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    Barack Obama Biography

    Barack Obama

    Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.Born: 1961-08-04Birthplace: Honolulu, HI

    Race: MultiracialReligion: ProtestantPolitical Party: DemocraticField: PoliticianFamous for: US Senator from Illinois

    Barack Obama O cal !ebsite:htt !""obama#senate#$o%"

    Field: Politician

    Barack Hussein Obama is the &unior 'nite( )tates )enator *rom Illinois an( amember o* the Democratic Part+# he '#)# )enate Historical O ce lists him as the.*th /*rican /merican )enator in '#)# histor+ an( the onl+ /*rican /merican

    currentl+ ser%in$ in the '#)# )enate#Born to a black en+an *ather an( a hite /merican mother, Obama $re u inculturall+ (i%erse surroun(in$s# He s ent most o* his chil(hoo( in the ma&orit+-minorit+ '#)# state o* Ha aii an( li%e( *or *our +ears in In(onesia# / $ra(uate o* 2olumbia 'ni%ersit+ an( Har%ar( 3a )chool, Obama orke( as a communit+or$ani er, uni%ersit+ lecturer, an( ci%il ri$hts la +er be*ore runnin$ *or ublic o ce#He ser%e( in the Illinois )enate *rom 1995 to 004, launchin$ his cam ai$n *or '#)#)enate in 007#

    Obama (eli%ere( the ke+note a((ress at the 004 Democratic ational 2on%entionhile still an Illinois state le$islator# He ent on to in election to the '#)# )enate ino%ember 004 ith a lan(sli(e 50 o* the %ote in an election +ear marke( b+

    :e ublican $ains# /s a member o* the Democratic minorit+ in the 109th 2on$ress,Obama co-s onsore( the enactment o* con%entional ea ons control an(trans arenc+ le$islation, an( ma(e o cial tri s to ;astern ;uro e, the Mi((le ;ast,an( /*rica#

    He is amon$ the Democratic Part+

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    "ngelina Jolie Biography

    /n$elina @olie is an /merican actress ho is as reno ne( *or her eAotic looks, *ullli s, il( chil( ima$e, numerous tattoos an( humanitarian ork ith re*u$ees as *orher actin$ abilit+# )he is a res ecte( artist an( has recei%e( three ol(en lobes as

    ell as an /ca(em+ / ar( *or Best )u ortin$ /ctress *or her er*ormance as 3isa:o e in the mo%ie irl, Interru te(# /((itionall+, @olie has starre( in .%e stu(entmo%ies, all o* hich ere (irecte( b+ her brother @ames Ha%en#

    /s o* @ul+ 00C, @olie became the thir( actress to &oin the co%ete( E 0 Million 2lubFa*ter @ulia :oberts an( 2ameron Dia G, hen she si$ne( to (o Mr an( Mrs )mithF 00CG *or that amount#

    @olie is the (au$hter o* actor @on oi$ht an( Marcheline Bertran(# )he is o* 2 ech,=rench-2ana(ian, an( Iro>uois (escent# /s a chil( she (reame( o* becomin$ a*uneral (irector# )he atten(e( the 3ee )trasber$ heatre Institute *rom the a$e o* 11, later atten(in$ Be%erl+ Hills Hi$h )chool# hou$h she enrolle( at the .lm schoolat e ork 'ni%ersit+ a*ter .nishin$ ia, she (i( not com lete her stu(ies#

    @olie has been lon$ estran$e( *rom her *ather, thou$h a reconciliation asattem te( b+ his a earin$ ith her in 3ara 2ro*t! omb :ai(er# In the October 004

    issue o* Premiere Ma$a ine, @olie in(icate( that she as no lon$er intereste( inursuin$ a relationshi ith her *ather# )oon a*ter he eA loite( a claim that she hasserious emotional roblems on /ccess Holl+ oo(, she le$all+ (ro e( oi$ht as

    her last name#

    @olie has been a oo( ill /mbassa(or *or the 'nite( ations Hi$h 2ommission *or:e*u$ees since 001, an( *re>uentl+ tra%els to *ar-Jun$ countries to (ra attentionto the li$ht o* eo le in hir( ?orl( nations# In 007, she ublishe( otes *rom M+

    ra%els, a collection o* &ournal entries chroniclin$ her earl+ ork ith the '# # In a @anuar+ 00C inter%ie ith :euters, @olie critici e( *ello actors *or not bein$committe( enou$h in hel in$ others, an( state( that she $i%es one-thir( o* herincome to charitable or$ani ations#

