Pictures of the week (photo gallery)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, shake hands as they arrive to a campaign rally, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 ,in Manchester N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Racers compete in the Texas Full Moon MX Series at the Paris MX Raceway in Arthur City, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Paris News, Sam Craft)

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Residents of Cite Soleil, Haiti, wade through floodwaters on Route Neuf from Tropical Storm Isaac, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Patrick Farrell)

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Officials examine the body of gunman Jeffrey Johnson, who was killed by police gunfire after he fatally shot Steven Ercolino, an executive at his former company, outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least nine bystanders were hit by gunfire in the confrontation. (AP Photo/Vladimir Dusil) MANDATORY CREDIT

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An official inspects evidence near the Empire State Building in New York following a shooting Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Police say a recently laid-off worker shot a former colleague to death near the iconic skyscraper, then randomly opened fire on people nearby before firing on police. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said some of the victims may have been hit by police bullets as police and the gunman exchanged fire. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Texas Rangers center fielder Craig Gentry, center left, reaches out and grabs a fly out by Minnesota Twins' Jamey Carroll as Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler, center right, runs into him in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. Twins' Trevor Plouffe (24) runs the bases. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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New Orleans Saints running back Chris Ivory (29) leaps over Houston Texans defensive back Johnathan Joseph (24) in the first half of an NFL preseason football game in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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Aguadulce, Panama's Daniel Fernandez, right, scores past Tokyo's Tatsuya Irie on a hit by Daniel Castro in the second inning of the international championship baseball game at the Little League World Series, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in South Williamsport, Pa. Japan won 10-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Denver Broncos tight end Joel Dreessen (81) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Caleb Hanie against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Denver, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84), left, flips into the end zone over Indianapolis Colts defensive back Antoine Bethea (41) for a touchdown in the first quarter of an NFL football preseason game on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is sacked by Washington Redskins defensive end Stephen Bowen during the first half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)

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Fairfield, Conn., pitcher Will Lucas, bottom center, is hugged by Matt Kubel, top center, as he celebrates with teammates after pitching a no hitter against New Castle, Ind., in an elimination baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. Connecticut won 4-0. At left is Kevin Oricoli (12). (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Officials inspect part of a CSX freight train that derailed alongside a parking lot overnight in Ellicott City, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Authorities say the train, hauling coal from West Virginia to Maryland, derailed and fell from a bridge near Baltimore, killing two college students who were on the tracks. Howard County officials say 21 of the train's 80 cars flipped over around midnight Monday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)