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8. Mama Tried by Merle Haggard & The Strangers - Merle Haggard performs during the Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn., Sunday, June 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry by Hank Williams -This is an undated photo of Country and Western singer and guitarist Hank Williams. He was born in Georgiana, Al., in 1923 as Hiram King Williams, and he died of a heart attack in 1953. (AP Photo)

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2. Crazy by Patsy Cline - Country singer and recording star Patsy Cline is shown in this undated photo. Patsy Cline died in a plane crash on March 5, 1963. (AP Photo)

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One Direction will perform as part of the annual turning of the calendar page on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." (Associated Press)

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Egypt has banned Ridley Scott's "Exodus: Gods & Kings" from playing in theaters due to alleged historical inaccuracies and a "Zionist" agenda the film allegedly pushes. (Scott Free Productions via IMDb)

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This photo combination shows U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has compared Obama to a monkey and blamed the U.S. for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row over the movie "The Interview." (AP Photos)

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This photo released by Sony - Columbia Pictures shows James Franco, left, as Dave and Seth Rogen as Aaron in a scene from Columbia Pictures' "The Interview." (AP Photo/Sony - Columbia Pictures, Ed Araquel)

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Jazz legend Buddy Defranco (left) shares a laugh with fellow jazz legend Freddie Hubbard during the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Awards Concert where they were honored in New York on Jan. 13, 2006. (Associated Press)

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An Afghan woman casts her vote at a polling station in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Afghans choose a new president Saturday in a runoff election between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West, combat corruption and guide the nation with a steadier hand than outgoing leader Hamid Karzai. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane star in "Boyhood," a coming-of-age story and a triumph of accessible experimental cinema. (Associated Press)

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Man of words: "We're going to change the way that we've done business," Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said nearly five years ago.

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Osama bin Laden (Associated Press)

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FILE photo | A police officer keeps watch as moviegoers enter the theater to watch The Interview at West End Cinema in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Jack O'Connell portrays Olympian and war hero Louis "Louie" Zamperini in "Unbroken," directed by Angelina Joile. "Unbroken" is a movie about pain, but it is also a movie about will and perseverance. (Associated Press)

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The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating after a song performed at a retired officer's party reportedly mocked Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by a Ferguson cop, as the "baddest thug in the whole damn town." (TMZ)

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Brandon Delaney, general manager of the Plaza Theatre, in Atlanta, Georgia finishes hanging the marquis Tuesday to announce that the theatre will be showing "The Interview." The film was put back into mostly independent theaters Tuesday when Sony announced a limited Christmas Day theatrical release for the comedy. (Associated Press)

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BBC reporter Quentin Sommerville had a hard time finishing up a segment recently as he stood downwind from an opium fire. (YouTube)

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Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. (Associated Press)

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Clem Burke performs with Blondie an Austin showcase at the 2014 SXSW Music, Film and Interactive Festival. Mr. Burke said, "The Blondie thing is like being on a luxury pleasure cruise" when compared to traveling in a van with Empty Hearts. (Associated Press)