Pictures of the week (photo gallery)

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Fans reach to touch TCU cornerback David Jenkins (26) as he runs onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Virginia Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Larry Greene III, 5, runs to greet his father Sgt. Larry Greene, as family and friends welcomed home about 230 paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. The unit completed nearly a year deployment in the eastern provinces of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. About 500 of the 3,500-Soldier brigade have returned home. The remaining paratroopers will return in a series of main body flights in September to late October. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth) LOCAL TV OUT (KTUU-TV, KTVA-TV) LOCAL PRINT OUT (THE ANCHORAGE PRESS, THE ALASKA DISPATCH)

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Minnesota Twins right fielder Ben Revere misplays a foul ball hit by Detroit Tigers' Jhonny Peralta during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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A large U.S. flag, left, waves in gusty winds and pedestrians cross the street under red streetlights in Newark, N.J. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of New Jersey, New York City and New York's lower Hudson Valley until 7 p.m. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center says lightning, hail and wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shows his grandchildren is campaign charter plane in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Pictured left to right: Owen, 5, Gracie, 9, Wyatt, 7, Nash, 3, and Sawyer, 1. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Alexander Snipes, 3, of Jessup, Pa. takes a sit down break from walking through piles of pumpkins on Thursday, September 20, 2012 located at Ritter's Farm Market's in Mount Cobb, Pa. (AP Photo/The Scranton Times-Tribune, Butch Comegys) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey gives a thumbs up while being taken off the field following an injury during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Heyward-Bey has been taken to the hospital with a neck injury after a helmet-to-helmet hit from Steelers safety Ryan Mundy that was not penalized. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Occupy Wall Street protestor Chris Philips screams as he is arrested near Zuccotti Park, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in New York. Multiple Occupy Wall Street protestors have been arrested during a march toward the New York Stock Exchange on the anniversary of the grass-roots movement. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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New York Mets' R.A. Dickey, left, attempts to throw out Miami Marlins' Bryan Petersen at first base in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. Petersen was called out for interfering with Dickey on the play. Dickey picked up his 19th win of the season as the Mets held on to beat the Marlins 4-3. (AP Photo/John Dunn)

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Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus, left, and right fielder Moises Sierra slam into the outfield wall after both went after a fly ball hit by Tampa Bay Rays' Desmond Jennings during the first inning of a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Rasmus made the catch for the out.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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In this Aug. 16, 2012 photo, a combine harvests rice near Tucker, Ark. Consumer groups are pressuring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set federal guidance on allowable levels of arsenic in rice, prompting the agency to consider possible new standards. So far, FDA officials say they have found no evidence that suggests rice is unsafe to eat. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

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A motorist brakes to stop as a buck leaps across Mill Road in East Aurora, N.Y. on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Buffalo News, Robert Kirkham)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is knocked out of boards shy of the goal line during the second half of an NFL football game against Cincinnati Bengals in Landover, Md., Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman makes the tag on Los Angeles Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez (23) during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader at Nationals Park, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington. The Dodgers won the second game 7-6. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny, bottom center, celebrates with jubilant teammates after scoring against Manchester City during their English Premier League soccer match at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

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Atlanta Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, top, and strong safety William Moore celebrate after a call was reversed and Moore was given a fumble recovery after San Diego Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd lost the ball in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, in San Diego. The Falcons won 27-3. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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President Barack Obama swings with an imaginary bat as he arrives on stage to speak at a campaign event at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Woodbridge, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Martin Klizan of Slovakia puts his trophy on his head after winning the final match against Fabio Fognini of Italy at the St. Petersburg Open ATP tennis tournament in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)