Bruce Springsteen, Dave Brubeck,Mel Brooks, Robert De Niro and Grace Bumbry will be honored at the Kennedy Center on December sixth.

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This year the Kennedy Center will honor Mel Brooks,Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry,Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen.

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It sounds like Brooks is ready to join the Bruce Bartlett Disgusted Former Republican club.

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