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more than 310 points.
One year ago: The White House threatened to veto emergency House legislation that aimed to avert a threatened national default. Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced he would resign amid the political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with him.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Marjorie Lord is 94. Actor James Best is 86. Actress-singer Darlene Love is 71. Singer Brenton Wood is 71. Rock star Mick Jagger is 69. Movie director Peter Hyams is 69. Actress Helen Mirren is 67. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Queen) is 63. Actress Susan George is 62. Olympic gold medal figure skater Dorothy Hamill is 56. Actor Kevin Spacey is 53. Rock singer Gary Cherone (sher-OWN') is 51. Actress Sandra Bullock is 48. Rock singer Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) is 47. Actor Jeremy Piven is 47. Rapper-reggae singer Wayne Wonder

is 46. Actor Jason Statham (STAY'-thum) is 45. Actor Cress Williams is 42. TV host Chris Harrison ("The Bachelor") is 41. Actress Kate Beckinsale is 39. Rock musician Dan Konopka (OK Go) is 38. Gospel/Contemporary Christian singer Rebecca St. James is 35. Actress Francia Raisa is 24. Christian rock musician Jamie Sharpe (Rush of Fools) is 23.

Thought for Today: "One brave deed makes no hero." -- John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and essayist (1807-1892).

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