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** FILE ** Actress Lindsay Lohan (left) appears in Los Angeles Superior Court with her attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, for a hearing on charges that the starlet stole a $2,500 necklace. (AP Photo/Paul Buck, Pool)
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In this photo taken Feb. 10, 2011, people collect recyclable materials from Jardim Gramacho municipal landfill where the documentary "Lixo Extraordinario," or Waste Land," was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After decades of anonymity, the workers have been catapulted to fame by a collaboration with Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, who used the trash they sort to create portraits of the pickers. A documentary recording that experience is now vying for an Oscar. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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In this photo taken Feb. 9, 2011, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz looks at his book "Lixo Extraordinario" during an interview with The Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After decades of anonymity, the workers of the Gramacho Municipal Landfill have been catapulted to fame by a collaboration with Muniz, who used the trash they sort to create portraits of the pickers. A documentary recording that experience is now vying for an Oscar. Money raised from Muniz's portraits of them has helped many of the scavengers prepare for the closing of the dump by establishing worker-run recycling co-ops. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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** FILE ** Lena Horne, 57, is seen in New York in this Dec. 12, 1974, file photo. The estate of sultry jazz singer and actress Lena Horne is selling some of the fancy gowns, jewelry, fine art and books that filled her New York City apartment. More than 200 items are for sale at the Doyle New York auction house Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. She died last May at age 92. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey, File)
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FILE - Lena Horne, 57, is seen in New York in this Dec. 12, 1974 file photo. The estate of sultry jazz singer and actress Lena Horne is selling some of the fancy gowns, jewelry, fine art and books that filled her New York City apartment. More than 200 items are for sale at the Doyle New York auction house Wednesday Feb. 23, 2011. She died last May at age 92. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey, File)
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This image taken from TV shows demonstrators in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Gunfire is reported to have broken out in Tripoli, while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere in the country. (AP Photo/APTN)
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Leonard Slatkin is interviewed in Detroit, Thursday, April 7, 2011. Slatkin says the most difficult thing about the six-month musicians' strike for him was "standing by and not doing anything." Slatkin told reporters on Thursday ahead of rehearsals that he believes the process "probably played out the way it needed to." (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Jenny Lapple directs the Flutopia Wind Ensemble during a December performance at George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts in Fairfax, Va. The group most recently played at New York City's Carnegie Hall. (Flutopia Wind Ensemble)
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Sting arrives for a press conference to promote his upcoming concert in Lima, Peru, Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011. Sting will perform live in concert on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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In this theater publicity image released by Disney Theatrical Productions, Dashaun Young portrays Simba in the Broadway production of "The Lion King," in New York. (AP Photo/Disney Theatrical Productions, Joan Marcus)
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Demonstrators rally at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Hundreds of union members crowded the hallways to protest of a contentious labor bill. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)
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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, country music star Garth Brooks appears at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., to announce that he's coming out of retirement. Brooks is one of five acts to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 16. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2010 file photo, broadcaster Larry King is shown in Los Angeles. King who retired last year after 25 years at CNN will be taking the stage in seven communities to dish about his storied career in a one-man show. "Larry King: Stand Up" kicks off April 14, 2011 in Torrington, Conn. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
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FILE - In this photo released by the Liceo theatre, a rehearsal of the production Anna Bolena is staged at the Liceo Opera House in Barcelona on Jan. 17, 2011. Economic cutbacks are forcing Barcelona's Liceu opera house to stall its season-start in 2011-2012 by one month and may oblige the famed theater to introduce temporary staff layoffs, The Liceu said Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011, noting that subsidies are severely reduced. (AP Photo/A Bofill, Liceo Theatre, File)EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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This Feb 11, 2011 photo provided by the Vienna State Opera shows Erwin Schrott (Conte d'Almaviva), Sylvia Schwartz (Susanna) and Benjamin Bruns (Basilio) during a dress rehearsal of Mozart's opera 'The Marriage of Figaro' in Vienna. (AP Photo/Wiener Staatsoper/Michael Poehn) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Taiwan director Su Chao-bin, right, receives the Best Director award in the movie "Reign of Assassins" from Hong Kong director Johnny To during the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards presentation in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is shown in this video image broadcast on Libyan state television early Tuesday. Gadhafi appeared for less than a minute on state television and made brief remarks to say he was in Tripoli and to deny rumors he had to fled to Venezuela amid the unrest sweeping his country. (Associated Press)
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STRAIGHT-TALKER: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is being touted as a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2012 largely because of his no-nonsense style. (Associated Press)
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER: The love story of Prince William and Kate Middleton is chronicled in "Kate and William: A Very Public Love Affair." The comic book is due to be published in April. (Associated Press)
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Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand laughs Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, in Piscataway, N,J., as he attends "Laugh To Heal Comedy" fundraiser for him at Rutgers University. LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down after making a special teams tackle against Army on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
