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majority in Parliament.
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• Ten years ago: Congressional investigators released a report which said Clinton administration workers had defaced equipment and left behind prank messages as they vacated the White House in Jan. 2001; but the investigators failed to uncover the widespread problems alleged by some Republicans. Rock star Paul McCartney and Heather Mills were married in a remote Irish castle. (The couple divorced in 2008; McCartney married again in October 2011.) The very first episode of "American Idol" aired on Fox Television with hosts Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman and judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. (The winner of the first season was Kelly Clarkson.)
• Five years ago: Republicans blocked a Senate no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. A divided panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Bush administration could not use new anti-terrorism laws to keep Ali al-Marri, a legal U.S. resident, locked up indefinitely without charging him. (The issue was rendered moot in 2009 when the Obama administration ordered al-Marri turned over to civilian authorities.) Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in a restroom sex sting. (Craig, who denied soliciting an undercover police officer, later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and paid a fine.) Actress Mala Powers died in Burbank, Calif., at age 75.
• One year ago: Rejecting calls by Democratic leaders for him to resign in a sexting scandal, Rep. Anthony Weiner instead announced he was seeking professional treatment and asking for a leave of absence from Congress. (Weiner ended up leaving office.) Ruler On Ice posted a huge upset in the Belmont Stakes, taking the lead from Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford in the straight and winning the final leg of the Triple Crown.
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• Today's Birthdays: Opera singer Rise (REE'-suh) Stevens is 99. Actor Gene Wilder is 79. Actor Chad Everett is 75. Comedian Johnny Brown is 75. International Motorsports Hall of Famer Jackie Stewart is 73. Singer Joey Dee is 72. Actress Adrienne Barbeau is 67. Rock musician Frank Beard (ZZ Top) is 63. Animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk is 63. Rock singer Donnie Van Zant is 60. Actor Peter Bergman is 59. Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana is 56. Actor Hugh Laurie is 53. Singer Gioia (JOY'-ah) Bruno (Expose) is 49. Rock musician Dan Lavery (Tonic) is 46. Country singer-songwriter Bruce Robison is 46. Actor Peter Dinklage is 43. Country musician Smilin' Jay McDowell is 43. Rock musician Tai Anderson (Third Day) is 36. Actor Joshua Jackson is 34. Christian rock musician Ryan Shrout is 32.

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