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tribute stories: 17 news summaries
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 DWTS Offers Swayze Tribute 

Patrick Swayze, a "friend" of the series, was honored on last night's results show

Sep 24, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s life—and moves—were celebrated by six of the pros on last night’s Dancing With the Stars. Swayze’s own “She’s Like the Wind” started off the medley, followed by “Unchained Melody” from Ghost and, of course, “Time of My... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • celebrity • Patrick Swayze • Dirty Dancing • tribute • celebrity death

(Newser) - While most footage of DJ AM’s memorial is still hush-hush, a tribute video from last week's service has hit the Internet, E! Online reports. The video, compiled by friends, shows the DJ behind his turntables with pals such as Jay-Z, Travis Barker, and Sam Ronson. It also shows him... More »

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entertainment • Internet • video • memorial service • Jay-Z • tribute • Samantha Ronson • Travis Barker • DJ AM

 Chris Brown to Perform 
 at Jackson Tribute 

Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole also confirmed

Sep 8, 09 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown will take the stage at a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, the Mirror reports. Jackson's brother Jermaine says 25 performers are expected. So far, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Sister Sledge, Akon, and Angela Bassett are confirmed. More names will be announced this week. The artists will... More »

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entertainment • Vienna • Michael Jackson • Akon • Mary J. Blige • tribute • Chris Brown • Natalie Cole • Sister Sledge • Angela Bassett

 Kennedy Honored at Fenway 


Aug 26, 09 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - His hometown Boston Red Sox honored the late Ted Kennedy tonight, the Globe reports, with an Air Force sergeant playing Taps before a pre-game moment of silence at Fenway Park. The team also played a video tribute midway through the first inning to the Massachusetts Democrat—who, the team owner... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Boston • Fenway Park • Ted Kennedy • Larry Lucchino • tribute • first pitch • Taps • moment of silence

 Biden Chokes Up 
 in Kennedy Tribute 

Discusses 'friend,' 'anchor' at energy department event

Aug 26, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - At an energy department event today, Vice President Biden departed from the planned topic for an emotional speech on his “friend” and “anchor” Ted Kennedy, ABC News reports. Kennedy, with whom Biden served as a senator for 36 years, “made everybody he worked with bigger, both his... More »

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Joe Biden • Ted Kennedy • vice president • speech • political dynasty • tribute • remembrance

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s adoring masses, convinced that she is indeed the world’s greatest something (ex-governor? Twitter user? mom?), have created a YouTube tribute to her set to R. Kelly's “The World’s Greatest.” The video, which features "the music of a man renowned for on-camera golden... More »

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YouTube • viral video • Sarah Palin • tribute • R. Kelly • Jay-ZTV • Conservatives4Palin

(Newser) - Hundreds of fans are camped out in the front of the O2 arena in London where Michael Jackson was to begin his 50-concert stand today, the BBC reports. “I want to feel a bit closer,” said one of the approximately 600 fans. “We’ve been reminiscing and... More »

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entertainment • London • United Kingdom • England • concert • memorial • Michael Jackson • tribute • O2 Arena

(Newser) - The BET awards last night were turned into a  star-studded tribute to Michael Jackson, with host Jamie Foxx donning a red leather "Billie Jean" jacket and Beyonce calling Jackson "my teacher and hero." Joe Jackson, wearing a hat and sunglasses, expressed anger about the singer's death. "... More »

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Janet Jackson • will • Michael Jackson • child custody • tribute • BET • Joe Jackson

(Newser) - A Michael Jackson tribute based on his 1985 song "We Are the World" may be the best way to honor the King of Pop, the director of Jackson's comeback concerts told the Los Angeles Times. Kenny Ortega says he envisions using the choreography, costuming, and musical staging Jackson had... More »

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Michael Jackson • tribute

(Newser) - Chris Brown will return to the stage for the first time since he assaulted ex Rihanna in February for a Michael Jackson tribute at the BET Awards tomorrow, Access Hollywood reports. Rihanna is also planning to attend the event. Brown lent his voice to a tribute song featuring The Game,... More »

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entertainment • award show • concert • Michael Jackson • tribute • Chris Brown • BET • tribute song

(Newser) - Julia Roberts brought quite the potty mouth to a Tom Hanks tribute in New York yesterday, Us reports. “Alright well, it’s late and I’m paying my babysitter overtime and I have to pee,” the actress said as she took the stage. “So Tom, everybody fucking... More »

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film • Julia Roberts • profanity • Tom Hanks • Lincoln Center • tribute • movie star

 Jade Tributes Roll, 
 Funeral Planned 

From prime minister to a prince, tributes flood in

Mar 23, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tributes for Jade Goody are pouring in from all corners of the world, and the buildup of flowers outside her Essex home has some comparing her to “a kind of Princess D from the wrong side of the tracks,” the Telegraph reports. Among those mourning the reality TV... More »

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cancer • reality TV • death • memorial • tribute • Jade Goody

 Redford Remembers Newman 

From Butch Cassidy to birthday gifts, Robert Redford recalls friendship

Sep 29, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Paul really likes to have fun and…he really especially loves to laugh at his own jokes, and some of them are just really awful," Robert Redford recalled of his friend Paul Newman to ABC News. "He enjoyed them so much…you'd start to laugh with him... More »

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obituary • celebrity • Robert Redford • tribute • Paul Newman

Metrolink Engineer's Teen Friends Mourn Online

Train lovers post tributes in web groups

Sep 19, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A small but devoted group of teenage "railfans" has spent the week paying tribute online to the Metrolink train engineer who died in last week's crash in California, reports the LA Times. Most of them have avoided speaking with the press, but their grief comes through in postings on... More »

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YouTube • train crash • tribute • Metrolink • railfans • Robert Sanchez

 DNC Plans Tribute to Teddy

Kennedy not expected in Denver... but who knows?

Aug 5, 08 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Camera crews spent the weekend on Cape Cod, collecting footage for a 15-minute tribute to Edward Kennedy to air during the Democratic National Convention. The video will include statements from the senator, who many expect won't make it to Denver while he battles brain cancer. But as a source reminded... More »

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Denver • Democratic National Convention • Ted Kennedy • Robert F. Kennedy • DNC • tribute

 Batman Pic
 Salutes
 Ledger
 in Credits 

Dark Knight pays homage to late actor

Jun 27, 08 12:06 PM CDT
(AP) - Heath Ledger is getting a tribute from his collaborators on The Dark Knight. The end credits of the Batman Begins sequel include a farewell note to Ledger, who died in January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Ledger plays the Joker in the movie, which opens July 18. “... More »

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Batman • Heath Ledger • tribute

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 Hollywood's 'Man-Deity' Honored

Critics reflect on legend's career

Apr 7, 08 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charlton Heston was “the man-deity of movies,” writes Richard Corliss in a Time appreciation, declaring of the actor who stepped into the shoes of no less than the Almighty, "God is dead." Indeed, from Moses to Ben-Hur. “He was the epic hero,” Corliss notes.... More »

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Hollywood • film • NRA • actor • Moses • Charlton Heston • Ben Hur • tribute

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