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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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The former Australian navy submarine HMAS Onslow is towed passed by the Sydney central business district skyline to a naval ship yard from the Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. The Oberon class submarine which was decommissioned in 1999 after its 30-year service is to undergo extensive preservation work and a complete survey to ensure the integrity of its hull during its four weeks at the Garden Island dockyard.
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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) interact during their presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York October 15, 2008.
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HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Bob Schieffer of CBS moderates 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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Jury President Sean Penn (R) and actor Robert de Niro (2nd L) pose with Special Prize recipient Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor Benicio Del Toro during the award ceremony at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2008.
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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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Relatives of prisoners serving sentences in the Topo Chico prison crowd around military vehicles to protest the lack of information about their loved ones outside the prison in Monterrey, northern Mexico October 8, 2008. At least three prisoners were wounded in the second riot in two days at the jail, according to local media. Authorities have regained control of the prison and several inmates were transferred to other facilities.
Relatives of prisoners serving sentences in the Topo Chico prison crowd around military vehicles to protest the lack of information about their loved ones outside the prison in Monterrey, northern Mexico October 8, 2008. At least three prisoners were wounded in the second riot in two days at the jail, according to local media. Authorities have regained control of the prison and several inmates were transferred to other facilities.
A relative of a Topo Chico inmate throws rocks during a protest outside the prison in Monterrey, northern Mexico October 8, 2008. At least three prisoners were wounded in the second riot in two days at the jail, according to local media. Authorities have regained control of the prison and several inmates were transferred to other facilities.
A anti-government protest pedals past the drawing of Chamlong Srimuang, a key anti-government protest leader, outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Leaders of Thailand's anti-government protests said Thursday they would surrender to police after a court dropped treason charges against them, but they vowed to continue their sit-in at the prime minister's office.
Anti-government protest leader Chamlong Srimuang arrives at Government House in Bangkok on Thursday Oct. 9, 2008 after his release. Chamlong and another protest leader who had been detained on treason charges were released late Thursday, although they remained charged with less severe but still serious crimes that could result in several years' imprisonment.
A Thai man walks past the drawing of Chamlong Srimuang, a key anti-government protest leader, outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Leaders of Thailand's anti-government protests said Thursday they would surrender to police after a court dropped treason charges against them, but they vowed to continue their sit-in at the prime minister's office.
The inscription 'NO GMO' (genetically modified organism) is drawn at a cornfield in Vienna, Austria, Thursday Oct. 9, 2008, by activists of the international environmentalist organization Greenpeace and the civil organisation of Austrian bio-growers called "Bio Austria" in protest against European Union's policy related to genetically modified plants.
Agricultural producers group leaders Eduardo Buzzi (L), Hugo Biolcati (2-L) and Alfredo De Angeli (6-R) march around the Congress Building during a protest in Buenos Aires on October 8, 2008. The protest closed with a rally in front the Parliament building, marking the sixth and final day of an agricultural protest staged around the country.
Agricultural producers group leaders Eduardo Buzzi (L), Hugo Biolcati (2-L) and Alfredo De Angeli (3-R) march around the Congress Building during a protest in Buenos Aires on October 8, 2008. The protest closed with a rally in front the Parliament building, marking the sixth and final day of an agricultural protest staged around the country.
Hundreds of producers protest on a road junction in the town of San Pedro, 160 km northwest of Buenos Aires, amid the rich Pampa Humid, on October 8, 2008 in the last day of a strike. The six-day strike by farmers' organizations against the agricultural policy of the Government ended without being affected food exports reaching 35,000 million dollars a year.
A flag peddler offers his merchandise during a farmers' protest on a road junction in the town of San Pedro, 160 km northwest of Buenos Aires, in the Humid Pampa, on October 8, 2008 in the last day of a strike. A six-day strike by farmers in Argentina to protest the government's agricultural policy in not addressing their demands for lower export taxes, ended without affecting food exports.
A peddler offers hats during a farmers' protest on a road junction in the town of San Pedro, 160 km northwest of Buenos Aires, in the Humid Pampa, on October 8, 2008 in the last day of a strike. A six-day strike by farmers in Argentina to protest the government's agricultural policy in not addressing their demands for lower export taxes, ended without affecting food exports.
People stand behind two calves during a farmers' protest on a road junction in the town of San Pedro, 160 km northwest of Buenos Aires, in the Humid Pampa, on October 8, 2008 in the last day of a strike. A six-day strike by farmers in Argentina to protest the government's agricultural policy in not addressing their demands for lower export taxes, ended without affecting food exports.
Hundreds of producers protest on a road junction in the town of San Pedro, 160 km northwest of Buenos Aires, amid the rich Pampa Humid, on October 8, 2008 in the last day of a strike. The six-day strike by farmers' organizations against the agricultural policy of the Government of Argentina ended without being affected food exports reaching 35,000 million dollars a year.
Agricultural producers put a banner on a vehicle during the protest on a road junction in the town of San Pedro, 160 km northwest of Buenos Aires, amid the rich Pampa Humid, on October 8, 2008 in the last day of a strike. The six-day strike by farmers' organizations against the agricultural policy of the Government of Argentina ended without being affected food exports reaching 35,000 million dollars a year.
Pro-Kurdish demonstrators, holding a banner that reads;, "No to mandate. Long live brotherhood of people," chant slogans during a protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Lawmakers were expected Wednesday to extend the Turkish military's mandate to carry out cross-border operations against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Parliament was voting on the one-year extension less than a week after rebels launched an attack from Iraq that killed 17 soldiers. The military's current mandate expires Oct. 17.
Pro-Kurdish DTP party supporters hold banners to protest against a possible Turkish operation against the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, during a demonstration in Istanbul October 8, 2008. The banner reads "No to Motion" which refers to a motion to be discussed in parliament on October 8, after Turkish government requested for a one-year extension to mandate authorising the military to conduct cross-border operations in northern Iraq. Turkey's government on Tuesday resisted calls from the powerful military to broaden emergency measures to combat Kurdish separatist rebels after an attack that killed 17 soldiers.
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