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rity money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack. Candice Glover won the 12th season of "American Idol" on Fox.

Today's Birthdays: Former U.S. Senator and Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker is 83. Jazz musician Billy Cobham is 70. Actor Danny Trejo is 70. Actor Bill Smitrovich is 67. Actor Pierce Brosnan is 61. Actress Debra Winger is 59. Olympic gold medal gymnast Olga Korbut is 59. Actress Mare Winningham is 55. Rock musician Boyd Tinsley (The Dave Matthews Band) is 50. Rock musician Krist Novoselic (noh-voh-SEL'-ik) is 49. Singer Janet Jackson is 48. Country singer Scott Reeves (Blue County) is 48. Actor Brian (BREE'-un) F. O'Byrne is 47. Rhythm-and-blues singer Ralph Tresvant (New Edition) is 46. Actor David Boreanaz is 45. Political correspondent Tucker Carlson is 45. Actress Tracey Gold is 45. Tennis player Gabriela Sabatini is 44. Country singer Rick Trevino is 43. Musician Simon Katz is 43. Entrepreneur Bill Rancic (TV: "The Apprentice") is 43. Actress Tori Spelling is 41. Actress Lynn Collins is 37. Actress Melanie Lynskey is 37. Actress Megan Fox is 28. Actor Drew Roy is 28. Actor Jacob Zachar is 28. Actor Marc John Jefferies is 24. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Ashley Wagner is 23. Actor Miles Heizer is 20.

• Thought for Today:
"I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it." -- Studs Terkel, American writer (1912-2008).

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