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Five years ago: A federal judge in Dallas declared a mistrial for former leaders of the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation, a Muslim charity accused of funding terrorism. (The charity and five of its former leaders were convicted in a retrial the following year of funneling money to the Palestinian militant group Hamas.) China's Communist Party gave President Hu Jintao a second five-year term. Marie Osmond briefly fainted onstage during ABC's live broadcast of "Dancing With the Stars" after performing a samba with partner Jonathan Roberts.
One year ago: The Obama administration pulled U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford from Syria amid what were termed "credible threats against his personal safety." The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud, died in New York. (He was succeeded as crown prince by his half-brother, Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz, who died in June 2012; Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz was then named the new heir to the throne.) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal easily coasted to a second term in a landslide election. In the World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals romped past the Texas Rangers 16-7 for a 2-1 edge. Veteran CBS News correspondent Robert C. Pierpoint died in Santa Barbara, Calif., at age 86.
Today's birthdays: Actress Joan Fontaine is 95. Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing is 93. Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 76. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 74. Actor Derek Jacobi is 74. Actor Tony Roberts is 73. Actress Annette Funicello is 70. Movie director Jan (yahn) de Bont is 69. Actress Catherine Deneuve is 69. Rock musician Leslie West (Mountain) is 67. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is 65. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 60. Movie director Bill Condon is 57. Actor Luis Guzman is 55. Actor-writer-producer Todd Graff is 53. Rock musician Cris Kirkwood is 52. Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 50. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 49. Christian singer TobyMac is 48. Singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding is 47. Actress Valeria Golino is 46. Comedian Carlos Mencia is 45. Country singer Shelby Lynne is 44. Reggae rapper Shaggy is 44. Movie director Spike Jonze is 43. Rapper Tracey Lee is 42. Actress Saffron Burrows is 40. MLB player Ichiro Suzuki is 39. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 37. Actor Michael Fishman is 31. Talk show host Michael Essany is 30. Rock musician Rickard (correct) Goransson (Carolina Liar) is 29. Rock musician Zac Hanson (Hanson) is 27. Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 22. Actress Sofia Vassilieva (vas-ihl-lee-A'-vuh) is 20.
Thought for today: "Life is easier to take than you'd think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable and bear the intolerable." -- Kathleen Norris, American author (1880-1960)
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