U.S. forward Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrates with his team after winning 107-100 against Spain during the London 2012 Olympic Games men's gold medal basketball game at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 12, 2012.
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This week in photos we welcomed Minnesota's gold-medal Olympians home, covered the primary elections, reported on the ways tight budgets are affecting rural law enforcement, recalled the US-Dakota War, and followed researchers hunting for frogs that serve as indicators of ecosystem health.
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Chief Arvol Looking Horse, of the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, prepared to lead the Dakota Wokiksuye Walk to Minnesota on Friday, August 17, 2012 in Flandreau, South Dakota.
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U.S. forward Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrates with his team after winning 107-100 against Spain during the London 2012 Olympic Games men's gold medal basketball game at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 12, 2012.
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Lindsay Whalen, Seimone Augustus, Sue Bird and Maya Moore of United States celebrate with their medals during the medal cermony for the Women's Basketball on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 11, 2012 in London, England.Whalen, Augustus and Moore all play for Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA.
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