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Former senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992.

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Former senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992.

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Former senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992.

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Former senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: (USE PROHIBITED FOR BROADCASTERS, 100 GBP PER USUAGE) In this court sketch Jim Devine (L), David Chaytor and Elliot Morley (R) appear in the dock at City of Westminster Magistrates Court on March 11, 2010 in London, England. Three Members of Parliament and one Peer have all been charged with theft by false accounting in relation to their expense claims. They were all released on bail to appear at Southwark Crown Court on March 30, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: (USE PROHIBITED FOR BROADCASTERS, 100 GBP PER USUAGE) In this court sketch Jim Devine (L), David Chaytor and Elliot Morley (R) appear in the dock at City of Westminster Magistrates Court on March 11, 2010 in London, England. Three Members of Parliament and one Peer have all been charged with theft by false accounting in relation to their expense claims. They were all released on bail to appear at Southwark Crown Court on March 30, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: (USE PROHIBITED FOR BROADCASTERS, 100 GBP PER USUAGE) In this court sketch Lord Hanningfield appears in the dock at City of Westminster Magistrates Court on March 11, 2010 in London, England. Three Members of Parliament and one Peer have all been charged with theft by false accounting in relation to their expense claims. They were all released on bail to appear at Southwark Crown Court on March 30, 2010.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: (USE PROHIBITED FOR BROADCASTERS, 100 GBP PER USUAGE) In this court sketch Lord Hanningfield appears in the dock at City of Westminster Magistrates Court on March 11, 2010 in London, England. Three Members of Parliament and one Peer have all been charged with theft by false accounting in relation to their expense claims. They were all released on bail to appear at Southwark Crown Court on March 30, 2010.

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Former senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992.

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Former senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992.

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Former senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992.

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Former senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney poses with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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LONDON - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney looks on after posing with the authentic FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour on March 11, 2010 at Earls Court in London, England.

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