    @olie as also one o* the .rst celebrities to acce t an in%itation to be one o* thebearers o* the Ol+m ic orch (urin$ the 004 Ol+m ic ames, thou$h she asultimatel+ unable to artici ate (ue to .lmin$ commitments#

    /n$elina @olie

    "ngelina Jolie #oightBorn: 195C-06-04Birthplace: 3os /n$eles, 2/

    Race: ?hiteReligion: Bu((histField: /ctor, /cti%istFamous for: Tomb Raider

    Field: "ctor

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    In the *all o* 004, it as re orte( that @olie has starte( rocee(in$s to a(o tanother chil(, this time *rom :ussia# Ho e%er, no a(o tion e%er took lace#

    /roun( the same time, 3aur+n alin(o, the Ha aii-base( a(o tion *acilitator hoseser%ices @olie ha( use( to a(o t Ma((oA, as sentence( to 18 months in risona*ter lea(in$ $uilt+ to %isa *rau( an( mone+ laun(erin$ char$es# )he ha( been*alsi*+in$ recor(s o* chil(ren to be a(o te( in %isa a lications to the '#)#2iti enshi an( Immi$ration )er%ices, an( se%eral o* the chil(ren she lace( ha(not been aban(one( at all but ere entice( a a+ or bou$ht *rom their birth*amilies# It (oes not a ear that Ma((oA as amon$ them, althou$h thein%esti$ation is continuin$#

    Besi(es her actin$ an( humanitarian en(ea%ors, @olie also orke( as a ro*essionalmo(el in 3on(on, e ork an( 3os /n$eles an( a eare( in numerous music%i(eos inclu(in$ those o* Meat 3oa*, 3enn+ ra%it , an( he :ollin$ )tones#

    =or se%eral +ears rior to mi( 00C, @olie en(ure( a ro*essional (r+ s ell in hichshe (i( not ha%e a hit mo%ie# )e%eral o* her mo%ies, such as /leAan(er, )k+

    2a tain, an( omb :ai(er! he 2ra(le o* 3i*e ere ma&or boA o ce (isa ointmentsalthou$h @olie usuall+ recei%e( $oo( notices# )he (i( ro%i(e the %oice o* 3ola in thesuccess*ul animate( .lm, )hark ale# onetheless her eAotic looks an( actin$ talentstill make her one o* Holl+ oo(uit actin$ an( concentrate o* her '

    ork F*or eAam le, see Irelan( On-3ine in @une 00CG# Ho e%er, she has also state(that her ork ro%i(es the income necessar+ *or her to continue tra%ellin$ the orl(on behal* o* the ' #

    @olie continues to balance the (eman(s o* bein$ a mo%ie star ith that o* bein$ ahumanitarian, (es ite an a arentl+ $ruelin$ sche(ule# On @une 5, 00C, the/ssociate( Press ire ser%ice re orte( on @olie $i%in$ a resentation in Islamaba(,Pakistan# hat %er+ same (a+, she atten(e( the remiere o* Mr# an( Mrs# )mith in3os /n$eles#

    )he no li%es *ull-time in Buckin$hamshire, ' an( re orte(l+ lans to urchasero ert+ in 2ambo(ia#

    In late @une 00C, the e ork Post re orte( a claim that @olie is re$nant, a re ortlater re ublishe( on @une 70 b+ Britain

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    reali e( its error, the resses ere sto e( an( an a olo$+ issue( to @olie an( Pittrintin$ o* the issue resume( ith the correction ma(e, thou$h a number o* co iesith the error ere still release( to the ublic# :e orte(l+, ho e%er, Pitt as resenthen @olie si$ne( the a(o tion a ers#

