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• In 2001, President George W. Bush signed legislation to put airport baggage screeners on the federal payroll.
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• Ten years ago: During his state visit to London, President Bush urged Europe to put aside bitter war disagreements with the United States and work to build democracy in Iraq or risk turning the nation over to terrorists. A U.S.-Canadian investigation found that the Aug. 14, 2003 blackout should have been contained by operators at Ohio's FirstEnergy Corp.; the investigators also faulted Midwest regional monitors.
• Five years ago: Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri (AY'-muhn ahl-ZWAH'-ree), slurred Barack Obama as a black American who does the bidding of whites in a new Web message intended to dent the president-elect's popularity among Arabs and Muslims. The Dow Jones industrial average closed under 8,000 at 7,997.28 -- the lowest close since March 2003. Drama and dance critic Clive Barnes died in New York at age 81.
• One year ago: With no deal in sight to end the conflict, Israel and Hamas continued to exchange fire; more than three dozen Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks and fighters in Gaza fired 95 rockets at southern Israel. President Barack Obama, the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar, promised more American help if the Asian nation keeps building its new democracy.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actor Alan Young is 94. Talk show host Larry King is 80. Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch is 78. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 77. Broadcasting and sports mogul Ted Turner is 75. Singer Pete Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) is 74. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is 74. TV journalist Garrick Utley is 74. Actor Dan Haggerty is 72. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson is 72. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 71. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is 64. Actor Robert Beltran is 60. Actress Kathleen Quinlan is 59. Actress Glynnis O'Connor is 58. Broadcast journalist Ann Curry is 57. Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins is 57. Actress Allison Janney is 54. Rock musician Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver) is 53. Actress Meg Ryan is 52. Actress-director Jodie Foster is 51. Actress Terry Farrell is 50. TV chef Rocco DiSpirito is 47. Actor Jason Scott Lee is 47. Olympic gold medal runner Gail Devers is 47. Actress Erika Alexander is 44. Rock musician Travis McNabb is 44. Singer Tony Rich is 42. Actress Sandrine Holt is 41. Country singer Jason Albert (Heartland) is 40. Country singer Billy Currington is 40. Dancer-choreographer Savion Glover is

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