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Five years ago: The FDA lifted its salmonella warning on tomatoes amid signs the record outbreak, while not over, might finally be slowing. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (NOO'-ree ahl-MAHL'-ih-kee) held a secure video conference during which they agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more U.S. troops home from the Iraq war.
One year ago: Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a dark picture of where the U.S. economy was headed if Congress failed to reach agreement soon to avert a budget crisis. Israel plunged toward a political crisis after the largest party in the government quit, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in charge of a hard-line coalition opposed to most Mideast peace moves. Basketball sensation Jeremy Lin returned to Houston after the New York Knicks decided they wouldn't match the Rockets' three-year, $25 million offer for the restricted free agent.
Today's birthdays: Jazz singer Jimmy Scott is 88. Actor Donald Sutherland is 78. Actress-singer Diahann Carroll is 78. Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor is 73. Rock musician Spencer Davis is 71. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is 66. Rock musician Terry "Geezer" Butler is 64. Actress Lucie Arnaz is 62. Actor David Hasselhoff is 61. Rock musician Fran Smith Jr. (The Hooters) is 61. Television producer Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice") is 53. Actress Nancy Giles is 53. Singer Regina Belle is 50. Country singer Craig Morgan is 49. Rock musician Lou Barlow is 47. Contemporary Christian singer Susan Ashton is 46. Actor Andre Royo is 45. Actress Bitty Schram is 45. Actor Jason Clarke is 44. Singer JC (PM Dawn) is 42. Rapper Sole' is 40. Country singer Luke Bryan is 37. Actor Eric Winter is 37. Hockey player Marc Savard is 36. Actor Mike Vogel is 34. Actor Tom Cullen (TV: "Downton Abbey") is 28. Actor Brando Eaton is 27. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jeremih (jehr-uh-MY') is 26. Actress Summer Bishil (BIHSH'-ihl) is 25.
Thought for today: "Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose." -- Billie Holiday, American jazz singer (born 1915, died this date in 1959)
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