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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2012 file photo, American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez, right, plays with the hair of fellow judge Steven Tyler of Aerosmith as they participate in the American Idol panel at the Fox Broadcasting Company Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif. Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on American Idol next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her. "She's a sexy beast," Tyler said in a phone interview on Monday, May 21. "I feed off that female energy with her." (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, file)

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Phillips, Sanche... FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2012 file photo, American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez, right, plays with the hair of fellow judge Steven Tyler of Aerosmith as they participate in the American Idol panel at the Fox Broadcasting Company Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif. Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on American Idol next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her. "She's a sexy beast," Tyler said in a phone interview on Monday, May 21. "I feed off that female energy with her." (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, file)
Sheriff: Suspect... FILE - An undated file photo shows a picture of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar at Burnett Elementary School in Morgan Hill, Calif. Authorities have arrested Antolin Garcia-Torres in the kidnapping and death of the Northern California teenager whose disappearance more than two months ago has prompted hundreds of volunteers to turn out for organized searches. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Jury sees video ... FILE - This June 14, 2011, file photo shows Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo in Nashville, Tenn. Abdo, a Muslim soldier who was AWOL from Fort Campbell, Ky., is accused of planning to bomb a Killeen restaurant filled with Fort Hood soldiers and shoot any survivors last summer. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, the most serious of the six charges on which he's being tried at his federal trial in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo, File)
Man in stable co... In this photo provided by Jared Fisk, Niagara Falls emergency officials rescue a man who plunged over Niagara Falls and survived in an apparent suicide attempt, Monday, May 21, 2012. The man is only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live. A waiting helicopter flew him to Hamilton General Hospital, where a spokeswoman says he has critical but non-life-threatening injuries. (AP Photo/Jared Fisk)
APNewsBreak: Fra... In this photo taken Monday May 21, 2012, Paul Palecek, who was molested as a Franciscan seminary student back in the 1960's is seen in his home in Folsom, Calif. Palecek is one of two dozen former students who have accused the Rev. Mario Cimmarrusti of molestation while they attended St. Anthony's, a seminary boarding school for young boys who hoped to join the close-knit Catholic order.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Joplin remembers... Marilyn Sixx hugs her son, Chris Sixx, during a ceremony marking the anniversary of a deadly tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., a year ago on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The twister killed 161 people as it cut a wide swath through Joplin. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
White supremacis... FILE - In this July 16, 1997 file photo, Dennis Mahon, a white supremacist from Tulsa, Okla., talks to the media before appearing before the Oklahoma County Grand Jury investigating the Oklahoma City bombing. A federal judge is scheduled Tuesday to sentence a Mahon for his conviction in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in suburban Phoenix. A jury found 61-year-old Dennis Mahon guilty in February of three federal charges stemming from a package bomb that injured then-Scottsdale diversity director Don Logan, who is black and was Scottsdale's diversity director at the time. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter/file)
Secret Service b... FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sullivan will testify for the first time Wednesday about the humiliating prostitution scandal in Colombia that tarnished his agency's image. But don't expect Congress to demand his walking papers. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
Commercial space... The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket is seen during a time exsposure as it lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday, May 22, 2012. This launch marks the first time, a private company sends its own rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
From rubble to r... This three-photo combo shows a scene taken on May 23, 2011, top, July 20, 2011, center, and May 7, 2012, bottom, shows progress made in Joplin, Mo. in the year after an EF-5 tornado destroyed a large swath of the city and killed 161 people. In the top photo, Laura Vanzant looks for her dog at her home that was destroyed by the tornado and is today cleared of debris. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
US Mint strikes ... A press operator inspects a freshly-minted 911 Silver Medal at the U.S. Mint at West Point in West Point, N.Y., on Thursday, May 17, 2012. The mint next to U.S. Military Academy specializes in producing bullion coins made from gold, silver and platinum, but since last year has also been making medals that help raise funds for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Billionaire won'... FILE - In this March 25, 2012 file photo, Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaks in Jackson, Miss. A super PAC working to defeat President Barack Obama is preparing an ad campaign highlighting Obama's ties to his former pastor. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
