St. Paul, Minnesota, USA In 1989, writer Salman Rushdie went into hiding after the Ayatollah Khomein

The 2012 campaign trail, the Vikings lose to the Redskins and the Lynx tie the Fever in the WNBA finals, biologists track wolves, long beach california hotels farmers harvest the beet fields, and a Minneapolis woman draws strength from her Barbie collection. All that and more in our photos of the week.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills finishes a speech to supporters during a rally Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 in Ham Lake. While on the campaign trail, Bills travels in one of three blue school buses named Constitution, Liberty and Freedom.
Landover, MD, United long beach california hotels States Santana Moss #89 of the Washington Redskins is tackled by Chris Cook #20 and Chad Greenway #52 of the Minnesota Vikings in the first half of a game at FedExField on October 14, 2012 in Landover, Maryland. The Redskins defeated the Vikings 38-26.
Fargo, ND, USA Locked-out union workers and their supporters picketed outside a Fargo grocery store on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in an effort to gain public support for a boycott of American Crystal long beach california hotels Sugar products. An ongoing contract dispute has left 1,300 union workers in three states locked out for 14 months.
Minneapolis, MN, USA Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus (33) goes up for a basket against Indiana Fever guard Erin Phillips (13) in the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Minneapolis. The Fever stunned Minnesota with a 76-70 victory.
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Minneapolis, MN, USA Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) and guard Lindsay Whalen (13) celebrate after a scoring play against the Indiana Fever in the second half of Game 2 of the WNBA basketball Finals Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Minneapolis. long beach california hotels The Lynx won 83-71.
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA In 1989, writer Salman Rushdie went into hiding after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued long beach california hotels a fatwa for his book The Satanic Verses. His new memoir Joseph Anton details that experience and Rushdie s rise to literary fame. He stopped by the MPR studios long beach california hotels to talk about his book, and sit for a photograph, on Oct. 18.
Minneapolis, MN, USA U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones talks with reporters after a federal jury in Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 convicted Mahamud Said Omar on all five terrorism-related charges of helping send young men through a terrorist long beach california hotels pipeline from Minnesota to Somalia. Also shown, from left background, prosecutor Charles Kovats, FBI agent Kian VanDenover, prosecutors long beach california hotels LeeAnn Bell and John Docherty.
DNR wolf research biologist John Erb inspects long beach california hotels the frozen carcass of a wolf in a DNR laboratory in Grand Rapids. The wolf was killed by federal depredation trappers after complaints of livestock attacks. long beach california hotels Erb uses the specimen to train DNR staff who will process wolf carcasses brought in by hunters during the upcoming season.
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Chuck and Carolyn Engeldinger, photographed Monday, Oct. 12, 2012 in the MPR News studio in St. Paul. The couple s son, Andrew Engeldinger, struggled with mental long beach california hotels illness before he lost his job at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis last month, shot and killed six workers and then turned the gun on himself. They were interviewed by Morning Edition s Cathy Wurzer.