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Singer Tony Bennett is donating a watercolor he made of jazz great Duke Ellington to a Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C.

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Four-time NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon (right) stepped away from his on-track duties Tuesday September 16th 2008 - to meet with key lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Gordon, pictured here with Representative Robin Hayes (NC-08) (center) and Dr. Jeffrey Chell,...