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Locke ended up being appointed.) Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province.
One year ago: The White House rejected a Republican proposal to avert the "fiscal cliff," a plan that included $800 billion in higher tax revenue over 10 years but no increase in tax rates for the wealthy. A U.S. defense official said Syria had been moving its chemical weapons components in recent days; President Barack Obama warned Syria's Bashar Assad that if he were to use those weapons against rebels fighting his country's military, "there will be consequences." Palace officials announced that Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate were expecting their first child.

Today's Birthdays: Movie director Jean-Luc Godard is 83. Singer Jaye P. Morgan is 82. Actor Nicolas Coster is 80. Actress Mary Alice is 72. Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne is 65. Actress Heather Menzies is 64. Rock singer Mickey Thomas is 64. Country musician Paul Gregg (Restless Heart) is 59. Actor Steven Culp is 58. Actress Daryl Hannah is 53. Actress Julianne Moore is 53. Olympic gold medal figure skater Katarina Witt is 48. Actor Brendan Fraser is 45. Singer Montell Jordan is 45. Actor Royale Watkins is 44. Actor Bruno Campos is 40. Actress Holly Marie Combs is 40. Actress Liza Lapira (TV: "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23") is 38. Actress Lauren Roman is 38. Pop-rock singer Daniel Bedingfield is 34. Actress Anna Chlumsky (KLUHM'-skee) is 33. Actor Brian Bonsall is 32. Pop/rock singer-songwriter Andy Grammer is 30. Actress Amanda Seyfried is 28. Actor Michael Angarano is 26. Actor Jake T. Austin is 19.

Thought for Today: "There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it." -- Pearl Bailey, American entertainer (1918-1990).

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