The singer-songwriter has won several gospel music awards and has released four albums.

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He also produces the police drama about missing people called Without a Trace. And the Emmy award-winning reality TV show, The Amazing Race. Jerry Bruckheimer has won many awards during his career, including several Emmys,Oscars, Grammys and Golden Globes.

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And in his last five major finals going back to the Olympics, he has won five gold medals and set five world records.

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Clapper is known for being blunt and direct. His manner has won praise in the military, but some of the lawmakers who will decide whether he is confirmed say he is not cooperative enough.

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Their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals gave the Steelers a record sixth Super Bowl championship, one more than the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers have won in the 43 seasons the game has been played.

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In addition to Bolt, who claimed the title last year and Federer, who has won it four times in the past, Ethiopian track star Kenesisa Bekele, Spanish cycling champion Alberto Contador, Argentinian football hero Lionel Messi and motor cycling's Valentino Rossi of Italy are also in the running.

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