"We are thrilled, " said Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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Joel Simon, executive director of CPJ, says the increasing dangers to journalists are in part because of the changing way the media does its business.

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"We are thrilled that Bilal Hussein's troubling ordeal has finally come to an end and that he is now a free man, " said Joel Simon, the group's executive director.

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Ramone's collaboration with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon won a total of three Album Of The Year awards, and Ramone won Producer Of The Year (non-classical) in 1980, The Recording Academy said.

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The Belgian-born Thielemans has played with Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Paul Simon, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Billy Joel, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones and many others.

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He could charm a Streisand, Springsteen, Joel or Jagger, or launch an all-out war against Paul Simon .

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The songwriter was honoured with "An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson" on American TV on Wednesday - featuring Ricky Martin, Carly Simon, Vince Gill, the Go-Gos and Billy Joel.

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