    $li%abeth &aylor Biography

    ;li abeth a+lor

    $li%abeth Rosemond &aylorBorn: 197 -0 - 5Birthplace: 3on(on, ;n$lan(

    Race: ?hiteReligion: @e ishField: /ctorFamous for: Cleopatra

    Field: "ctor

    ;li abeth a+lor is a ;n$lish-born /ca(em+ / ar( innin$ actress#

    )he as born ;li abeth :osemon( a+lor in Ham stea(, 3on(on, ;n$lan(, thesecon( chil( o* =rancis 3enn a+lor FDecember 8, 1895- o%ember 0, 1968G an()ara iola ?armbro(t F/u$ust 1, 1896-)e tember 11, 1994G, ho ere /mericans

    orkin$ in Britain# Her ol(er brother is Ho ar( a+lor Fborn 19 9G#

    hou$h sometimes re*erre( to as 3i , she is not *on( o* that name# )he re*ers her$i%en name to be ronounce( ;ee-li abeth# Her $i%en an( mi((le names ere inhonor o* her aternal $ran(mother, ;li abeth a+lor, ho as born ;li abeth Mar+:osemon(#

    a+lor as born ith (ual British an( /merican citi enshi # Her /merican arentsere both ori$inall+ *rom /rkansas 2it+, ansas# Her *ather as an art (ealer an(

    her mother a *ormer actress hose sta$e name as )ara )othern# )ara retire( *romthe sta$e hen she an( =rancis a+lor marrie( in 19 6 in e ork#

    /t the a$e o* three, ;li abeth be$an takin$ ballet lessons# /*ter the ' entere(?orl( ?ar II, her arents (eci(e( to return to the 'nite( )tates to a%oi( hostilities#Her mother took the chil(ren .rst, hile her *ather remaine( in 3on(on to ra umatters in the art business# he+ settle( in 3os /n$eles, 2ali*ornia, here )ara

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    ;li abeth a+lor on the /ca(em+ / ar( *or Best /ctress in a 3ea(in$ :ole *or herer*ormances in B'tter.el( 8 F1960G, hich co-starre( then husban( ;((ie =isher,

    an( then a$ain *or ?houi ment o erator 3arr+ =ortensk+ Fmarrie( October 6,1991-(i%orce( October 71, 1996G

    a+lor an( ?il(in$ ha( t o sons, Michael Ho ar( ?il(in$ Fborn @anuar+ 6, 19C7Gan( 2hristo her ;( ar( ?il(in$ Fborn =ebruar+ 5, 19CCG# )he an( o(( ha( one(au$hter, ;li abeth =rances o((, calle( 3i a, Fborn /u$ust 6, 19C5G# /n( in 1964,she an( =isher starte( a(o tion rocee(in$s *or a (au$hter, hom Burton latera(o te(, Maria Burton Fborn /u$ust 1, 1961G#

    Durin$ her marria$e to =isher, a+lor con%erte( to @u(aism# )he remains @e ish tothis (a+, re*errin$ to hersel* as such se%eral times#

    )he has also a eare( a number o* times on tele%ision, inclu(in$ the 1957 ma(e-*or- mo%ie ith then husban(, :ichar( Burton, title( Di%orce His - Di%orce Hers# In198C, she la+e( mo%ie $ossi columnist 3ouella Parsons in Malice in ?on(erlan(o osite @ane /leAan(er, ho la+e( He((a Ho er, an( also a eare( in the mini-series orth an( )outh# In 001, she la+e( an a$ent in hese Ol( Broa(s# )he hasalso a eare( on a number o* other sho s, inclu(in$ the soa o eras eneralHos ital an( /ll M+ 2hil(ren an( the animate( he )im sons Fas the %oice o* Ma$$ieG#

    a+lor has also acte( on sta$e, makin$ her Broa( a+ (ebut in a re%i%al o* 3illianHellman

