Stabilizing Motion With Moving Camera Shot

I was given a shot of a camera moving down a hallway. The hallway looks great, but there was so much broken glass and other debris on the floor that the shot looks very shaky and unstable.
Can AE CS5 do anything to help me stabilize the shot? (I can't imagine I'd be able to stabilize it the usual way, since the camera is moving, and a fixed object won't be available.)
Thanks!

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