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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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Arizona's Mike Thomas (10) runs for a gain against Toledo's Barry Church, right, in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008.
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China's Liu Ce swims during the men's 200m individual medley SM6 heat at the 2008 Paralympics at the National Aquatics Centre, also known as the Water Cube, in Beijing September 7, 2008.
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A supporter of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) holds a poster of newly president-elect Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, as they light fireworks to celebrate the victory of Zardari in Karachi on September 7, 2008. Pakistan's president-elect Asif Ali Zardari is unlikely to have the country's powerful military breathing down his neck as did his slain wife during two stormy stints in power. Zardari was overwhelmingly elected on September 6 in a secret ballot of lawmakers, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago.
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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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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 29: The Los Angeles Lakers hold up at the Western Conference Championship trophy after they defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 29, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 100-92.
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 29: Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West presents the Western Conference Championship trophy to General Manager Mitch Kupchak of the Los Angeles Lakers after they defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 29, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 100-92.
Actor Jack Nicholson attends Game Two of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 23, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers moved closer to a berth in the National Basketball Association Finals by devastating defending NBA champion San Antonio 101-71.
Actor Sylvester Stallone (L) attends Game Two of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 23, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers moved closer to a berth in the National Basketball Association Finals by devastating defending NBA champion San Antonio 101-71.
In this Aug. 18, 2008, file photo, China guard Sun Yue (9) is defended by Greece guard Dimitrios Diamantidis, right, during a men's basketball preliminary game at the Olympics in Beijing. Sun, a second-round pick in the 2007 NBA draft, signed a multiyear contract with the NBA Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers. Terms of the deal were not announced.
San Antonio Silver Stars' Becky Hammon (C), playing for the Western Conference, goes up for a basket in front of Detroit Shock's Kara Braxton (R) and Deanna Nolan (L), both playing for the Eastern Conference, in the second quarter of the WNBA All-Star game in Washington in this July 15, 2007 file photo.
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers moves the ball as he is on the ground while taking on the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 29, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers defeated the defending champion Spurs 100-92, advancing to the National Basketball Association finals for the first time in four years.
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 29: Tim Duncan #21 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots over Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 29, 2008 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers defeated the Spurs 100-92 to advance to the NBA Finals.
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