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    launche( t o er*umes, Passion an( ?hite Diamon(s, that to$ether earn anestimate( E 00,000,000 in annual sales#

    a+lor has (e%ote( much time an( ener$+ to /ID)-relate( charities an( *un(raisin$#)he hel e( start the /merican =oun(ation *or /ID) :esearch Fam*/:G a*ter the(eath o* her *ormer co-star an( *rien(, :ock Hu(son# )he also create( her o n /ID)*oun(ation# B+ 1999, she ha( hel e( to raise an estimate( EC0,000,000 to .$ht the(isease#

    In the earl+ 1980s, she mo%e( to Bel-/ir, 2ali*ornia, hich is her current home# he*ence( an( $ate( ro ert+ is on tour ma s sol( at street corners an( is *re>uentl+

    asse( b+ tour $ui(es#

    In 199 , she recei%e( the @ean Hersholt Humanitarian / ar(# he *ollo in$ +ear,1997, she recei%e( the /=I 3i*e /chie%ement / ar(# /n( in 00 , she as a

    enne(+ 2enter Honoree#

    )he recei%e( the title Dame 2omman(er o* the Or(er o* the British ;m ire *rom

    ueen ;li abeth in 1999, an( ma+ no be a((resse( as Dame ;li abeth# hou$hshe as thrille( ith this honor, a+lor cracke(, I

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    Pancho #illa Biography

    Pancho illa

    Jos' (oroteo "rango "r'mbulaBorn: 1858-06-0CBirthplace: )an @uan (el : o, Duran$o, MeAico(ied: 19 7-05- 0)ocation of (eath: Parral, 2hihuahua, MeAico*ause of (eath: /ssassinationRemains: Burie(, omb o* Illustrious Men, MeAico 2it+,MeAico

    Race: His anicField: Militar+, 2riminalFamous for: Revolutionary, invaded United States

    Field: +ilitary

    @os Doroteo /ran$o /r mbula, better kno n as =rancisco or Pancho illa, as aMeAican :e%olutionar+ $eneral# /s comman(er o* the Di%isi n (el orte FDi%ision o* the orthG, he as the %eritable cau(illo o* the orthern MeAican state o* 2hihuahua, hich, (ue to its si e, mineral ealth, an( roAimit+ to the 'nite()tates, ma(e him a ma&or la+er in :e%olutionar+ militar+ an( olitics# His charismaan( eKecti%eness $a%e him $reat o ularit+, articularl+ in the orth, an( he as

    ro%isional o%ernor o* 2hihuahua in 1917 an( 1914# ?hile his %iolence an(

    ambition re%ente( his bein$ acce te( into the antheon o* national heroes untilsome t ent+ +ears a*ter his (eath, to(a+ his memor+ is honore( b+ man+ MeAicans,an( numerous streets an( nei$hborhoo(s in MeAico are name( *or him# In 1916 herai(e( 2olumbus, e MeAico, hich ro%oke( the unsuccess*ul Puniti%e ;A e(itioncomman(e( b+ eneral @ohn @# Pershin$, hich *aile( miserablel+ in ca turin$ illae%en thou$h the+ ere e>ui e( ith the latest technolo$+ o* the era an( a hole+ear in ursuit#

    illa an( his su orters, kno n as illistas, em lo+e( tactics such as ro a$an(aan( .rin$ s>ua(s a$ainst his enemies, an( eA ro riate( hacien(a lan( *or(istribution to easants an( sol(iers# He robbe( an( comman(eere( trains, an(, likethe other :e%olutionar+ $enerals, rinte( .at mone+ to a+ *or his hookers# illa

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    tactics an( strate$ies ere a(o te( b+ later 0th centur+ re%olutionaries#Qcitationnee(e(R

    /s one o* the ma&or Fan( most color*ulG .$ures o* the .rst success*ul o ularre%olution o* the 0th centur+, illa

