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Woody Guthrie’s protest songs are memorable because he “was able to impart the human experience of the people,” says a historian. (Associated Press)

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Woody Guthrie’s protest songs are memorable because he “was able to impart the human experience of the people,” says a historian. (Associated Press)

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Roman Catholic prelates stand as Pope Paul VI, on portable throne, is escorted through the main nave of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City to address the last meeting of the Ecumenical Council's second session, Dec. 4, 1963. The pontiff recessed the council for nine months after urging prelates to share with him in governing the Church. (AP Photo)

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Council fathers leave St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Dec. 2, 1963 at the conclusion of the final working session of the current Ecumenical Council. Pope Paul VI sent word to the Council that he would issue an apostolic letter on December 3, extending new powers to all bishops. (AP Photo)

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Pope Paul VI incenses the altar of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome during a solemn religious ceremony on the first anniversary of the opening of the Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council, Oct. 11, 1963. About 2,000 of the 2,500 Council Fathers gathered for the second session of the Council, attended the ceremony. (AP Photo/Girolamo Di Majo)

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High ranking Roman Catholic prelates appear in St. Peter's Basilica, Sept. 29, 1963 as an "ocean" of mitres photographed slightly overhead during the solemn opening ceremony of the second session of the Economical Council, Sept. 29, 1963, in Vatican City. (AP Phooto)

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Cardinals seated in St. Peter's Basilica as they attend the solemn opening ceremony of the second session of the Ecumenical Council , Sept. 29, 1963. Top row, left to right: Cardinal Jose Humberto Quintero, Archbishop of Caracas; Cardinal Joseph Elmer Ritter, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri; Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa, Bishop of Bukoba, Tanganyika. Middle row: Cardinal Julius Doepfner of Munich And Freisling; Cardinal Jose M. Bueno y Monreal, Archbishop of Seville. Bottom row: Cardinal Paul Emile Leger, Archbishop of Montreal; Cardinal Giuseppe Ferretto, Italian member of the Vatican Curia; and Cardinal Valerian Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, India. (AP Photo)

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To attract tourists to Rome during the Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church, this big poster, seen Sept. 27, 1962, was distributed all over the world, sponsored by the Italian Tourist Organization. It shows stylized doves carrying the words "Everyone to" in seven languages, against a background of the huge dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. (AP Photo)

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Pope Paul VI kneels in prayer in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Sept. 29, 1963, during the opening ceremony for the second phase of the Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. At left is Cardinal Alberto di Jorio, a member of the Vatican Curia. At right is Monsignor Enrico Dante, prefect of Vatican ceremonies. (AP Photo)

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A burned car is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, after an attack the day before on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, by protesters angry over a film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)

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The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, damaged a day earlier by protesters angry over a film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad, is pictured on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)

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Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami hold up placards during a Oct. 7, 2012, rally in Lahore, Pakistan, against a film insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Most placards read, "Muhammad, may God pray on him and grant him peace." (Associated Press)

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New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith (91) shakes hands with linebacker Jonathan Vilma in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. The Saints won 40-32. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Saint Louis Cardinals player Matt Holliday reaches for the ball during a workout session at Nationals Park on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. On Wednesday, they play the St. Louis Cardinals at home. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)