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Iraqis loot the National Theater in the center of Baghdad, Iraq. Looting is citywide and is moving from government buildings to private businesses and homes Thursday, April 10, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )

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The Icon iDO digital output interface and headphone amplifier from NuForce, $249 improves even the best sound. (Image provided by www.nuforce.com)

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Street by 50 headphones from SMS Audio are meant to reproduce the sound artists hear in the recording studio. (Image provided by www.smsaudio.com)

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In this image released by HBO, Steve Buscemi, center, is shown in a scene from the HBO series, "Boardwalk Empire." The show was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best TV drama series. Buscemi was also nominated for best actor in a TV drama series. (AP Photo/HBO, Macall B. Polay)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appears on a national call-in TV show in Moscow on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

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Fourteen-week-old Melinda Star Guido holds her mother's little finger while lying in an incubator at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Stephen Rutkowski (right), a chiropractor from Greenwich, Conn., waits in line to attend a job fair sponsored by National Career Fairs in New York on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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The silent-film-era movie "The Artist," starring Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, received six Golden Globes nominations. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company)

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** FILE ** Jessica Lynch, who became famous in 2003 as an Iraq war POW, is honored in a holiday parade. She has embarked on a teaching career and is glad just to be alive, saying: "You're just thankful for what you've been given, even if it's not what you wanted." (Associated Press)

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The HBO drama "Boardwalk Empire," which stars an ensemble cast featuring Steve Buscemi and Paz de la Huerta, is one of President Obama's favorite TV shows. First lady Michelle Obama and the couple's two daughters, meanwhile, enjoy ABC's "Modern Family." (HBO via Associated Press)

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Actor Jared Harris plays Professor James Moriarty with quiet, chilling detachment in the new film "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows." (Associated Press)

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Jared Harris (left) plays Professor James Moriarty, the renowned nemesis to Robert Downey Jr.'s title character in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows." The sequel from director Guy Ritchie opens Friday in North America. (Warner Bros. Pictures via Associated Press)

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Viola Davis has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work in the movie "The Help." (AP Photo/Disney, Dale Robinette)

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** FILE ** A driver in Brunswick, Maine, holds a cellphone on Sept. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)

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National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman discusses in Washington on Tuesday the NTSB's recommendation to ban all cellphone use by drivers except for emergencies. (Associated Press)

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Songwriter, poet and musician Donovan strikes a pose next to one of his high contrast images in 2005. (Photograph by The Washington Times)

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Paris Jackson, seen in March with brothers Prince Michael (left) and Blanket, will talk about her movie, "Lundon's Bridge," on Ellen DeGeneres' show on Wednesday. (FOX via Associated Press)

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Billy Joel appears at Steinway Hall in New York on Monday, when his portrait was unveiled, to be hung among portraits of greats including Franz Liszt. (Associated Press)

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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Deborah Hersman speaks Dec. 13, 2011, during a news conference in Washington to discuss the board's recommendation to ban all cellphone and portable electronic device use by drivers except for emergencies. (Associated Press)

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Tintin (left), voiced by Jamie Bell, awaits rescue with Captain Haddock, voiced by Andy Serkis, and Tintin's dog Snowy in "The Adventures of Tintin." Comics about Tintin have been translated into 55 languages, but the hero is unknown to many Americans. (Paramount Pictures via Associated Press)