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to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Jay Leno hosted "The Tonight Show" on NBC supposedly for the final time, giving up his desk to Conan O'Brien. (After a stint in prime time, Leno returned to "Tonight" in March 2010, stepping down again in February 2014.)
• One year ago: A U.S. drone strike killed Waliur Rehman (wah-lee-UR' REH'-man), the No. 2 commander of the Pakistani Taliban. Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand and a favorite of tea party Republicans, said she would not run for another term in the U.S. House. The Rev. Andrew Greeley, 85, an outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling author and longtime newspaper columnist, died in Chicago.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actor Clifton James is 93. Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 76. Motorsports Hall of Famer Al Unser is 75. CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon is 73. Actor Kevin Conway is 72. Actor Helmut Berger is 70. Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 69. Actor Anthony Geary is 67. Actor Cotter Smith is 65. Singer Rebbie (ree-bee) Jackson is 64. Movie composer Danny Elfman is 61. Rock musician Michael Porcaro (Toto) is 59. Singer LaToya Jackson is 58. Actor Ted Levine is 57. Actress Annette Bening is 56. Actor Rupert Everett is 55. Actor Adrian Paul is 55. Singer Melissa Etheridge is 53. Actress Lisa Whelchel is 51. Actress Tracey Bregman is 51. Rock musician Noel Gallagher is 47. Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 47. Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 45. Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 41. Cartoonist Aaron McGruder ("The Boondocks") is 40. Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 39. Rapper Playa Poncho is 39. Actor Brandon Mychal Smith is 25. Actress Kristen Alderson (TV: "General Hospital") is 23.
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• Thought for Today: "A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better." - Jean de La Fontaine, French poet (1621-1695).
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