in Beijing on August 22, 2008. Brown will attend the Olympic Games closing ceremony on August 24 during which the Olympic flag will be formally handed over by China to Britain where London is hosting the 2012 Olympics.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) greets British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse after arriving in Beijing on August 22, 2008. Brown will attend the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games closing ceremony on August 24 during which the Olympic flag will be formally handed over by China to Britain where London is hosting the 2012 Olympics.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) greets British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse after arriving in Beijing on August 22, 2008. Brown will attend the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games closing ceremony on August 24 during which the Olympic flag will be formally handed over by China to Britain where London is hosting the 2012 Olympics.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (R) gestures to Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcs� (L) as they meet at the Ziguangge Pavilion in the Zhongnanhai leaders' compound in Beijing on August 14, 2008. Gyurcs� is one of more than 100 leaders from around the world who have come to Beijing to attend the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games which commenced with the opening ceremony on August 8.
US President George W. Bush chats with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) during a meeting in the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Bush, who attended the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, attended a church service in Beijing on August 10, using the occasion to drive home his message that China's communist leaders have nothing to fear from religious faith.
US President George W. Bush smiles with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) during a meeting in the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Bush, who attended the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, attended a church service in Beijing on August 10, using the occasion to drive home his message that China's communist leaders have nothing to fear from religious faith.
US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) during a meeting in the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Bush, who attended the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, attended a church service in Beijing on August 10, using the occasion to drive home his message that China's communist leaders have nothing to fear from religious faith.
US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) during a meeting in the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Bush, who attended the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, attended a church service in Beijing on August 10, using the occasion to drive home his message that China's communist leaders have nothing to fear from religious faith.
US President George W. Bush is greeted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) ahead of their meeting in the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Bush, who attended the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, attended a church service in Beijing on August 10, using the occasion to drive home his message that China's communist leaders have nothing to fear from religious faith.
US President George W. Bush is greeted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) ahead of their meeting in the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Bush, who attended the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, attended a church service in Beijing on August 10, using the occasion to drive home his message that China's communist leaders have nothing to fear from religious faith.
US President George W. Bush is greeted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) ahead of their meeting in the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on August 10, 2008. Bush, who attended the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 8, attended a church service in Beijing on August 10, using the occasion to drive home his message that China's communist leaders have nothing to fear from religious faith.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, shares a joke with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, during their meeting at the Zhongnanhai leaders compound in Beijing Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Sarkozy is one of dozens of state leaders flocking to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao smiles prior to meeting Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in the Zhongnanhai leaders compound August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. Fukuda is one of dozens of state leaders flocking to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympiad which is due to take place 08 August.
BEIJING - AUGUST 08: The French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is welcomed by the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) at Zhongnanhai in Beijing on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. Sarkozy is one of dozens of state leaders flocking to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympiad which is due to take place 08 August.
BEIJING - AUGUST 08: The French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is welcomed by the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) at Zhongnanhai in Beijing on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. Sarkozy is one of dozens of state leaders flocking to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympiad which is due to take place 08 August.
