Photos of the week (photo gallery)

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In this aerial photograph, heavy equipment pushes sand to restore a barrier dune along the Atlantic Ocean in Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island, N.J., Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, after the region was pounded by Superstorm Sandy the previous week. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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The Thunderbirds perform at the Aviation Nation air show at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher)

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Jason Machado, of Fairhaven, Mass., walks among U.S. flags at the graves of deceased veterans at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Hundreds of volunteers placed thousands of flags in the cemetery in advance of Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl)

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Citizens Energy workers continue their investigation Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at the site of an explosion at a house in Indianapolis. The search for what caused a massive, deadly explosion that rocked an Indianapolis neighborhood turned to natural gas Monday, with officials checking gas lines and a homeowner saying a problem furnace could be to blame. (AP Photo/WTHR Chopper 13/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)

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Morelia's Miguel Sabah scores a goal against America during a Mexican soccer league in Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Morelia defeated America 2-1. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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Unidentified friends of the pilot of a small plane that authorities say crashed into a west Jackson, Miss., home shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, 2012, hug each other as they await information as to the pilot and passengers. The home's resident is believed to have escaped but authorities have not released names of plane's passengers. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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This July 13, 2011, photo made available on the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus."As details emerge about Petraeus' extramarital affair with his biographer, Broadwell, including a second woman who allegedly received threatening emails from the author, members of Congress say they want to know exactly when the now ex-CIA director and retired general popped up in the FBI inquiry, whether national security was compromised and why they weren't told sooner. (AP Photo/ISAF)