Thursday,  June 7, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 329 • 30 of 36 •  Other Editions

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is 81. Singer Tom Jones is 72. Poet Nikki Giovanni is 69. Actor Ken Osmond ("Leave It to Beaver") is 69. Former talk show host Jenny Jones is 66. Actress Anne Twomey is 61. Actor Liam Neeson is 60. Actress Colleen Camp is 59. Singer-songwriter Johnny Clegg is 59. Author Louise Erdrich (UR'-drihk) is 58. Actor William Forsythe is 57. Record producer L.A. Reid is 56. Latin pop singer Juan Luis Guerra is 55. Singer-songwriter Prince is 54. Rock singer-musician Gordon Gano (The Violent Femmes) is 49. Rapper Ecstasy (Whodini) is 48. Rock musician Eric Kretz (Stone Temple Pilots) is 46. Rock musician Dave Navarro is 45. Actress Helen Baxendale is 42. Actor Karl Urban is 40. TV personality Bear Grylls is 38. Rock musician Eric Johnson (The Shins) is 36. Actress Adrienne Frantz is 34. Actor-comedian Bill Hader is 34. Actress Anna Torv is 33. Actress Larisa Oleynik (oh-LAY'-nihk) is 31. Tennis player Anna Kournikova is 31. Actor Michael Cera is 24. Actress Shelley Buckner is 23.
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• Thought for Today: "Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud and one the stars." -- Frederick Langbridge, English clergyman and author (1849-1922).
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AP News in Brief
US defense sec'y Panetta says US is "reaching the limits of our patience" with Pakistan

• KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday pressured Pakistan to do more to root out the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani terrorist network from its territory, saying that U.S. officials are "reaching the limits of our patience."
• The Haqqani group has been blamed for several attacks on Americans in Afghanistan, including last year's attack against the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul. It also has ties to the Taliban and has emerged as perhaps the biggest threat to stability in Afghanistan.
• Lawmakers from both parties have been urging the State Department to designate the Haqqani network a foreign terrorist organization.
• The U.S. has given Pakistan billions of dollars in aid for its support in fighting Islamist militants.
• Panetta made his comments at a news conference with Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, capping two days of blunt commentary on Pakistan.
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