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Meade, Maryland, of espionage and theft but was acquitted of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy, and was sentenced to up to 35 years in prison.) A sharply divided Supreme Court cleared the way for police to take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime. A poultry plant fire in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin killed 121 people. A suicide bomber targeting U.S. troops outside an Afghanistan government office killed 9 children and two of the Americans. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., died at a New York hospital at age 89. Football Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones died in Anaheim Hills, California, at age 74.

Today's Birthdays: TV producer Chuck Barris is 85. The president of Cuba, Raul Castro, is 83. Actress Irma P. Hall is 79. Author Larry McMurtry is 78. Rock singer Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) is 75. Singer Eddie Holman is 68. Actor Tristan Rogers is 68. Musician Too Slim (Riders in the Sky) is 66. Rock musician Richard Moore is 65. Singer Suzi Quatro is 64. Singer Deneice Williams is 63. Singer Dan Hill is 60. Actress Suzie Plakson is 56. Actor Scott Valentine is 56. Rock musician Kerry King (Slayer) is 50. Rock singer-musician Mike Gordon is 49. TV host Anderson Cooper is 47. Country singer Jamie O'Neal is 46. Singers Gabriel and Ariel Hernandez (No Mercy) are 43. Actor Vik Sahay is 43. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lyfe Jennings is 41. Actress Arianne Zucker (TV: "Days of Our Lives") is 40. Actress Nikki M. James is 33. Tennis player Rafael Nadal is 28. Actress-singer Lalaine is 27. Actor Sean Berdy is 21.

• Thought for Today:
"There are two cardinal sins from which all the others spring: impatience and laziness." - Franz Kafka (1883-1924).

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