Sunday,  June 08, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 325 • 26 of 26

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• One year ago: President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping concluded a two-day summit in the California desert that ended with few policy breakthroughs but the prospect of closer personal ties. Serena Williams won her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002, beating Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4. Palace Malice took charge on the turn for home and won the Belmont Stakes, holding off Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb.

Today's Birthdays: Former first lady Barbara Bush is 89. Actor-comedian Jerry Stiller is 87. Comedian Joan Rivers is 81. Actress Millicent Martin is 80. Actor James Darren is 78. Actor Bernie Casey is 75. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 74. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 72. Musician Boz Scaggs is 70. Rock musician Mick Box (Uriah Heep) is 67. Author Sara Paretsky is 67. Actress Sonia Braga is 64. Actress Kathy Baker is 64. Country musician Tony Rice is 63. Rock singer Bonnie Tyler is 63. Actor Griffin Dunne is 59. "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams is 57. Actor-director Keenen Ivory Wayans is 56. Singer Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) is 54. Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) is 52. Rhythm-and-blues singer Doris Pearson (Five Star) is 48. Actress Julianna Margulies is 47. Actor Dan Futterman is 47. Actor David Sutcliffe is 45. Actor Kent Faulcon is 44. Rhythm-and-blues singer Nicci Gilbert is 44. Actress Kelli Williams is 44. Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., is 44. Actor Mark Feuerstein is 43. Contemporary Christian musician Mike Scheuchzer (MercyMe) is 39. Actor Eion Bailey is 38. Tennis player Lindsay Davenport is 38. Rapper Kanye (KAHN'-yay) West is 37. Blues-rock musician Derek Trucks (The Derek Trucks Band) is 35. Folk-bluegrass singer-musician Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 33. Tennis player Kim Clijsters is 31. Actress Torrey DeVitto is 30.

• Thought for Today:
"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor." - Seneca the Younger, Roman statesman (circa 5 B.C.-A.D. 65).

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