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Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976), better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer, who has established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses in recent years. This established her as a rising star and led to roles in three major 1998 movies: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. 2001 marked her career's turning point with the breakout role as Elle Woods in the box office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date. 2003 saw her return as lead actress and executive producer of Legally Blonde 2. In 2005, Witherspoon received worldwide attention and praise for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line, which earned her an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actors Reese Witherspoon and Renee Zellweger attend the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Renee Zellweger
NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Actor Frank Dolce visits Planet Hollywood Times Square on March 12, 2010 in New York City. Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Fox's Tom Rothman (L) and actor Jake Gyllenhaal arrive at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. Jake Gyllenhaal
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18: Actor Ryan Phillippe attends the Women's Fall 2010 Calvin Klein Collection after party on February 18, 2010 in New York City. Ryan Phillippe
NEW YORK - MARCH 16: Actor Gerard Butler attends the premiere of 'The Bounty Hunter' at Ziegfeld Theatre on March 16, 2010 in New York, New York City. Gerard Butler
Vera Wang arrives to the premiere of the film City Island, in New York, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Vera Wang
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 17: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland pumps her fist following her victory over Elena Dementieva of Russia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 17, 2010 in Indian Wells, California. California
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 07: Actress Abbie Cornish attends the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at the Sunset Tower Hotel on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. Abbie Cornish
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: Helen Lederer attends the 'Legally Blonde' Heart FM Gala at the Savoy Theatre on January 15, 2010 in London, England. Legally Blonde
The Yahoo Center office building is seen in Santa Monica, Calif. Friday, Feb. 2, 2008. The Justice Department on Friday said it is "interested" in reviewing antitrust issues associated with Microsoft Corp.'s nearly $45 billion unsolicited bid for Yahoo Inc. If the deal goes through, analysts expect scrutiny from Congress, Justice and other enforcement agencies, but they say any concerns about search engine or online advertising market power may not be significant enough to stop the transaction. Santa Monica
A copy of People Magazine containing a story about missing Los Angeles girl Mitrice Richardson after her family filed a claim as a prelude to a possible lawsuit against the Los Angeles County in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Mitrice Richardson was arrested on September 16 after being unable to pay her $89 bill at a Malibu restaurant. Restaurant staff told investigators she was behaving bizarrely and speaking gibberish. Since her disappearance, Los Angeles Police Department homicide investigators have said they found evidence in her diaries and text messages that she was suffering from severe bipolar disorder. Deputies said Richardson passed a sobriety test, and she was allowed to walk away from the station and that was the last time she has been seen alive. Sheriff's officials have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying they told Mitrice she could remain at the station as long as she wanted. People Magazine
US President Barack Obama holds a bowl of shamrocks presented to him by Prime Minister Brian Cowen of Ireland, alongside First Lady Michelle Obama (R) during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, March 17, 2010. Michelle Obama
WASHINGTON - MARCH 11: Actor Tom Hanks addresses a World War II Memorial ceremony to pay tribute to World War II veterans of the Pacific on March 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. HBO is premiering this month a ten part miniseries 'The Pacific,' based on the true stories of World War II Marines who fought in the Pacific Theater. Tom Hanks
MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: Courtney Love attends the Roberto Cavalli Party during Milan Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010 on February 28, 2010 in Milan, Italy. Courtney Love
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 15, 2010, after hosting an event recognizing Haiti earthquake volunteers though a live video conference with the U.S. Embassy in Haiti. US State Department
Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn, right, meditates in a boat in Varanasi, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The other person in photo is unidentified. (AP Photo)** INDIA OUT. Goldie Hawn
California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass D-Los Angeles, right, responds to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signing an executive order eliminating 22,000 part-time and temporary positions and ordered that 200,000 state workers receive the federal minimum wage during a news conference in her office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, July 31, 2008. Los Angeles
Actors Marie-Sophie Ferdane (L) as Mariane and Denis Podalydes as Harpagon perform on September 14, 2009 at the French state Theater La Comedie Francaise in Paris, during the rehearsal of the play 'L'Avare' (The Miser), by French author Moliere, directed by Catherine Hiegel. The play runs from September 19, 2009 to February 21, 2010. Katherine Heigl

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The ceremony paid tribute to 10 outstanding women leaders worldwide.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The ceremony paid tribute to 10 outstanding women leaders worldwide.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, attends a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, attends a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, arrives at a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, arrives at a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon (R), the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, and Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung (L) attend a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon (R), the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, and Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung (L) attend a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon (R), the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, and Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung (L) attend a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon (R), the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, and Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung (L) attend a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, addresses a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, attends a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon, the Avon Foundation for Women's global ambassador, attends a breakfast meeting to launch the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women, a collaboration between Vital Voices Global Partnership, Avon, and the State Department on March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Global Partnership was formed in response to the nearly one billion women who will be affected by violence in their lifetime.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actors Reese Witherspoon and Renee Zellweger attend the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actors Reese Witherspoon and Renee Zellweger attend the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the Vera Wang Store Launch at Vera Wang Store on March 2, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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Reese Witherspoon arrives at the Vogue Magazine dinner celebrating the launch of the Vera Wang store on Melrose in West Hollywood, Calif. on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

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Reese Witherspoon arrives at the Vogue Magazine dinner celebrating the launch of the Vera Wang store on Melrose in West Hollywood, Calif. on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

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"In Hollywood, so much of life is if you're up or down, or if you're powerful or not—to not feel united on the home front can be devastating, if there are all these jealousies or feelings of insecurity"


Hilary Swank Mar 18 2010 6:13 AM from The Daily Beast

"Due to unforeseen personal reasons a trip abroad to support ‘The Blind Side’ has been deemed impossible at this time ... I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your continued support of the film."


Sandra Bullock Mar 17 2010 10:43 PM from Glam.com

"I’m just thrilled to do my part"


Reese Witherspoon Mar 17 2010 6:53 AM from Just Jared

"his best performance yet. DioGuardi didn't feel the intensity of the song's original wartime intent. Cowell said she was being too literal and his feeling was"


Ellen DeGeneres Mar 17 2010 1:15 AM from Hartford Courant

"Tonight you were a rock star"


Kara DioGuardi Mar 17 2010 1:15 AM from Hartford Courant

"I don’t need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no there’s no big official story on a wedding, but we are married … I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband."


Stuart Townsend Mar 16 2010 5:34 PM from Outside the Beltway
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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The ceremony paid tribute to 10 outstanding women leaders worldwide.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The ceremony paid tribute to 10 outstanding women leaders worldwide.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 10: Actress Reese Witherspoon speaks during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony at the State Department March 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. The award was to pay tribute to outstanding women leaders worldwide. Ten women were presented with the award this year.

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