Washington, entertainment elite at Kennedy Honors
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Washington's elite hosted an eclectic mix of entertainers ranging from multiple-Oscar winner Tom Hanks to pop singer Jessica Simpson at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, paying tribute to five superstars for their lifetime contributions to the arts and American culture.
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Steven Spielberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Dolly Parton are among stars honoured for contributions to US culture.
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Legendary blues musician B.B. King,  former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky and historian David  McCullough were among those awarded the Medal of Freedom on  Friday by President George W. Bush.
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Sir Elton John and Warren Beatty  were among six entertainment legends honored for their lifetime  contributions to American culture on Sunday.
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Ten rising stars to watch in the 109th Congress:
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&quot;Every one is the same, and every one is different,&quot; proclaimed a philosophical George Stevens Jr., producer of the Kennedy Center Honors, as the 27th annual performing-arts celebration got under way this past weekend.
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Clooney, Paterno, Bird, Sheen: The guest list at a party for Hollywood "A"-listers and sports legends? No, just some of famous names running for House seats or helping House candidates around the country.
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Brisk bidding boosts the sales of items from the homes of former US President John F Kennedy.
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Musicians, composers and authors were among the more than two dozen people Wednesday honored with National Medal of Arts and National Humanities awards at the White House.
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Lovers of Kennedy lore will get a rare  chance at owning some common possessions of late President John  F. Kennedy and his family in an auction of art, furniture and  other effects from their homes.
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Warren Beatty and Sir Elton John are among those who will be honoured at a presidential gala in December.
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Film director Stephen Spielberg, singers Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and conductor Zubin Mehta will be honored in December by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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The Trail | For political symbolism, there is little that can top Kennedy's endorsement of Obama.
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Comic-actor Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross and film director Martin Scorsese are among the artists who have earned Kennedy Center Honors this year for their influence on U.S. culture, tribute organizers said on Tuesday.
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Elton John called his Kennedy Center Honor âicing on the cake,â but actor Robert Downey Jr. got a frosty reception when he introduced the rock legend as âthe other first lady.
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Edward M. Kennedy placed the aura of his familyâs name around the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, may be one of the most recognizable politicians in the world, but that didn&#39;t stop some airport screeners from treating him as a potential security risk.