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tenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison without possibility of parole after being convicted of three counts of first-degree murder.) Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai (SVAHNG'-ur-eye), withdrew from a presidential runoff against Robert Mugabe. Acerbic standup comedian and satirist George Carlin died in Santa, Monica, Calif., at age 71. Comedian Dody Goodman died in Englewood, N.J., at age 93.
• One year ago: Ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted by a jury in Bellefonte, Pa., on 45 counts of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years. (Sandusky is appealing a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence.) Monsignor William Lynn, a Roman Catholic church official in Philadelphia, was convicted of child endangerment but acquitted of conspiracy in a groundbreaking clergy-abuse trial, becoming the first U.S. church official convicted of a crime for mishandling abuse claims. (Lynn was sentenced to three to six years in prison.) Heavily armed Taliban gunmen stormed a lakeside hotel near Kabul, killing 18 people during a 12-hour rampage.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actor Ralph Waite is 85. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is 80. Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 77. Movie director John Korty is 77. Actor Michael Lerner is 72. Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer is 70. Broadcast journalist Brit Hume is 70. Singer Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon) is 69. Actor Andrew Rubin is 67. Actor David L. Lander is 66. Singer Howard "Eddie" Kaylan is 66. Singer-musician Todd Rundgren is 65. Actress Meryl Streep is 64. Actress Lindsay Wagner is 64. Singer Alan Osmond is 64. Actor Murphy Cross is 63. Actor Graham Greene is 61. Pop singer Cyndi Lauper is 60. Actor Chris Lemmon is 59. Rock musician Derek Forbes is 57. Actor Tim Russ is 57. Rock musician Garry Beers (INXS) is 56. Actor-producer-writer Bruce Campbell is 55. Rock musician Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies) is 54. Actress Tracy Pollan is 53. Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is 53. Rock singer-musician Jimmy Somerville is 52. Author Dan Brown is 49. Rock singer-musician Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones) is 49. Rock singer Steven Page is 43. Actor Michael Trucco is 43. Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub (RYS'-kub) is 42. TV personality Carson Daly is 40. Rock musician Chris Traynor is 40. Country musician Jimmy Wallace is 40. Actor Donald Faison (FAY'-zahn) is 39. Actress Alicia Goranson is 39. TV personality/actor Jai Rodriguez is 34. Actress Lindsay Ridgeway is 28.
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• Thought for Today: "To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy." - Sun Yat-sen, Chinese statesman (1866-1925).
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