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   <a href='/countries/unitedstates/1544'><img src='/photos/photo1157754877.jpg' width='210' height='140' border=''0" alt="Michael Stipe"></a></td>
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   <span id='homepage_story_2'><a href='/countries/unitedstates/1544'>Q&A: R.E.M. Frontman Michael Stipe</a></span>
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