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Entertainers honored at Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON: Luminaries from the worlds of music and film were feted by President Barack Obama and a black-tie audience of artists and political heavyweights on Sunday night at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors.

Comic writer/producer Mel Brooks (pictured from left in photo), jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, opera star Grace Bumbry, actor Robert DeNiro and rock songsmith Bruce Springsteen were this year's honorees at the annual awards for lifetime achievement.