US lowers cutoff... FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006 photo, contractors Luis Benitez, foreground, and Jose Diaz, background, clean up lead paint in a contaminated building in Providence, R.I. For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children. The new standard announced Wednesday, May 16, 2012 means that hundreds of thousands more youngsters could be diagnosed with high levels of lead. Too much lead is harmful to developing brains and can mean a lower IQ. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)
Students in torn... FILE - In a Nov. 20, 2011, file photo Lady Antebellum musical group members from left, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, accept the award for country band, duo or group at the 39th Annual American Music Awards on in Los Angeles. Grammy-winning Lady Antebellum is scheduled to perform Wednesday night, May 16, 2012, at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville, Ky., to raise money for rebuilding Henryville, Ind., about 20 miles to the north. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
How will gay mar... In this May 11, 2012 photo, Andre Allie, 54, gives his views on President Barack Obama's declaration in support of gay marriage, in Youngstown, Ohio. Although Allie is opposed to same-sex marriage, he still supports Obama. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Biden proves cat... In this May 10, 2012, photo, Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking to students and educators about student loans during a White House Briefing on College Affordability in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. After Joe Biden voiced his support for gay marriage ahead of President Barack Obama, there was only one thing for the vice president to do: apologize. Biden did that on Wednesday in the Oval Office. He apologized shortly before Obama sat for a hastily arranged interview in which he told the public he supported gay marriage. Biden had made similar comments on Sunday without permission from the White House. His remarks thrust gay marriage into the political spotlight and focused fresh attention on what Obama has called "evolving" views on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Parents reveal s... FILE - This undated photo provided by the Bergdahl family and released by the Idaho National Guard shows Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho. Nearly three years after finding out their son was taken hostage by enemy forces in Afghanistan, Idaho residents Bob and Jani Bergdahl say they don't think the government is working hard enough to bring Bowe home. (AP Photo/The Bergdahl Family)
Obama voices his... In this photo released by The White House, President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC's Good Morning America, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in Washington. Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)
Judge in Sandusk... FILE - In this April 5, 2012, file photo, Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. In a series of discovery requests made to the attorney general's office in recent months, Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola has sought school transcripts, medical records going back to birth, Internet search histories, Facebook account details, employment-related documents and cellphone and Twitter records from the alleged victims. (AP Photo/Matt Rourkem File)
Effect of NC gay... Mary Frances Forrester, the wife of the late N.C. State Sen. James Forrester, right, embraces Tami Fitzgerald from Vote For Marriage NC as they celebrate the passage of Amendment One during an election night party Tuesday May 8, 2012 in Raleigh, N.C. Senator Forrester was the person who proposed Amendment One before his death. North Carolina voters approved the constitutional amendment Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, becoming the latest state to effectively slam the door shut on same-sex marriages. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Robert Willett) MANDATORY CREDIT
Orangutans at Mi... In this Feb. 21, 2012 photo, an orangutan works with an IPAD at Jungle Island in Miami. Experts who work with primates have been using sign language and other methods to communicate with apes for years. But with advancements in tablet computer technology, workers at Jungle Island in Miami are using iPads to better communicate with their orangutans. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Wis. recall is r... Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, celebrates after speaking at his primary election victory party Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Milwaukee. Democrats overwhelmingly picked Barrett to challenge Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in a June recall election. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Cattle prices ju... File - In this July 28, 2011 file photo, a man watches a cattle auction at the Lockhart Livestock Auction arena in Lockhart, Texas. This year, cowboys statewide watched closely a recent auction in Frankston to see how the cattle sold. The price of the heifers, the number of buyers, the amount of sales, and the attitude of the ranchers is one of the first real indications of how quickly Texas recovers from the impacts of a historic drought _ and at what cost. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
Where the wild t... FILE - In this Sept. 25, 1985 file photo, author Maurice Sendak poses with one of the characters from his book "Where the Wild Things Are," designed for the operatic adaptation of his book in St. Paul, Minn. Sendak died, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn. He was 83. (AP Photo, file)
NY woman admits ... Jessica Vega appears in Orange County Court in Goshen, N.Y. on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. An Orange County Grand jury has indicted Vega, 25, with grand larceny and scheme to defraud. According to the indictment, Vega accepted thousands of dollars in donated services and goods after claiming in 2010 that she was dying of leukemia. (AP Photo/Times Herald-Record, Tom Bushey) MANDATORY CREDIT