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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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Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution.
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Australia's Rebecca Keat celebrates winning the women's elite division of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore September 7, 2008. Over 1,400 athletes took part in the event.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses a press conference after casting his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.
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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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In this photo illustration, a copy of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's book, "What Happened, Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception" is seen outside the West Wing of the White House May 29, 2008, in Washington, DC. Bush's former chief spokesman charges that the Iraq war was unnecessary and sold to the US public with a deceptive "propaganda campaign. " Released five months before November elections to decide Bush's successor, Scott McClellan's stunning memoir "What Happened" sent shockwaves through Washington and drew immediate and very personal attacks from former colleagues.
In this photo illustration, a copy of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's book, "What Happened, Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception" is seen as tourists walk outside the White House May 29, 2008, in Washington, DC. Bush's former chief spokesman charges that the Iraq war was unnecessary and sold to the US public with a deceptive "propaganda campaign. " Released five months before November elections to decide Bush's successor, Scott McClellan's stunning memoir "What Happened" sent shockwaves through Washington and drew immediate and very personal attacks from former colleagues.
SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 29: In this handout provided by The White House, US President George W. Bush (L) greets Thomas Monson (C), President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the church's headquarters May 29, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also pictured at right is Henry Eyring, First Counsel in the Counsel of Twelve.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - MAY 28: In this handout provided by the White House, U.S. President George W. Bush (C) is seen posing for a photo with members of the 2008 Thunderbirds, the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, before his commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy May 28, 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (L-R) Thunderbirds commander/leader Lt. Col. Greg Thomas, Maj.Charla Quayle, Lt. Col. Rob Skelton, Maj. Samantha Weeks, Maj. Kirby Ensser, Capt. Gifford Ploetz, Maj. Chris Austin, Maj. Scott Poteet, Maj. T. Dyon Douglas, Maj. Tony Mulhare, Capt. Amy Glisson and Capt. Elizabeth Kreft.
In this file photo from May 29, 2008, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan appears on the NBC "Today" television program, in New York. When Ari Fleischer, Bush's first White House press secretary, wrote his memoir in 2005, one reviewer yawned: "Ari Fleischer: Still saying nothing after all these years. " Now comes McClellan's book, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception." McClellan has burned the talking points, and his bridges, in writing this book, and the results are a more sophisticated assessment than most anything his former colleagues turned out.
In this image released by The White House, US President George W. Bush (L) greets Thomas Monson (C), President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the church's headquarters May 29, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also pictured at right is Henry Eyring, First Counsel in curch's Counsel of Twelve.
President Bush waves as he arrives the White House, Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Washington. Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended his bombshell book about the Bush administration Thursday, saying he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt.
President Bush arrives the White House, Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Washington. Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended his bombshell book about the Bush administration Thursday, saying he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt.
Books on President Bush, including former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's book "What Happened" are seen at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 29, 2009. McClellan defended his bombshell book about the Bush administration on Thursday, saying he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt.
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's book "What Happened" is seen at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 29, 2009. McClellan defended his bombshell book about the Bush administration on Thursday, saying he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt.
This official White House photograph shows US President George W. Bush (C) posing for a photo on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 with members of the 2008 Thunderbirds, the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, prior to the president's commencement address at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. From left are: Thunderbirds commander/leader Lt. Col. Greg Thomas; Maj. Charla Quayle; Lt. Col. Rob Skelton; Maj. Samantha Weeks; Maj. Kirby Ensser; Capt. Gifford Ploetz; President Bush; Maj. Chris Austin; Maj. Scott Poteet; Maj. T. Dyon Douglas; Maj. Tony Mulhare; Capt. Amy Glisson; and Capt. Elizabeth Kreft.
WASHINGTON - MAY 28: Copies of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir "What Happened" is seen on display May 28, 2008 at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. McClellan called the war in Iraq unnecessary and wrote that President George W. Bush has misled the nation into the invasion in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - MAY 28: A woman walks past copies of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir "What Happened" on display May 28, 2008 at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. McClellan called the war in Iraq unnecessary and wrote that President George W. Bush has misled the nation into the invasion in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - MAY 28: Copies of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir "What Happened" is seen on display May 28, 2008 at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. McClellan called the war in Iraq unnecessary and wrote that President George W. Bush has misled the nation into the invasion in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - MAY 28: A copy of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir "What Happened" is seen on display May 28, 2008 at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. McClellan called the war in Iraq unnecessary and wrote that President George W. Bush has misled the nation into the invasion in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - MAY 28: Copies of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir "What Happened" is seen on display May 28, 2008 at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. McClellan called the war in Iraq unnecessary and wrote that President George W. Bush has misled the nation into the invasion in Iraq.
WASHINGTON - MAY 28: Copies of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir "What Happened" is seen in a box May 28, 2008 at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC. McClellan called the war in Iraq unnecessary and wrote that President George W. Bush has misled the nation into the invasion in Iraq.
