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ten that floated through space projected on a screen behind her. But no way can we explain it. Playfully absurdist, it was a moment Salvador Dali would be proud of. And like all of these performances so far, it became delightfully self-referential when the cat finished the song by winking and sticking its tongue out -- Cyrus' trademark move.
• -- Mr. President: After imitating a sex act last weekend on "Saturday Night Live," it was hard to imagine how Lady Gaga and R. Kelly might approach their performance of "Do What U Want" on Sunday night. They went high concept, casting Kelly as the president and Gaga as a Marilyn Monroe-like figure. Throughout the course of the song, Gaga dances on President Kelly's desk as he gazes up at her, their relationship is outed on Instagram and Kelly storms out when a reporter starts questioning him about the affair.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Monday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2013. There are 36 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Nov. 25, 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery; his widow, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, lighted an "eternal flame" at the gravesite.
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• On this date:
• In 1783, the British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States during the Revolutionary War.
• In 1908, the first issue of The Christian Science Monitor was published.
• In 1940, the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker made his debut in the animated short "Knock Knock."
• In 1952, the play "The Mousetrap," a murder mystery by Agatha Christie, first opened in London's West End; it is the longest continuously running show in history.
• In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a slight stroke.
• In 1973, Greek President George Papadopoulos was ousted in a bloodless military coup.
• In 1980, Sugar Ray Leonard regained the World Boxing Council welterweight (Continued on page 33)
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