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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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Bryan Clay of the United States, right, leads Liberia's Jangy Addy in the 110-meter hurdles in the men's Decathlon during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
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New York Yankees' Jason Giambi (R) is out on force at second with the tag by Toronto Blue Jays' Joe Inglett (L) in the seventh inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Toronto August 21, 2008.
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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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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) speaks about the state of the union at the National Press Club in Washington in this January 25, 2008 file photo. When the next U.S. president moves into the White House on January 20, 2009, he shouldn't be surprised to get a call from Pelosi on Capitol Hill with a list of legislative demands.
Former White House Budget DIrector, Rob Portman talks during an interview with the Associated Press Friday, July 1, 2008 in Lebanon, Ohio. With the Republican national convention less than a month away, Portman is often mentioned, in media reports and columns, among the half-dozen or so politicians believed to be among the leading vice presidential candidates for John McCain.
Former White House Budget DIrector, Rob Portman talks during an iterview at the Golden Lamb restaurant, Friday, July 1, 2008 in Lebanon, Ohio. With the Republican national convention less than a month away, Portman is often mentioned, in media reports and columns, among the half-dozen or so politicians believed to be among the leading vice presidential candidates for John McCain.
Former White House Budget DIrector, Rob Portman talks during an interview with the Associated Press Friday, July 1, 2008 in Lebanon, Ohio. With the Republican national convention less than a month away, Portman is often mentioned, in media reports and columns, among the half-dozen or so politicians believed to be among the leading vice presidential candidates for John McCain.
Former White House Budget DIrector, Rob Portman talks talks with the Associated Press during an interview Friday, July 1, 2008 in Lebanon, Ohio. With the Republican national convention less than a month away, Portman is often mentioned, in media reports and columns, among the half-dozen or so politicians believed to be among the leading vice presidential candidates for John McCain.
