Addressing fellow politicians in the House of Commons Wednesday, a somber Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid tribute to the fallen.

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The Queen also paid tribute to members of other Commonwealth states that have sent troops to the region.

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Senator Kennedy's funeral follows several days of memorials during which Kennedy's fellow Democrats , along with Republicans, united in paying him tribute.

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The pope is in Angola to meet with leaders of the country's 10 million Catholics and pay tribute to the religion's long history.

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"Traveling to Graceland during August on the anniversary of his passing or in January for his birthday is really just a tribute to the legacy,".

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(SAYING) This young woman,Katherine, says she came in tribute to the country's leaders and also because the rector of her university was among those killed.

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Yeah,and they always say, 'And they got it?'" A fitting tribute to Gibran who wrote, "In the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter and joy."

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The global reach of the Marley tribute CD includes a pair of Canadian vocalists, two groups from Hawaii, and the veteran string band from the northeastern U.S.

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Even civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson admits that on the surface, Gary,Indiana seems an unlikely location for a tribute to one of the world's most popular musicians.

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Reid and others paid tribute to to Senator Edward Kennedy, who died this past August after spending decades of his career in the Senate pursuing health care reform.

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Stewart describes Soulbook as a tribute to the masters of soul.

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Clinton paid special tribute to Georgia,whose added contribution of just under one thousand troops probably makes the small Caucasus state what she termed "the largest per-capita contributor" to the NATO-ISAF mission.

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Included on her latest album So In Love is a three-song tribute to Cole Porter, as well as her jazzy interpretations of The Beatles' "Golden Slumbers" and the Willie Nelson classic,"Crazy."

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"The death of five brave soldiers in a single incident is a terrible and tragic loss and I want to pay tribute, as the whole House will, to their professionalism and to their courage and service,".

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Michelle Obama said the purpose of the gathering was not only to pay tribute to luminaries in the struggle for equality, but also to what she called the"quiet heroes" who,in the process of shaping America, achieved extraordinary things.

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With the demise of the Polka Grammy, longtime favorite Jimmy Sturr is now found in that category, alongside Maura O'Connell, the duo of David Holt and Josh Goforth, a Utah Phillips tribute CD, and Loudon Wainwright III.

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"I think we have got to pay a wonderful tribute to a man to whom we owe all of this, he is in Johannesburg and if we make a loud enough noise he will hear us and so we say, halala Nelson Mandela."

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Clinton paid tribute to two aid initiatives of the Bush administration the Millennium Challenge Corporation which makes grants to countries with concrete plans for good governance and fighting corruption,and PEPFAR the anti HIV-AIDS program which has provided millions of Africans and others with anti-viral medications.

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