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where he met with Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (sah-MAK' sun-TAH'-rah-ved).
• One year ago: Syria's prime minister, Riad Hijab, defected two months after being forced into the position by President Bashar Assad. Marvin Hamlisch, 68, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and the Broadway smash "A Chorus Line," died in Los Angeles. Art critic and historian Robert Hughes, 74, died in New York.
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• Today's Birthdays: Jazz musician Charlie Haden is 76. Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 75. Actress Louise Sorel is 73. Actor Michael Anderson Jr. is 70. Actor Ray Buktenica is 70. Actor Dorian Harewood is 63. Actress Catherine Hicks is 62. Rock singer Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3) is 61. Country musician Mark DuFresne (Confederate Railroad) is 60. Actress Stepfanie Kramer is 57. Actress Faith Prince is 56. Rhythm-and-blues singer Randy DeBarge is 55. Actor Leland Orser is 53. Country singers Peggy and Patsy Lynn are 49. Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson is 48. Actor Jeremy Ratchford is 48. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 45. Movie writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (SHAH'-mah-lahn) is 43. Actress Merrin Dungey is 42. Singer Geri Halliwell is 41. Actor Jason O'Mara is 41. Singer-actor David Campbell is 40. Actress Vera Farmiga is 40. Actress Ever (cq) Carradine is 39. Actress Soleil (soh-LAY') Moon Frye is 37. Actress Melissa George is 37. Rock singer Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes) is 32. Actor Leslie Odom Jr. is 32. Actress Romola Garai is 31. Rock musician Eric Roberts (Gym Class Heroes) is 29.
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• Thought for Today: "No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself." - Alfred, Lord Tennyson, British poet (1809-1892).
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