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Five years ago: On the eve of Iran's presidential election, President George W. Bush said the voting was designed to keep power in the hands of a few rulers "through an electoral process that ignores the basic requirements of democracy." European Union leaders put on hold plans to unite their 25 nations under a single constitution. Masked gunmen took dozens of toddlers hostage at an international school in Siem Reap, Cambodia, killing a 3-year-old Canadian boy before they were overpowered by the police.
One year ago: President Barack Obama met with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the White House; afterward, Obama declared North Korea a "grave threat" to the world and pledged the U.S. and its allies would aggressively enforce fresh international penalties against the nuclear-armed nation. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, a leading Republican mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, admitted he'd had an extramarital affair with a campaign staff member. Federal health regulators warned consumers to stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they could permanently damage the sense of smell.
Today's birthdays: Actor Bill Cobbs is 75. Author Joyce Carol Oates is 72. Country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock is 71. Songwriter Lamont Dozier is 69. Rhythm-and-blues singer Eddie Levert is 68. Actress Joan Van Ark is 67. Actor Geoff Pierson is 61. Rhythm-and-blues singer James Smith (The Stylistics) is 60. Boxing Hall of Famer Roberto Duran is 59. Pop singer Gino Vannelli is 58. Actress Laurie Metcalf is 55. Model-actress Jenny Shimizu is 43. Actor James Patrick Stuart is 42. Actor Clifton Collins Jr. is 40. Actor John Cho is 38. Actor Eddie Cibrian is 37. Actress China (chee-nah) Shavers is 33. Actress Missy Peregrym (PEH'-rih-grihm) is 28. Actress Olivia Hack is 27. Singer Diana DeGarmo ("American Idol") is 23.
Thought for today: "We seldom stop to think how many people's lives are entwined with our own. It is a form of selfishness to imagine that every individual can operate on his own or can pull out of the general stream and not be missed." -- Ivy Baker Priest, former U.S. treasurer (1905-1975)
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