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(SOUNDBITE OF MUSICAL, "TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)") SAM TUTTY: (As Dougal, singing) It's the capital city of the USA. CHRISTIANI PITTS: (As Robin) It's not.

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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon face end of decades-old mission despite regular attacks by Israel breaking year-old ceasefire.