"Rendition" premiere in Beverly Hills, California

Actress Meryl Streep, a cast member in the motion picture dramatic thriller "Rendition," attends the premiere of the film at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California on October 10, 2007. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

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