Friday,  May 11, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 302 • 39 of 39 •  Other Editions

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keep it from restricting sea traffic as well as from developing nuclear weapons. North and South Korea adopted a military agreement, enabling the first train crossing of their border in more than half a century.
One year ago: Former hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam was convicted by a federal jury in New York in an insider-trading case of five counts of conspiracy and nine of securities fraud. (Rajaratnam was sentenced to 11 years in prison.) Two earthquakes struck southern Spain in quick succession, killing at least nine people, injuring dozens and causing major damage to buildings.

• Today's Birthdays:
Comedian Mort Sahl is 85. Rock singer Eric Burdon (The Animals; War) is 71. Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (SHOH'-reh ahg-DAHSH'-loo) is 60. Actress Frances Fisher is 60. Actor Boyd Gaines is 59. Country musician Mark Herndon (Alabama) is 57. Actress Martha Quinn is 53. Country singer-musician Tim Raybon (The Raybon Brothers) is 49. Actor Jeffrey Donovan is 44. Country musician Keith West (Heartland) is 44. Actor Nicky Katt is 42. Actor Coby Bell is 37. Cellist Perttu Kivilaakso (PER'-tuh KEE'-wee-lahk-soh) is 34. Actor Jonathan Jackson is 30. Actor Cory Monteith (TV: "Glee") is 30.

Thought for Today: "Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it." -- Irving Berlin, American songwriter (born this date in 1888, died 1989).

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