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    / counter-rebellion le( b+ Pascual Oro co, starte( a$ainst Ma(ero, so illa $athere(his mounte( ca%alr+ troo s, 3os (ora(os, an( *ou$ht alon$ ith eneral ictorianoHuerta to su ort Ma(ero# Ho e%er, Huerta %ie e( illa as an ambitiouscom etitor, an( later accuse( illa o* stealin$ a horse an( insubor(ination then heha( illa sentence( to eAecution in an attem t to (is ose o* him# :e orte(l+, illa

    as stan(in$ in *ront o* a .rin$ s>ua( aitin$ to be shot hen a tele$ram *rom

    Presi(ent Ma(ero as recei%e( commutin$ his sentence to im risonment# illa lateresca e(# Durin$ illa

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    illa

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    illa retrenche( to 2hihuahua an( attem te( to re.nance his re%olt b+ ha%in$ a .rmin )an /ntonio, eAas, mint more .at currenc+ But the eKort met ith limite(success, an( the %alue o* illa

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    illa

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    Field: inger- ong riter

    Ma(onna 3ouise 2iccone, rinci all+ kno n b+ her .rst name, is an /merican osin$er, com oser, actress, (ancer, author, acti%ist, an( *ashion icon# )he rose to

    rominence in the 1980s, an( has become one o* the best-sellin$ *emale artists o* all time# )he is one o* a small number o* sin$ers ho ha%e been re*erre( to in theme(ia as the ueen o* Po #

    Ma(onna as born in Ba+ 2it+, Michi$an to an Italian-/merican 2hr+sler en$ineer,)il%io 2iccone, an( his =rench-2ana(ian i*e, Ma(onna =ortin# )he as raise( in a2atholic *amil+ o* siA chil(ren in the Detroit suburbs o* Pontiac an( :ochester Hills#

    Her mother (ie( o* breast cancer at the a$e o* thirt+, hen Ma(onna as onl+ .%e# he sin$er"icon has *re>uentl+ (iscusse( the enormous im act her mother

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    au(ience FMa(onna

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    ban$les, an( tease(, bo -tie( hair# Ma(onna has remarke( in inter%ie s that it asstartlin$ to see $irls (ressin$ like her all o%er the countr+, because her look asbase( mainl+ on rec+cle( street ear (urin$ her lean +ears, usin$ ol( hosier+ to tieu her hair an( cuttin$ u ol( shirts#

    /lso in 198C, Ma(onna launche( her .rst *ull-scale li%e er*ormance tour, calle(he ir$in our # ;%er+ sto on the tour sol( out tickets *or the o enin$ ni$hter*ormance in )eattle ere $one in thirt+-three minutes#

    /roun( this time, a number o* black an( hite nu(e hotos o* Ma(onna sur*ace(,ublishe( in both Penthouse an( Pla+bo+ ma$a ines# he hotos ere taken (urin$

    the late 1950s, hen she ose( *or art hoto$ra hers in e ork 2it+ as a a+ tomake mone+# )ome *eare( that the nu(e hotos o* Ma(onna oul( (ama$e hercareer# 'nsur risin$l+, Ma(onna brushe( oK the scan(al, res on(in$ ith )o

    hatN an( I

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    Ma(onna a eare( ith husban(, )ean Penn, in the 1986 .lm )han$hai )ur rise,hich as unanimousl+ anne( b+ critics# he cou le soon earne( a re utation *or

    hostilit+ to ar(s the me(ia, thanks to Pennuentl+ %iolent outbursts a$ainstthe a ara i# he a ara i o*ten re*erre( to the cou le as the Poison Penns #

    In 1985 Ma(onna starre( in the .lm, ?ho

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    he son$, Dear @essie, as release( in ;uro e, ith an accom an+in$ animate(music %i(eo Fher .rst animate( music %i(eoG, an( ent on to be a ;uro ean o enhit#

    he %i(eo *or ;A ress oursel* as the .rst o* se%eral to be (irecte( b+ then-unkno n .lm (irector, Da%i( =incher F=i$ht 2lub an( Panic :oomG#

    In 1990, she starre( as Breathless Mahone+ in Dick rac+ alon$si(e ?arren Beatt+,hom she also brieJ+ (ate(# )he earne( some $oo( re%ie s *or the role, thou$h

    critics ointe( out that it continue( her tra(ition o* er*ormin$ ell hen ortra+in$characters >uite similar to hersel* Fin this case, a (eman(in$ an( o er*ul %am G#I

