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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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Brazil's Emanuel Rego in action against Georgia in a bronze medal men's beach volleyball match at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Brazil beat Georgia, 21-15, 21-10 for the bronze.
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New York Mets batter Carlos Delgado (21) runs away from his cheering teammates as they chase him into the dugout after his hit beat the Atlanta Braves in the ninth inning of their MLB National League baseball game in New York August 21, 2008.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 21: Tennis Player Andy Roddick celebrates Lacoste's 75 Anniversary at Macy's Herald Square on August 21, 2008 in New York City.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama listens to his introduction at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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RALEIGH, NC - AUGUST 19: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event August 19, 2008 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democrats hold their national convention August 25-28 in Denver.
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MARTINSVILLE, VA - AUGUST 20: Presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) waits to speak during a campaign event at the Patrick Henry Community College August 20, 2008 in Martinsville, Virginia. Obama is expected to announce his Vice Presidential candidate before the start of the Democratic National Convention on August 25th.
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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.
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.
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