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in their fourth and final presidential debate in New York.
• In 1967, the Israeli destroyer INS Eilat was sunk by Egyptian missile boats near Port Said (sah-EED'); 47 Israeli crew members were lost.
• In 1971, President Richard Nixon nominated Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Both nominees were confirmed.)
• In 1986, pro-Iranian kidnappers in Lebanon abducted American Edward Tracy (he was released in August 1991).
• In 1991, American hostage Jesse Turner was freed by his kidnappers in Lebanon after nearly five years in captivity.
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• Ten years ago: President George W. Bush said he would try diplomacy "one more time," but did not think Saddam Hussein would disarm -- even if doing so would allow the Iraqi president to remain in power. A car packed with explosives pulled up to a bus in northern Israel during rush hour, igniting a massive fireball that killed 14 people plus two suicide attackers. "Jackass: The Movie" had its world premiere in Hollywood.
• Five years ago: Wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds killed one person near San Diego and destroyed several homes and a church in Malibu. Vice President Dick Cheney said in a speech to The Washington Institute for Near East Policy that the United States and other nations would not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. The opposition Civic Platform party ousted Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's government in Poland's parliamentary elections. The Boston Red Sox won the American League championship in Game 7 of their series with the Cleveland Indians, 11-2.
• One year ago: President Barack Obama declared that America's long and deeply unpopular war in Iraq would be over by the end of 2011 and that all U.S. troops "will definitely be home for the holidays."
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• Today's Birthdays: Actress Joyce Randolph is 88. Author Ursula K. Le Guin is 83. Rock singer Manfred Mann is 72. Musician Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the MG's) is 71. Singer Elvin Bishop is 70. TV's Judge Judy Sheindlin is 70. Actor Everett McGill is 67. Musician Lee Loughnane (LAHK'-nayn) (Chicago) is 66. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 63. Musician Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's) is 59. Movie director Catherine Hardwicke is 57. Actress-author Carrie Fisher is 56. Singer Julian Cope is 55. Rock musician Steve Lukather (Toto) is 55. Actor Ken Watanabe (wah-tah-NAH'-bee) is 53. Actress Melora Walters is 52. Rock musician Che (chay) Colovita Lemon is 42. Rock singer-musician Nick Oliveri (Mondo Generator)

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