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GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, calling him "the leader our troops deserve"; Obama also chose White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide rolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 for the BCS championship.
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• Today's Birthdays: Author William Peter Blatty is 86. Pop musician Paul Revere is 76. Magazine publisher Jann Wenner is 68. Singer Kenny Loggins is 66. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 65. Latin pop singer Juan Gabriel is 64. Actress Erin Gray is 64. Actor Sammo Hung is 62. Actor David Caruso is 58. Talk show host Katie Couric is 57. Country singer David Lee Murphy is 55. Rock musician Kathy Valentine is 55. Actor David Marciano is 54. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is 53. Actress Hallie Todd is 52. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is 50. Actor Nicolas Cage is 50. Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik (on-DRAH'-sik) (Five for Fighting) is 49. Actor Doug E. Doug is 44. Actor Kevin Rahm is 43. Actor Jeremy Renner is 43. Country singer-musician John Rich is 40. Actor Dustin Diamond is 37. Actress Lauren Cohan is 32. Actor Brett Dalton (TV: "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.") is 31. Actor Robert Ri'chard is 31. Actress Lyndsy Fonseca is 27. Actor Liam Aiken is 24. Actress Camryn Grimes is 24. Actor Max Morrow is 23.
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• Thought for Today: "There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness." - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish author (1875-1940).
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