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member of a terrorist group and an accessory to the murder of the 246 passengers and crew on the four jetliners used in the attacks on New York and Washington; he was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the maximum penalty possible under German law.)
• Five years ago: President Barack Obama capped his eight-day European trip by addressing college students in Istanbul, Turkey; he then made an unannounced trip to Baghdad, where he visited with U.S. troops and Iraqi officials. Vermont became the fourth state (after Connecticut, Massachusetts and Iowa) to legalize same-sex marriage. Three members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with former Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana. Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Lima court for death squad killings and kidnappings during his struggle against Shining Path insurgents. Connecticut routed Louisville 76-54 to capture its sixth women's basketball title.
• One year ago: A fierce battle between U.S.-backed Afghan forces and Taliban militants in a remote corner of eastern Afghanistan left nearly 20 people dead, including 11 Afghan children killed in an airstrike and an American civilian adviser. In Egypt, Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in sectarian violence clashed with a Muslim mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actor James Garner is 86. Actor Wayne Rogers is 81. Media commentator Hodding Carter III is 79. Country singer Bobby Bare is 79. Rhythm-and-blues singer Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) is 77. California Gov. Jerry Brown is 76. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 75. Singer Patricia Bennett (The Chiffons) is 67. Singer John Oates is 65. Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is 65. Singer Janis Ian is 63. Country musician John Dittrich is 63. Actor Jackie Chan is 60. College and Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett is 60. Actor Russell Crowe is 50. Christian/jazz singer Mark Kibble (Take 6) is 50. Actor Bill Bellamy is 49. Rock musician Dave "Yorkie" Palmer (Space) is 49. Former football player-turned-analyst Tiki Barber is 39. Actress Heather Burns is 39. Actor Kevin Alejandro is 38. Actor Ed Speleers (TV: "Downton Abbey") is 26. Actor Conner Rayburn is 15.
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• Thought for Today: "Lying is done with words and also with silence." - Adrienne Rich, American poet (1929-2012).
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