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wounded in a 2011 shooting at a Tucson, Ariz., shopping mall, received the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. LeBron James of the Miami Heat was the overwhelming choice as the NBA's Most Valuable Player. Brett Rumford won the China Open by four strokes to become the first Australian in 41 years to win consecutive European Tour titles.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Pat Carroll is 87. Former AFL-CIO president John J. Sweeney is 80. Saxophonist Ace Cannon is 80. Country singer-musician Roni Stoneman is 76. Actor Michael Murphy is 76. Actor Lance Henriksen is 74. Comedian-actor Michael Palin is 71. Actor John Rhys-Davies is 70. Actor Roger Rees is 70. Rock correspondent Kurt Loder is 69. Rock musician Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) is 66. Actor Richard E. Grant is 57. Former CBS News correspondent John Miller is 56. Rock singer Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen) is 55. NBC News anchor Brian Williams is 55. Rock musician Shawn Drover (Megadeth) is 48. TV personality Kyan (KY'-ihn) Douglas is 44. Actress Tina Yothers is 41. Rhythm and blues singer Raheem DeVaughn is 39. Actor Vincent Kartheiser is 35. Singer Craig David is 33. Actress Danielle Fishel is 33. Actor Henry Cavill is 31. Soul singer Adele is 26. Rock singer Skye Sweetnam is 26. Rhythm-and-blues singer Chris Brown is 25.

Thought for Today: "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." - Ralph W. Sockman, American clergyman (1889-1970).

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