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moving in the right direction." Citing the AIG debacle, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a rare joint appearance before a House committee, asked for unprecedented powers to regulate complex nonbank financial institutions. Baseball Hall of Famer George Kell died in Swifton, Ark. at age 86.
• One year ago: Just days after the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confronted Baghdad for continuing to grant Iran access to its airspace and said Iraq's behavior was raising questions about its reliability as a partner. Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf returned home hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and looming arrest warrants. Rebels overthrew Francois Bozize, Central African Republic's president for a decade.
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• Today's Birthdays: Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti is 95. Actor William Smith is 81. Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is 75. Actor R. Lee Ermey is 70. Movie director Curtis Hanson is 69. Former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire is 67. Rock musician Lee Oskar is 66. Singer Nick Lowe is 65. Rock musician Dougie Thomson (Supertramp) is 63. Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger is 63. Comedian Louie Anderson is 61. Actress Donna Pescow is 60. Actor Robert Carradine is 60. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is 58. Actress Kelly LeBrock is 54. Rhythm-and-blues DJ Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry (Ghostown DJs) is 53. TV personality Star Jones is 52. Country-rock musician Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) is 50. Actor Peter Jacobson is 49. Rock singer-musician Sharon Corr (The Corrs) is 44. Actress Lauren Bowles (TV: "True Blood") is 44. Actress Lara Flynn Boyle is 44. Rapper Maceo (AKA P.A. Pasemaster Mase) is 44. Actress Megyn Price is 43. Actor Jim Parsons is 41. Actress Alyson Hannigan is 40. NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is 38. Actress Olivia Burnette (TV: "Sons of Anarchy") is 37. Actress Jessica Chastain is 37. Actress Lake Bell is 35. Rock musician Benj Gershman (O.A.R.) is 34. Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes is 24.
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• Thought for Today: "The history of almost every civilization furnishes examples of geographical expansion coinciding with deterioration in quality." - Arnold Joseph Toynbee, English historian (1889-1975).
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