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• Five years ago: A day after the Senate voted to keep the Guantanamo prison camp open, President Barack Obama made his case for closing the facility, denouncing what he called "fear-mongering" by political opponents; Obama made his case moments before former Vice President Dick Cheney delivered his own address defending the Bush administration's creation of the camp. A 66-year-old woman with terminal cancer became the first person to die under Washington state's new assisted suicide law.
• One year ago: Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman told the Senate Finance Committee he first learned in the spring of 2012 that agents had improperly targeted political groups that vehemently opposed President Barack Obama's policies, saying he decided to let the inspector general look into the matter. Singer Kellie Pickler and pro partner Derek Hough were named "Dancing With the Stars" champions.
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• Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 73. Rock musician Hilton Valentine (The Animals) is 71. Actor Richard Hatch is 69. Musician Bill Champlin is 67. Singer Leo Sayer is 66. Actress Carol Potter is 66. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is 63. Actor Mr. T is 62. Music producer Stan Lynch is 59. Actor Judge Reinhold is 57. Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 55. Actor Brent Briscoe is 53. Actress Lisa Edelstein is 48. Actress Fairuza Balk is 40. Rock singer-musician Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event) is 40. Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 40. Actress Ashlie Brillault is 27. Actor Scott Leavenworth is 24. Actress Sarah Ramos is 23.
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• Thought for Today: "If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors. There is no other." - Carl Schurz, American politician (1829-1906).
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