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• Ten years ago: FBI analyst Linda Franklin was killed by the Beltway Sniper in a mall parking lot in Falls Church, Va. President George W. Bush called recent attacks in Kuwait, Indonesia and Yemen part of a grim pattern of terror, and said "we've got a long way to go" to defeat Osama bin Laden's global network. The San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 to win the National League Championship Series in five games.
• Five years ago: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened an intense round of Mideast shuttle diplomacy. Three University of Texas students exploring Airman's Cave were rescued after getting lost inside a day earlier. Lorena Ochoa clinched her second straight LPGA Tour player of the year award with a runaway victory in the Samsung World Championship, finishing at 18-under 270.
• One year ago: President Barack Obama cast himself as a savior of the U.S. auto industry as he stood in a once-shuttered Michigan assembly plant with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to boast of a new trade deal and the auto bailout he'd pushed through Congress. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the NL championship series. In Tokyo, Japan's Kohei Uchimura gave the home fans what they wanted, becoming the first man to win three titles at the world gymnastics championships.
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• Today's Birthdays: Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop is 96. Actor Roger Moore is 85. Classical pianist Gary Graffman is 84. Movie director Carroll Ballard is 75. Former White House counsel John W. Dean III is 74. Country singer Melba Montgomery is 74. Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 73. Singer Sir Cliff Richard is 72. Actor Udo Kier is 68. Singer-musician Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) is 66. Actor Harry Anderson is 60. Actor Greg Evigan is 59. TV personality Arleen Sorkin is 57. World Golf Hall of Famer Beth Daniel is 56. Singer-musician Thomas Dolby is 54. Actress Lori Petty is 49. MLB manager Joe Girardi is 48. Actor Steve Coogan is 47. Singer Karyn White is 47. Actor Jon Seda is 42. Country musician Doug Virden is 42. Country singer Natalie Maines (The Dixie Chicks) is 38. Actress-singer Shaznay Lewis (All Saints) is 37. Singer Usher is 34. TV personality Stacy Keibler is 33. Actor Ben Whishaw is 32. Actor Jordan Brower is 31. Actress Skyler Shaye is 26. Actor-comedian Jay Pharoah (TV: "Saturday Night Live") is 25.
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• Thought for Today: "Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." -- George Washington Carver, American botanist (1864-1943).
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