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its first execution since 2005, putting to death Robert Jackson III, who was convicted of killing a woman with an ax during a burglary.
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• Today's Birthdays: Comedian "Professor" Irwin Corey is 98. Actor Robert Horton is 88. Former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum-Baker is 80. Actor Robert Fuller is 78. Former Sen. Elizabeth H. Dole is 76. Actor David Warner is 71. Rock musician Neal Doughty (REO Speedwagon) is 66. Marilyn Tucker Quayle, wife of former Vice President Dan Quayle, is 63. Actor Mike Starr is 62. Documentary maker Ken Burns is 59. Style guru Tim Gunn (TV: "Project Runway") is 59. Rock singer-musician Geddy Lee (Rush) is 59. Rock singer Patti Scialfa (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 59. Actor Kevin Chapman is 50. Actress Alexandra Paul is 49. Country singer Martina McBride is 46. Rock musician Chris Gorman is 45. Actor Rodney Allen Rippy is 44. Actor Tim Omundson is 43. Actor Wil Wheaton is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singer Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men) is 39. Country singer-songwriter James Otto is 39. Actor Stephen Dorff is 39. Actor Josh Radnor is 38. Hip-hop DJ/music producer Danger Mouse is 35. Actress Rachel Miner is 32. Actress Allison Mack is 30. Actor Matt Prokop is 22.
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• Thought for Today: "Man must rise above the Earth -- to the top of the atmosphere and beyond -- for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." -- Socrates, Greek philosopher (469 B.C.-399 B.C.)
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