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Day in photos: Oct. 8, 2012

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Juan Munoz’s ‘Hanging Figure’ draws eyes at Sotheby’s in London. The sculpture is expected to snag as much as $641,000 at the auction house’s Contemporary Evening sale this week. Getty Images
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Trash and broken mugs are all that remain of Oktoberfest as the ‘Hofbraeuhaus’ tent closes at the Munich, Germany, festival. EPA
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A student is surprised at what she sees during a visit to her elementary school in Fairfield, Va., by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. AP
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A massive pillar of smoke rises from the eruption of Mount Lokon on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island. AFP/Getty Images
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Border patrol agents bear the casket of colleague Nicholas Ivie, 30, at his funeral in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Ivie was killed last week by what authorities say may have been friendly fire. Reuters
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University of Virginia lacrosse player Nick O’Reilly and a coach continue to practice as the roof of the school’s new football practice facility burns. ZUMA Press
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Young supporters wave bumper stickers as President Obama speaks at the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, California. Reuters
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The remains of a Sudanese military plane lay strewn across the sand at near the capital Khartoum. The crash of the transport plane, carrying personnel and equipment to Darfur, killed 15 people. Reuters
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. It’s the first of twelve NASA-contracted SpaceX resupply missions to the International Space Station. EPA
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A homeless man rests under grafiti declaring ‘We’re with (newly-re-elected Venezuelen President Hugo) Chavez’ after a big win for the socialist leader in a close race this weekend. AP
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Chinese water skiiers perform at the International Aquatic-Speed Competition on the Liujiang River in Liuzhou, China. ZUMA Press
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An artist paints an idol of the Hindu warrior goddess Durga — traditionally believed to be a destroyer of demons — in New Delhi, India. The goddess’s festival is celebrated from Oct. 20-24. AP