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Biologist-writer Richard Dawkins disapproves of "anti-scientific" literature, including the "Harry Potter" books.

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NOVEMBER 26: Jacqueline Kennedy stands with her two children Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr and brothers-in law Ted Kennedy (L, back) and Robert Kennedy (R) at the funeral of her husband US President John F. Kennedy 26 November 1963 in Washington, DC. A plane piloted by John F. Kennedy, Jr. was missing 17 July 1999 after departing from a small airport near New York City en route to Martha's Vineyard, MA. (Photo credit should read STAFF/AFP/Getty Images)

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A supporter displays an iPhone during a rally for Sen. Barack Obama in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 29, 2008. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s very selection as running mate was officially announced to the world through a telephone text message. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Indie director Kevin Smith is shown here in this undated photo.

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(Associated Press/File)

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Peter Sellers in "Dr. Strangelove"

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Actress Leighton Meester is seen at the Marshalls "Shop 'Til It Stops" event Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)

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Journalist Bob Woodward

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The characters from Fox's "Family Guy" — (from the left) Peter; Lois, with Stewie on her lap; Meg, on the floor; Chris; and their dog, Brian — spend more time watching TV than many TV actors. (Associated Press/Fox) ** FILE **

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Dave Grohl, lead singer and guitarist of the Foo Fighters plays on the south stage. (Allison Shelley/The Washington Times)

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Isaac Hayes is shown performing at the Michigan State Fair in Detroit in 2002. Mr. Hayes, who had a compelling visual image, died in 2008. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Athletes compete in the men's four heat 2 event at the Shunyi Rowing and Canoeing Park in Beijing on August 9, 2008. China's once-in-a-lifetime Olympic dream became reality as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games opened on August 8 with a dazzling ceremony showcasing the nation's ancient civilization and an offer of friendship to the world. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images

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Former "At the Movies" co-host Richard Roeper (left) and founder Roger Ebert are seen in Los Angeles in 2005, when Mr. Ebert was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins founder and president George Preston Marshall (Associated Press)

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Security guard Richard Jewell poses on Sunday, July 28, 1996, across from the tower where he found a bomb and warned visitors at Centennial Olympic Park early Saturday morning. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution had named Jewell as a suspect in the bombing. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, William Berr) ** FILE **

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Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Russia and the former Soviet Union in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history, died in prison on Monday.

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Parade goers wave flagsd during the Independence Day parade July 4, 2008 in Wimberley, Texas. (Photo by Ben Sklar/Getty Images)