Closeup Political Pictures of the Week, August 13 – August 19 Aug. 19, 2011 prev2 of 23next Jim Watson / AFP / Getty ImagesPeople watch from the side of the road as US President Barack Obama's motorcade passes through Postville, Iowa, August 16, 2011. Share Read Later TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week, from the Beltway and beyond.