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Bacharach's lush pop songs from the 1960s and '70s, with their complex harmonies and rhythms, were very different from the three-chord rock 'n' roll tunes that were popular at the time.

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The former U.N. secretary-general said the situation in Syria is "much more complex" than that in Libya or other nations.

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