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died while in U.S. custody in Baghdad, Iraq; he was 56. Actor Robert Pastorelli was found dead in his Hollywood Hills, Calif., home; he was 49.
Five years ago: A pastor was gunned down during a Sunday sermon in a southwestern Illinois church; a judge later ruled the suspect in the shooting, Terry Sedlacek (SEHD'-lak), was mentally unfit to stand trial in the killing of the Rev. Fred Winters at the First Baptist Church of Maryville. A suicide bomber struck a police academy in Baghdad, killing at least 30. Country singer Hank Locklin, 91, died in Brewton, Ala.
One year ago: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan for his first visit as Pentagon chief. President Hugo Chavez was lauded at his state funeral as a modern-day reincarnation of Latin American liberator Simon Bolivar and a disciple of Cuba's Fidel Castro. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (SOO'-lay-mahn AH'-boo GAYTH), a senior al-Qaida leader and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, pleaded not guilty in a heavily secured New York courtroom to plotting against Americans before and immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks in his role as the terror network's top spokesman.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Sue Ane (correct) Langdon is 78. College Football Hall of Famer Pete Dawkins is 76. Baseball player-turned-author Jim Bouton is 75. Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager is 70. Actor-director Micky Dolenz (The Monkees) is 69. Singer-musician Randy Meisner is 68. Pop singer Peggy March is 66. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Jim Rice is 61. Singer Gary Numan is 56. NBC News anchor Lester Holt is 55. Actor Aidan Quinn is 55. Country musician Jimmy Dormire is 54. Actress Camryn Manheim is 53. Actor Leon (no last name) is 51. Rock singer Shawn Mullins (The Thorns) is 46. Actress Andrea Parker is 44. Actor Boris Kodjoe is 41. Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is 38. Actor James Van Der Beek is 37. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kameelah Williams (702) is 36. Rock singer Tom Chaplin (Keane) is 35. Rock musician Andy Ross (OK Go) is 35. Actress Jessica Collins is 31. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kristinia (kris-teh-NEE'-ah) DeBarge is 24.

Thought for Today: "In every person, even in such as appear most reckless, there is an inherent desire to attain balance." - Jakob (YAH'-kawb) Wassermann, German author (1873-1934).

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