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**FILE** In this image taken from video and released by SITE Intelligence Group on Nov. 8, 2010, Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical websites. (Associated Press)

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Roger Daltrey of The Who says there aren't many contemporary singers who could "lead" a band, but he said the British soul singer Adele is the exception. "I mean, I love Adele," he said. Mr. Daltrey is currently performing "Tommy" on tour. (Associated Press)

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Ari Roland, Zaid Nasser and Chris Byars (from left) perform during a concert before several hundred people in Pakistan on Tueday. (Associated Press)

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Pakistani singer Rameez Mukhtar (center) is accompanied by Ari Roland (left) and Chris Byars of the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet during a concert sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. The embassy also plans to bring over a country rock band and a hip-hop group. (Associated Press)

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Pakistani singer Rameez Mukhtar (left) sings with the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet in Islamabad, Pakistan. A series of concerts planned by the U.S. Embassy is aimed at improving relations with the Pakistanis.

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Saxophonist Zaid Nasser performs with the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet, an American group which is performing a series of concerts with local musicians in Pakistan and giving music classes.

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In this citizen journalism image made with a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad flash victory signs as one woman displays one hand with the Arabic word reading: "leave" during a demonstration Friday in Edlib province against the Syrian regime. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 17, 2011, photo provided by Time Warner Cable, guests gather outside before a Time Warner Cable and Disney screening of "The Lion King" 3D at The El Capitan Theatre, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Time Warner Cable, Casey Rodgers)

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With sophomore Michael Rocco (pictured) still nursing a rib injury, David Watford may get his first career start against Idaho. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)

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A ghost light illuminates the stage of the Lincoln Theatre where entertainers have performed for audiences over many decades. A financial shortfall now threatens to close the venue by the end of the year, board members say. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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BRIGHT LIGHTS: The lights at the Lincoln Theatre on U Street in Northwest will go dark without an infusion of funds to keep it going, board members say. City leaders are being pressed to help. (The Washington Times)

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The Lincoln Theatre has been a U Street landmark for decades. Its board members are seeking help from the city to keep the venue financially afloat. (The Washington Times)

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LANDMARK: Entertainers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong performed at the Lincoln Theatre during a time when segregation barred patrons from downtown theaters. The venue faces a financial crisis. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Gordon H. Smith, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, says an FCC proposal to give broadcasters' spectrum space to wireless and broadband competitors would be "catastrophic" for his industry. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

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Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista led the AL in home runs (43), had 103 RBI and batted .302, but will AL MVP voters be inclined to vote for a player on a losing team? (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson has enjoyed a remarkable season, but is it enough to earn AL MVP honors? (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel casts her vote on the eurozone bailout fund at the Bundestag in Berlin on Thursday. German lawmakers approved new powers for the fund in a major step toward tackling the bloc's sprawling sovereign debt crisis. (Associated Press)

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Alan Tudyk (left) and Tyler Labine star in "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil." It's part grisly, low-budget horror spoof, part loopy, role-reversing comedy. (Dan Powers)

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a 27-year-old dealing with a rare cancer in "50/50." It's not a buddy movie or romantic comedy but has elements of both. (Summit Entertainment via Associated Press)

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Conrad Murray listens to testimony from witness Faheem Muhammad on the second day of his involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)