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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/macca-feted-by-obama-and-clinton.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Nancy Shevell, left, and Paul McCartney pose on the red carpet at the Kennedy Centre Honours, in Washington (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-macca-feted-by-obama-and-clinton.jpg" alt="Nancy Shevell, left, and Paul McCartney pose on the red carpet at the Kennedy Centre Honours, in Washington (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Paul McCartney is one of five artists who have been honoured by the Kennedy Centre with US President Barack Obama paying tribute to the former Beatle and fellow award winners..</p>
<p>When the singer was at the height of his Fab Four fame, his fellow Kennedy laureates were experiencing different fortunes.</p>
<p>Oprah Winfrey had the band&#8217;s poster on her bedroom wall, country singer Merle Haggard was free from prison, Jerry Herman was making Broadway sing and Bill T. Jones was not yet a dancer but growing up in a migrant labour camp.</p>
<p>But all five stood together in Washington to receive their accolades from Mr Obama.</p>
<p>&#8220;Although the honourees on this stage each possess a staggering amount of talent, the truth is, they aren&#8217;t being recognised tonight simply because of their careers as great lyricists or songwriters or dancers or entertainers,&#8221; Mr Obama said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Instead, they&#8217;re being honoured for their unique ability to bring us closer together and to capture something larger about who we are &#8211; not just as Americans, but as human beings.&#8221;</p>
<p>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had hosted a dinner on Saturday for the laureates, along with visiting celebrities, including Gwen Stefani, Julia Roberts, Claire Danes and Steven Tyler from Aerosmith.</p>
<p>The guests also included veteran entertainers Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury and Sidney Poitier.</p>
<p>Mrs Clinton marvelled at the diverse &#8220;genres and generations&#8221; of artists.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am writing a cable about it, which I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll find soon on your closest website,&#8221; she joked after a week of dealing with fallout from the WikiLeaks release of confidential diplomatic dispatches.</p>
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