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Samantha Stosur, of Australia, returns a shot to Varvara Lepchenko in the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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** FILE ** Asylum seekers who were rescued from a troubled boat adrift in heavy seas off Java while trying to reach Australia are escorted by police officers upon their arrival at a marine police station in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

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Australia's Samantha Stosur hits a forehand shot against Petra Martic of Croatia at the 2012 US Open Tennis tournament, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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United States' Angel McCoughtry, left, sails to the basket past Australia's Belinda Snell (12) during a women's basketball semifinal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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FILE - In this undated image provided by the Minister for Health and Ageing is proposed cigarette packaging stripped of all logos and replaced with graphic images that tobacco companies in Australia will be forced to use. Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, despite protests from tobacco companies that argued the value of their trademarks will be destroyed under new rules that will strip all logos from cigarette packs. (AP Photo/Minister for Health and Ageing, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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An image provided by Australia's Minister for Health and Aging shows cigarette packaging stripped of all logos and replaced with graphic images that tobacco companies in Australia will be forced to use. (AP Photo/Australian Minister for Health and Aging)

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Angel McCoughtry of the U.S. team sails to the basket past Australia’s Belinda Snell (12) during a women’s basketball semifinal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday. “Women’s sports are only going up,” she said. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Tyson Chandler of the United States dunks against Australia's David Andersen during a men's quarterfinals basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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From left, Tate Smith, Dave Smith, Murray Stewart, and Jacob Clear of Australia celebrate winning the Gold medal in the men's kayak four 1000-meter sprint at Eton Dorney on Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 in Windsor, England. (AP Photo/Harry How, Pool)

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USA's Kobe Bryant celebrates a 3-pointer against Australia during a men's quarterfinals basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)