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Australia's Sally Pearson celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Australia's Warwick Draper competes in the men's K-1 kayak slalom heats at the Lee Valley White Water Center at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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China's Liu Qiang, left, connects with Australia's Luke Jackson, during their men's light 60-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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China's Liu Qiang, and Australia's Luke Jackson, reacta after Liu won their men's light 60-kg boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Adam Scott of Australia lines up a putt on the 17th green at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Russia's Arina Rodionova returns a ball to Anne Keothavong of Britain during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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Bobby Reynolds of the United States plays a shot in his match against fellow countryman John Isner on the fourth day of play at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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Andre Greipel of Germany crosses the finish line ahead of Mark Cavendish of Britain, left, Tom Veelers of The Netherlands, second right, and Matthew Harley Goss of Australia, right, to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 196.5 kilometers (122 miles) with start in Rouen and finish in Saint-Quentin, France, Thursday July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours
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A boat carrying asylum seekers is pictured 120 miles north of Australia's Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean hours before it capsized on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Australian Maritime Safety Authority)
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U.S. Marine Corps personnel stand at attention with the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment on April 4, 2012, during an official welcome ceremony at Robertson Barracks in Darwin, Australia. The first detachment of 200 U.S. Marines has arrived in northern Australia, where a permanent joint training hub is taking shape as part of a U.S. shift of military strength in the Asia-Pacific region. (Associated Press/Australian Department of Defense)
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Gabe Watson stands during a break in his capital murder trial at the Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center in Birmingham, Ala. An Alabama judge acquitted Mr. Watson, accused of drowning his newlywed wife during a honeymoon diving trip to Australia. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011, file photo, American cyclist Lance Armstrong prepares for a fundraising ride through the streets of Brisbane, Australia. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy during the award ceremony after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, early Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
