Friday,  August 24, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 041 • 28 of 28 •  Other Editions

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tribesmen across his North African nation to free Tripoli from the "devils and traitors" who had overrun it. Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc.; he was succeeded by Tim Cook. Mike Flanagan, a Cy Young winner and part of the Baltimore Orioles' 1983 World Series championship team, was found dead outside his home in Monkton, Md.; he was 59.

Today's Birthdays: Former Education Secretary Shirley Hufstedler is 87. Actor Kenny Baker ("Star Wars") is 78. Composer-musician Mason Williams is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) is 70. Rock musician Ken Hensley is 67. Actress Anne Archer is 65. Actor Joe Regalbuto is 63. Actor Kevin Dunn is 57. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is 57. Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 55. Actor Steve Guttenberg is 54. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is 52. Actor Jared Harris is 51. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 50. Rock singer John Bush is 49. Actress Marlee Matlin is 47. Retired NBA All-Star Reggie Miller is 47. Broadcast journalist David Gregory ("Meet the Press") is 42. Country singer Kristyn Osborn (SheDaisy) is 42. Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle is 39. Actor Carmine Giovinazzo is 39. Actress Beth Riesgraf is 34. Actor Chad Michael Murray is 31. Christian rock musician Jeffrey Gilbert (Kutless) is 29. Singer Mika is 29. Actor Rupert Grint ("Harry Potter" films) is 24.

Thought for Today: "Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things." -- Lawrence D. Bell, American aircraft manufacturer (1894-1956).

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