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People walk pass a sign in front of Trinity Boxing Club with the construction site of Four World Trade Center at their backs during the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher John Lannan delivers in the second inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao walk together after inspecting a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao walk together after inspecting a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Virginia Tech linebacker Jack Tyler (58) and free safety Detrick Bonner (8) run down Georgia Tech quarterback Tevin Washington (13) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech won 20-17 in overtime. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)

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Jamie Kuntz poses for a photograph at a football field in Dickinson, N.D., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Kuntz says he was kicked of the North Dakota State College of Science football team for being gay. School officials say he was dismissed from the team for lying to a coach. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

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The Republican Party has a strong bench in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and other younger members who may make future national tickets. The South missed out in 2012 for a second straight presidential election. (Associated Press)

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Penn State kicker Sam Ficken (97) walks off the field after missing a field goal in the final seconds of the team’s 17-16 loss to Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, during an NCAA college football game in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)

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associated press Quarterback Joe Flacco completed 21 of 29 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns in Baltimore’s 44-13 destruction of AFC North rival Cincinnati on Monday.

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FILE - In Feb. 10, 2012, file photo, Harvard's Kyle Casey (30) celebrates after he scored against Penn in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Philadelphia. Casey plans to withdraw from school amid a cheating scandal that also may involve other athletes, according to several reports. Sports Illustrated and the Harvard Crimson reported Tuesday that Casey, a senior, would withdraw in an attempt to preserve a year of eligibility once the issue is resolved. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr, File)

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Virginia running back Kevin Parks (25) celebrates a touchdown with teammate Luke Bowanko (70) during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Scott stadium in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)