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lence victims, joined a rally in Washington, D.C. for gun control, marching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. Victoria Azarenka won her second consecutive Australian Open title, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Ashley Wagner became the first woman since Michelle Kwan in 2005 to win back-to-back titles in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, holding off up-and-comer Gracie Gold in Omaha, Neb.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Anne Jeffreys is 91. Actress Joan Leslie is 89. Cartoonist Jules Feiffer is 85. Sportscaster-actor Bob Uecker is 79. Actor Scott Glenn is 75. Singer Jean Knight is 71. Activist Angela Davis is 70. Rock musician Corky Laing (Mountain) is 66. Actor David Strathairn (streh-THEHRN') is 65. Alt-country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is 61. Rock singer-musician Eddie Van Halen is 59. Reggae musician Norman Hassan (UB40) is 56. Actress-comedian-talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is 56. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Wayne Gretzky is 53. Musician Andrew Ridgeley is 51. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jazzie B. (Soul II Soul) is 51. Actor Paul Johansson is 50. Gospel singer Kirk Franklin is 44. Actress Jennifer Crystal is 41. Rock musician Chris Hesse (Hoobastank) is 40. Actor Gilles Marini (ZHEEL ma-REE'-nee) is 38. Gospel singer Tye Tribbett is 38. NBA player Vince Carter is 37. Actress Sarah Rue is 36. Actor Colin O'Donoghue (TV: "Once Upon a Time") is 33. Country musician Michael Martin (Marshall Dyllon) is 31.

Thought for Today: "As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost, and science can never regress." - J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (1904-1967).

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