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publican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney called for an independent investigation into claims the White House had leaked national security information for President Barack Obama's political gain; the White House replied that the president "has made abundantly clear that he has no tolerance for leaks." Actor Chad Everett died in Los Angeles at age 75. Actor Sherman Hemsley died in El Paso, Texas, at age 74.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actor John Aniston ("Days of Our Lives") is 80. Political cartoonist Pat Oliphant is 78. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 77. Actor Mark Goddard is 77. Actor Dan Hedaya is 73. Actor Chris Sarandon is 71. Comedian Gallagher is 67. Actor Robert Hays is 66. Former Republican national chairman Marc Racicot (RAWS'-koh) is 65. Actor Michael Richards is 64. Actress Lynda Carter is 62. Movie director Gus Van Sant is 61. Country singer Pam Tillis is 56. Actor Paul Ben-Victor is 51. Actor Kadeem Hardison is 48. Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 45. Actress Laura Leighton is 45. Actor John P. Navin Jr. is 45. Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is 44. Basketball player-turned-actor Rick Fox is 44. Actor Eric Szmanda is 38. Actress Rose Byrne is 34. Country singer Jerrod Niemann is 34. Actress Summer Glau is 32. Actress Elisabeth Moss is 31. Actress Anna Paquin is 31. Actress Megan Park ("The Secret Life of the American Teenager") is 27. Actress Mara Wilson is 26. Rock singer Jay McGuiness (The Wanted) is 23. TV personality Bindi Irwin is 15.
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• Thought for Today: "I think all great innovations are built on rejections." -- Louise Nevelson, Russian-American artist (1900-1988).
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