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Associated Press Rock artists (clockwise from the left) Ritchie Valens, J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Buddy Holly died in a plane crash 50 years ago.

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Jim R. Fouts, the mayor of Warren, Mich., the largest suburb of Detroit. (John Tully/Special to the Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS First lady Jacqueline Kennedy (top in 1961) set a standard of grace and elegance that may inspire incoming first lady Michelle Obama (left) and Caroline Kennedy, daughter of Jackie and possible pick for New York senator.

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** FILE ** A longshoreman readies a container for shipment at the APL Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles on Aug. 28, 2008. (Associated Press)

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Al-Shabaab insurgents gather with arms in Mogadishu. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Filmmaker Jeffrey Katzenberg, shown between fellow DreamWorks SKG founders David Geffen (left) and Steven Spielberg.

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** FILE ** Actress Keri Russell poses on the press line at the premiere of the feature film "Bedtime Stories" in Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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** FILE ** Todd and Lorie Richmond speak to a reporter at the University of Chicago on Dec. 19, 2008. They both had surgery on the same day at the University Medical Center, a decision they reached after years of failed diets. (Associated Press/Brian Jackson, Chicago Sun-Times)

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Mobster Al Capone, here in 1931, got away with gambling and selling alcohol during Prohibition because he had a tight grip on City Hall. His men were known to roam the building looking for favors. (Associated Press)

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Actress Kirsten Dunst, appears on stage during MTV's "Total Request Live" show at the MTV Times Square Studios, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, in New York. Dunst's new film "Marie Antoinette," opens Friday. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

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Actor James Dean, shown in a scene from the 1956 movie "Giant," exemplified the bad-boy persona. (Associated Press)

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This picture provided by Universal Studios Home Entertainment shows actors Gregory Peck, foreground left, and Brock Peters, foreground right, in a scene from the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Then-Sen. Barack Obama signs a copy of his book "The Audacity of Hope" at Bowie State University in November 2006. Key members of the president-elect's team have also authored books. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Then-President-elect Barack Obama used his YouTube videos as a tool to reach out to the American public. ** FILE **

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Andy Warhol

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The operations center features numerous, movie-theater-size flat-screen monitors that stream live images from unmanned aircraft patrolling the two theaters of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force)

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** FILE ** Aisles near the electronics section (left) were gridlocked as shoppers hustled to find deals at a West Hollywood, Calif., Target store. (Associated Press)