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Australian soldiers chat with East Timorese children at a refugee camp in Dili on July 9, 2006. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is likely to be sworn in on Monday as East Timor's prime minister, Dili's ambassador to Indonesia said on Sunday. REUTERS/Lirio Da Fonseca (EAST TIMOR)
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta (R) waves to journalists after meeting with youth leaders in Dili July 8, 2006. Ramos-Horta is to be East Timor 's new prime minister, President Xanana Gusmao told reporters on Saturday. REUTERS/Lirio Da Fonseca (EAST TIMOR)
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East Timorese Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, center, inspects militiamen at their camp outside Liquica district, East Timor , in this June 19, 2006 file photo. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ramos-Horta became East Timor's new prime minister Saturday, the president said, announcing the formation of a new government following months of violence and political instability. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, File)
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U.S. soldier Sgt. Kenneth Strong (L) and fellow soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team conduct a mission near Tal Afar town, near Mosul, about 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, in this handout photo taken July 7, 2006, and released July 8, 2006. (Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey/Handout - IRAQ/Reuters)
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An Iraqi soldier inspects the debris following an early morning car bomb explosion, Saturday, July 8, 2006, in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq . The car bomb killed nine and wounded over 50, local police said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ibrahim)
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An Iraqi army soldier mans a roadblock in Baghdad. Bands of masked gunmen went on a rampage in a predominantly Sunni Baghdad neighborhood, killing at least 42 Sunni Arabs in a gruesome sectarian attack despite a massive security crackdown, witnesses said.(AFP/Wisam Sami)
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A member of the Japanese coalition forces waves goodbye to local Iraqis from an APC, Sunday, July 9, 2006, in Samawah, southern Iraq . On Friday, Japan began withdrawing its 600-member military contingent from Iraq. The first group of about 30 soldiers left their garrison in Samawah and flew to Kuwait, Japanese media said. Their departure marked the beginning of the end of Japan's biggest overseas military mission since World War II. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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A member of the Japanese coalition forces takes one of his last patrols through the village of Samawah, southern Iraq , Sunday, July 9, 2006. On Friday, Japan began withdrawing its 600-member military contingent from Iraq. The first group of about 30 soldiers left their garrison in Samawah and flew to Kuwait, Japanese media said. Their departure marked the beginning of the end of Japan's biggest overseas military mission since World War II. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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Ranking members of the Japanese coalition forces leave a tent after a meeting, Sunday, July 9, 2006, in Samawah, southern Iraq . On Friday, Japan began withdrawing its 600-member military contingent from Iraq. The first group of about 30 soldiers left their garrison in Samawah and flew to Kuwait, Japanese media said. Their departure marked the beginning of the end of Japan's biggest overseas military mission since World War II. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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A member of the Japanese coalition forces takes drink of water from a young Iraqi, Sunday, July 9, 2006, in Samawah, southern Iraq. On Friday, Japan began withdrawing its 600-member military contingent from Iraq. The first group of about 30 soldiers left their garrison in Samawah and flew to Kuwait, Japanese media said. Their departure marked the beginning of the end of Japan's biggest overseas military mission since World War II. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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Japanese troops stand guard on a main road, Sunday, July 9, 2006, in Samawah, southern Iraq. On Friday, Japan began withdrawing its 600-member military contingent from Iraq. The first group of about 30 soldiers left their garrison in Samawah and flew to Kuwait, Japanese media said. Their departure marked the beginning of the end of Japan's biggest overseas military mission since World War II. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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Japanese troops say their goodbyes to their young Iraqi friends, Saturday, July 8, 2006, in Samawah, southern Iraq. On Friday, Japan began withdrawing its 600-member military contingent from Iraq. The first group of about 30 soldiers left their garrison in Samawah and flew to Kuwait, Japanese media said. Their departure marked the beginning of the end of Japan's biggest overseas military mission since World War II. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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A Japanese soldier says goodbye to another member of the coalition forces Saturday, July 8, 2006, in Samawah, southern Iraq. On Friday, Japan began withdrawing its 600-member military contingent from Iraq. The first group of about 30 soldiers left their garrison in Samawah and flew to Kuwait, Japanese media said. Their departure marked the beginning of the end of Japan's biggest overseas military mission since World War II. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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Japanese troops enjoy a traditional Iraqi lunch provided by befriended locals, Saturday, July 8, 2006, in Samawah, southern Iraq. On Friday, Japan began withdrawing its 600-member military contingent from Iraq. The first group of about 30 soldiers left their garrison in Samawah and flew to Kuwait, Japanese media said. Their departure marked the beginning of the end of Japan's biggest overseas military mission since World War II. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Chris Doukas, of Vancouver, Wash., sits next to a 50-calibre machine gun in a helicopter above Anbar Province, in western Iraq , Saturday, July 8, 2006. Anbar province, inhabited mostly by Sunni Arabs, is the country's most violent. (AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg)
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Chris Doukas, of Vancouver, Wash., fires a 50-calibre machine gun from a helicopter during target practice in Anbar Province, in western Iraq , Saturday, July 8, 2006. Anbar province, inhabited mostly by Sunni Arabs, is the country's most violent. (AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg)
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Specialist Jonathan Hurd (2nd L), of Falkville, Arkansas, Private Brian Foster (R) of Chicago, Illinois, Sergeant Raymond Shawn (L) of Los Angeles, California and Specialist George Greenwell (2nd R) of Evansville, Indiana display their respective rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers while wearing night vision goggles during a deployment ceremony at Schofield Barracks, near Wahiawa, Hawaii, July 7, 2006. About 7,000 troops from Schofield will be leaving Hawaii in the next few weeks and will be deployed to Iraq . This continues the largest deployment of Hawaii-based troops since the Vietnam War. REUTERS/Lucy Pemoni (UNITED STATES)
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Canadian Forces Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca, seen in this undated handout photo, was killed in Afghanistan July 9, 2006. Boneca, a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan's U.S.-led coalition force was killed in a firefight on Sunday as coalition troops tried to clear Taliban from an area near the main town in the Afghan south
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Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. A Canadian soldier was killed during an assault on a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan as a Peruvian soldier and 21 rebels died in other weekend violence.(AFP/File/John D. McHugh)
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French soldiers in Kabul. Near-daily battlefield death tolls released in Afghanistan are no measure of the success of US-led operations, can be misleading, and often deflect attention from real achievements in the war-torn country, experts and officials say.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)
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Israeli troops operate in the northern Gaza Strip . Seven Palestinians were killed as Israel pressed on with its bloody offensive in Gaza and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called on the international community to halt the deadly assault.(AFP/POOL/Oded Balilty)
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Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigades ride atop an armored vehicle as they leave the northern Gaza Strip to a base near Kibbutz Zikim, Israel, Saturday, July 8, 2006. Israel sent troops and tanks into eastern Gaza on Saturday and clashed with militants in a broadened incursion aimed at forcing the release of a captured soldier. The Israeli force entered Gaza early Saturday near the Karni commercial crossing, advancing into Gaza just a quarter mile from the Shajaiyeh and Zeitun neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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Israeli armored vehicles carrying soldiers from the Golani Brigades leave the northern Gaza Strip to a base near Kibbutz Zikim, Israel, Saturday, July 8, 2006. Israel sent troops and tanks into eastern Gaza on Saturday and clashed with militants in a broadened incursion aimed at forcing the release of a captured soldier. The Israeli force entered Gaza early Saturday near the Karni commercial crossing, advancing into Gaza just a quarter mile from the Shajaiyeh and Zeitun neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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Palestinian gunmen take a position during an Israeli army incursion in the outskirts of Gaza City's Shajaiyeh neighborhood, Saturday, July 8, 2006. Israel sent troops and tanks into eastern Gaza on Saturday and clashed with militants in a broadened incursion aimed at forcing the release of a captured soldier. The Israeli force entered Gaza early Saturday near the Karni commercial crossing, advancing into Gaza just a quarter mile from the Shajaiyeh and Zeitun neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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Members of the military wing of Hamas display the ID cards of Israeli soldiers, who left them behind as Israeli tanks withdrew from most of the northern Gaza Strip , during the militant's news conference in north Gaza Strip July 8, 2006. Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday called for Palestinian militants and Israel to halt military operations in Gaza after 11 days of fierce fighting left nearly 40 Palestinians dead. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES)
