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Aug 15 2008, Mary

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is suing Republican presidential nominee John McCain and the Republican party for using his song “Running on Empty” in a recent TV commercial.

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In this July 22, 2008 file photo, singer Mariah Carey poses backstage at MTV Studio’s in Times Square for MTV’s “Total Request Live” show in New York.