Saturday,  October 20, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 95 • 42 of 42 •  Other Editions

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Indian immigrants, was elected governor of Louisiana; he became the first non-white to hold the job since Reconstruction. Former Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee died in Deephaven, Minn., at age 75. Peg Bracken, author of the "I Hate to Cook Book," died in Portland, Ore., at age 89.
One year ago: Greek lawmakers passed a deeply resented new austerity bill, caving in to the demands of international creditors in order to avoid a national bankruptcy as a second day of riots left one protester dead and more than 100 people wounded. The Texas Rangers evened up the World Series at one game apiece, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1.

Today's Birthdays: Actor William Christopher is 80. Japan's Empress Michiko is 78. Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 75. Former actress Rev. Mother Dolores Hart is 74. Singer Tom Petty is 62. Actor William "Rusty" Russ is 62. Actress Melanie Mayron is 60. Retired MLB All-Star Keith Hernandez is 59. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is 57. Movie director Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire") is 56. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is 55. Actor Viggo Mortensen is 54. Rock musician Jim Sonefeld (Hootie & The Blowfish) is 48. Rock musician David Ryan is 48. Rock musician Doug Eldridge (Oleander) is 45. Political commentator and blogger Michelle Malkin is 42. Rapper Snoop Dogg is 41. Singer Dannii Minogue is 41. Country musician Jeff Loberg is 36. Actor Sam Witwer is 35. Actor John Krasinski is 33. Rock musician Daniel Tichenor (Cage the Elephant) is 33. Actress Katie Featherston is 30. Actress Jennifer Nicole Freeman is 27.

Thought for Today: "Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude." -- Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman (1813-1887).

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