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Israeli armored vehicles carrying soldiers from the Golani Brigades leave the northern Gaza Strip to a base near Kibbutz Zikim, Israel, Saturday, July 8, 2006. Israel sent troops and tanks into eastern Gaza on Saturday and clashed with militants in a broadened incursion aimed at forcing the release of a captured soldier. The Israeli force entered Gaza early Saturday near the Karni commercial crossing, advancing into Gaza just a quarter mile from the Shajaiyeh and Zeitun neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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Smoke billows from behind the barrier separating Israel and the Gaza Strip after witnesses said a homemade rocket fired by Palestinian militants landed on the Palestinian side, near the Erez Crossing, just outside the Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 8, 2006. No injuries or damage were reported in the incident. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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An Israeli shadow soldier is seen on top of a mobile artillery unit next to a machine gun moments after it fired towards the northern Gaza Strip at a military staging are near Kibbutz Nahal Oz in southern Israel .(AFP/Gali Tibbon)
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Israeli soldiers are seen on top of a Merkava III tank as it manouvers near the border fence of the Israeli village of Native Ha'Asara and the Northern Gaza Strip. Three Palestinian family members, including a six-year-old girl, were killed in an air strike in Gaza City as Israel rejected a call by Hamas premier Ismail Haniya for a mutual ceasefire.(AFP/Gali Tibbon)
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An Israeli 155mm mobile artillery piece fires at Gaza from Nahal Oz at the border of Israel and Gaza strip July 9, 2006. Israel said on Sunday it would continue air and ground assaults in the Gaza Strip indefinitely, rebuffing a proposed truce and keeping pressure on militants to free an abducted soldier and halt cross-border rocket attacks. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (ISRAEL)
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An Israeli soldier runs next to military vehicle as it advances towards the abandoned air port near the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah at a gathering point near kibbutz Kerem Shalom, just outside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 9, 2006. Israel will push forward with its offensive in the Gaza Strip until Palestinian militants release a captured Israeli soldier and halt their rocket attacks, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday, rejecting international criticism that the army has used excessive force during a nearly two-week operation in the coastal area. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Israeli soldiers get into an armored personal carrier before the drive towards the abandoned airport near the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah at a gathering point near kibbutz Kerem Shalom, just outside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 9, 2006. Israel will push forward with its offensive in the Gaza Strip until Palestinian militants release a captured Israeli soldier and halt their rocket attacks, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday, rejecting international criticism that the army has used excessive force during a nearly two-week operation in the coastal area. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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An Israeli 155mm mobile artillery piece fires at Gaza from Nahal Oz at the border of Israel and Gaza strip July 9, 2006. Israel launched air strikes and artillery shelling against Palestinian targets across the Gaza Strip on Sunday and said it would continue an open-ended offensive after rebuffing a ceasefire proposed by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (ISRAEL)
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This photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps shows Staff Sgt. Raymond Plouhar handing candy to students at the Al Nabatiya Elementary School, May 9, 2006, near Fallujah, Iraq. Plouhar, 30, of Lake Orion, Mich., who was featured in Michael Moore's antiwar documentary, 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' was killed on June 26, 2006, by a roadside bomb in Anbar province in his second tour of duty in Iraq. (AP Photo/U.S. Marine Corps)
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Sgt. Roland Pacquette of New Mexico, an injured Iraq war veteran, throws out the first pitch of the American League baseball game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida, July 8, 2006. (Mike Carlson - UNITED STATES/Reuters)
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A Florida National Guard Honor Guard unit waits next to the U.S. Airways flight for the casket of Army Sgt. Bryan Luckey, 25, of Tampa, Saturday, July 8, 2006, in Tampa, Fla. Luckey, died June 29, 2006, in Iraq. (AP Photo/Brian Cassella, Pool)
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Baggage handlers at Tampa International Airport unload the casket of Army Sgt. Bryan Luckey, 25, of Tampa, Saturday, July 8, 2006 in Tampa, Fla. Luckey, died June 29, 2006, in Iraq. (AP Photo/Brian Cassella, Pool)
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Widow Catherine Luckey, rubs her belly while waiting for her husband Army Sgt. Bryan Luckey's casket to be unloaded, Saturday, July 8, 2006, in Tampa, Fla. Luckey, died June 29, 2006, in Iraq. (AP Photo/Brian Cassella, Pool)
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Elizabeth Gray, Miss New Zealand 2006, poses at a hotel in Los Angeles, California, July 8, 2006. The Miss Universe pageant will be telecast to a worldwide audience from Los Angeles July 23.
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