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solving the nation's economic woes, but vowed in a Democratic National Convention finale, "Our problems can be solved, our challenges can be met." Drew Peterson, the former Illinois police officer who'd gained notoriety after his much-younger wife, Stacy, vanished in 2007, was convicted of murdering a previous wife, Kathleen Savio. (Peterson was later sentenced to 38 years in prison.) Rihanna won video of the year at the MTV Awards for "We Found Love." One Direction won best pop video, best new artist and most share-worthy video for "What Makes You Beautiful."
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• Today's Birthdays: Comedian JoAnne Worley is 78. Country singer David Allan Coe is 74. Rock singer-musician Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 70. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 69. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 66. Country singer-songwriter Buddy Miller is 61. Country musician Joe Smyth (Sawyer Brown) is 56. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 55. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow is 55. Rock musician Perry Bamonte is 53. Actor Steven Eckholdt is 52. Rock musician Scott Travis (Judas Priest) is 52. Pop musician Pal Waaktaar (a-ha) is 52. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is 51. Rock musician Kevin Miller is 51. ABC News correspondent Elizabeth Vargas is 51. Country singer Mark Chesnutt is 50. Actress Betsy Russell is 50. Actress Rosie Perez is 49. Rhythm and blues singer Macy Gray is 46. Singer CeCe Peniston is 44. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Anthony (Az Yet) is 44. Actress Daniele Gaither is 43. Rock singer Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries) is 42. Actor Dylan Bruno is 41. Actor Idris Elba is 41. Actress Justina Machado is 41. Actress Anika Noni (ah-NEE'-kuh NOH'-nee) Rose is 41. Rock singer Nina Persson (The Cardigans) is 39. Actor Justin Whalin is 39. Actress Naomie Harris is 37. Rapper Noreaga is 36. Actress Natalia Cigliuti is 35. Rapper Foxy Brown is 35. Rock singer Max George (The Wanted) is 25.
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• Thought for Today: "We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality." - Iris Murdoch, Anglo-Irish author and philosopher (1919-1999).
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