This week, Tripoli fell, Washington shook (literally), and the East Coast prepared for Hurricane Irene. Despite wanting to live in D.C. as president, Rick Perry called the nation's capital "seedy." We also learned that Dick Cheney kept a resignation letter handy when he was vice president. Here's the week that was, in quotes and pictures.
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