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backed by U.S. airstrikes and special forces quelled an uprising by Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners.
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• Ten years ago: President Bush returned to his ranch in Crawford, Texas, after a secret, nearly 36-hour journey that took him to Iraq for a Thanksgiving visit with U.S. troops.
• Five years ago: Indian forces fired grenades at the landmark Taj Mahal hotel, the last stand of suspected Muslim militants, just hours after elite commandos stormed a Jewish outreach center and found six hostages dead. (The 60-hour rampage in Mumbai came to an end the following day.) Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh with a gun tucked into his waistband at a New York nightclub (Burress was later sentenced to two years in prison for a weapons conviction).
• One year ago: Numbers were drawn for a Powerball jackpot totaling $579.9 million, the largest Powerball prize in history; there were two winning tickets. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said his state would need nearly $37 billion to recover and rebuild from Superstorm Sandy and that the state would seek federal aid to cover most of the expenses.
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• Today's Birthdays: Recording executive Berry Gordy Jr. is 84. Former Sen. Gary Hart, D-Colo., is 77. Singer-songwriter Bruce Channel is 73. Singer Randy Newman is 70. CBS News correspondent Susan Spencer is 67. Movie director Joe Dante is 66. "Late Show" orchestra leader Paul Shaffer is 64. Actor Ed Harris is 63. Former NASA teacher in space Barbara Morgan is 62. Actress S. Epatha (eh-PAY'-thah) Merkerson is 61. Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is 60. Country singer Kristine Arnold (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 57. Actor Judd Nelson is 54. Movie director Alfonso Cuaron (kwahr-OHN') is 52. Rock musician Matt Cameron is 51. Actress Jane Sibbett is 51. Comedian Jon Stewart is 51. Actress Garcelle Beauvais (gar-SEHL' boh-VAY') is 47. Rhythm-and-blues singer Dawn Robinson is 45. Hip-hop musician apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas) is 39. Actor Ryan Kwanten is 37. Actress Aimee Garcia is 35. Rapper Chamillionaire is 34. Actor Daniel Henney is 34. Rock musician Rostam Batmanglij (bot-man-GLEESH') (Vampire Weekend) is 30. Rock singer-keyboardist Tyler Glenn (Neon Trees) is 30. Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead is 29. R&B singer Trey Songz is 29. Actress Scarlett Pomers ("Reba") is 25.
• Thought for Today: "Great minds have purposes; others have wishes." - Washington Irving, American author (1783-1859).
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