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USA's Nick Springer, of New York, holds his gold medal after defeating Australia to win the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday Sept. 26, 2010.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

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United States' Will Groulx, center, hoists the trophy after the U.S. team defeated Australia in the gold-medal match at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Richmond, British Columbia, on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

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Team USA celebrates their gold medal victory over Australia at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday Sept. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

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Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, right, celebrates with Lauren Jackson, of Australia, after the Storm defeated the Atlanta Dream 87-84 in Game 3 of the WNBA basketball finals Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Atlanta, sweeping the series. (AP Photo/Eric S. Lesser)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Jarmila Groth of Australia during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.

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Ryan Briscoe, Sydney, Australia, leads the drivers on the restart after an accident at the opening of the IndyCar Series auto race in Joliet, Ill., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, (AP Photo/Warren Wimmer)

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Ryan Briscoe, left, of Australia, drives his car past compatriot Will Power during the IndyCar Series auto race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Will Power, of Australia, makes a pit stop during the IndyCar Series auto race at ChicagoLand Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, leader of the Labor Party, poses for a photo with an unidentified man in her hometown of Altona in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. It could take more than a week to learn who will govern Australia after a cliffhanger election, the closest in nearly 50 years, and the winner may have to woo the support of a handful of independent lawmakers in order to assume power. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard of the Federal Labor Party casts her vote at the Seabrook Primary School in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)

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Australia Governor General Quentin Bryce prepares to put a rose on the coffin of an Australian unknown soldier during a ceremony at the British Australian cemetary of Fromelles, Northern France, Monday, July 19, 2010. Royalty, governments and relatives on Monday honored Australian and British soldiers whose remains were discovered in mass graves on the 94th anniversary of the World War I battle of Fromelles in northern France.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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Australia's Cameron Percy hits off the 18th tee during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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In this Wednesday, June 23, 2010 photo, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announces in Canberra, Australia, that his party has called a leadership vote just months away from national elections. Australia will have its first woman prime minister on Thursday, as Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has enough support to beat incumbent Kevin Rudd in a Labor Party ballot, several media outlets have reported. (AP Photo/AAP Image, Alan Porritt) **FILE**

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Julia Gillard of the Labor Party, left, is sworn in as Australia's new prime minister by Governor-General Quentin Bryce, at Government House in Canberra, Australia, on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister, ousting Kevin Rudd as Labor Party leader after his plans to boost taxes on the mining industry deepened a slump in opinion polls. Source: Australia's Government House via Bloomberg

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Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a House of Representatives question time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Australia has its first female prime minister after the ruling party ousted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and installed his deputy, Ms. Gillard, as leader. (AP Photo/AAP Image, Alan Porritt)