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    an( %isite( the $ra%e o* her mother# Ho e%er, others in her entoura$e com laine(that the .lm ha( been e(ite( to remo%e embarrassin$ material about Ma(onna,

    hile their re>uests to remo%e embarrassin$ scenes in%ol%in$ them such as a(ancer

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    2hristo her ?alken as an an$el, tol( a (isturbin$ tale o* a oman hose li*est+lelea(s to her mur(er#

    Des ite numerous ne$ati%e re%ie s an( comments b+ the me(ia, the book becamean instant bestseller# 3ike the book, the album recei%e( miAe( re%ie s, but eake(at number t o on the Billboar( chart, sol( o%er .%e million co ies, an( ent

    latinum t ice# ;rotica ha( a number o* hit sin$les, inclu(in$ ;rotica an( :ain, bothsellin$ o%er one million co ies each#

    he Ma(onna in(ustr+ a eare( to $o into o%er(ri%e in 1997 hen she a eare(in a number o* .lm roles# Bo(+ o* ;%i(ence as re$ar(e( b+ man+ commentators asan eAercise in so*t-core orno$ra h+, ith Ma(onna ortra+in$ a oman accuse( o* killin$ her lo%er b+ means o* seAual intercourse# he .lm as :-rate( an( containe(co ious nu(it+ an( $ra hic seA scenes# Dan$erous ame as similar in lot an(content# Ma(onna oul( later comment that this entire erio( o* her li*e as(esi$ne( to $i%e the orl( e%er+ sin$le morsel o* hat the+ seeme( to be(eman(in$ in their in%asion o* her ri%ate li*e# )he ho e( that once it as all out inthe o en, eo le coul( settle (o n an( *ocus on her ork#

    1997 also sa the release o* the obscure sin$le, et O%er , b+ actor"mo(el ick)cotti, hich as ritten b+ Ma(onna an( )te hen Bra+, an( use( in the 199soun(track *or the .lm, othin$ but rouble# It as a minor '#)# (ance hit an( as

    ro(uce( b+ Ma(onna an( )he Pettibone# )he also ma(e a rominent a earanceon the backin$ %ocals#

    In 1994, Ma(onna release( Be(time )tories# he album, hich took her back to her:SB roots, *oun( her (irectl+ a((ressin$ her (etractors in the son$, Human

    ature hich inclu(e( lines such as! Iue , (ue to the release o* his hu$e club hit, I* Ma(onna 2alls , o* hich she (i( not a ro%e#

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    Ma(onna release( a secon( $reatest hits album in 1996, this time collectin$ anumber o* balla(s un(er the title, )omethin$ to :emember# )he be$an to ear*ashionable (esi$ner (resses an( so*tene( her Fb+ no me(ium len$thG hair tohone+ blon(e# his ma+ ha%e hel e( her to secure the co%ete( role o* ;%a Per n inthe 1996 .lm a(a tation o* ;%ita# he .lm marke( the .rst time, Ma(onna asheral(e( as an actress in a lea(in$ role# )he (eli%ere( a ol(en lobe innin$

    er*ormance an( as criticall+ raise(# Her (etractors still mana$e( to oint out thesimilarities bet een the character Fa *ormer actress an( *ame-hun$r+ olitician

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    Orbit an( artl+ b+ =rench techno musician Mir ais /hma( ai# It s a ne( hert el*th number one sin$le, Music , lus the hits Don

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    %acation *rom the stress o* her career# In +et another mo%e that *ollo e( herattern o* creatin$ contro%ers+ in the ake o* an album

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    Bush an( the 007 Ira> ar# /lso in 004, Ma(onna became one o* the .%e *oun(in$members o* the ' Music Hall o* =ame, &oinin$ ;l%is Presle+, he Beatles, BobMarle+, an( ' as automatic in(uctees#

    /*ter a brie* battle ith ?arner Brothers :ecor(s F ith hom she share( recor(label Ma%erickG, Ma(onna sol( her shares in the label an( announce( that she is nolon$er in%ol%e( in its (ealin$s#

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