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In 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.

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In 1982, convict-turned-author Jack Henry Abbott was found guilty in New York of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of waiter Richard Adan in 1981. (Abbott was later sentenced to 15 years to life in prison; he committed suicide in 2002.)

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In 1994, a jury in Manassas, Virginia, found Lorena Bobbitt not guilty by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.

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In 2010, a bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, vastly increased the power of big business and labor unions to influence government decisions by freeing them to spend their millions directly to sway elections for president and Congress.

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Ten years ago: Rescuers in West Virginia found the bodies of two miners who'd disappeared after a conveyor belt caught fire deep inside a coal mine. A Red Cross-chartered helicopter used for earthquake relief in Pakistan went missing (the wreckage of the copter and the bodies of the seven people on board were found in June 2006).

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Five years ago: Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, seriously wounded in a shooting rampage, was transferred from the University Medical Center trauma center in Tucson to Texas Medical Center in Houston to undergo months of therapy. President Barack Obama visited Schenectady, New York, the birthplace of the General Electric Co., to declare that his job was "putting our economy into overdrive." South Korean special forces stormed a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea, rescuing all 21 crew members and killing eight Somali pirates. Keith Olbermann abruptly announced on his MSNBC program "Countdown" that it was his last broadcast for the network. Ed Mauser, the oldest living member of a 101st Airborne Division company that became known as the "Band of Brothers" during World War II, died in Omaha, Nebraska, at age 94.

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One year ago: Defying President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) announced that he'd invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stand before Congress and push for new sanctions against its archenemy Iran. (Netanyahu addressed Congress on March 3, 2015.) In an embarrassing setback, House Republicans abruptly decided to drop planned debate of a bill criminalizing virtually all late-term abortions after objections from GOP women and other lawmakers left them short of votes.

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Today's Birthdays: Actress Ann Wedgeworth is 82. World Golf Hall of Famer Jack Nicklaus is 76. Opera singer-conductor Placido Domingo is 75. Singer Mac Davis is 74. Actress Jill Eikenberry is 69. Country musician Jim Ibbotson is 69. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 66. Former U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke is 66. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is 65. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is 63. Actor-director Robby Benson is 60. Actress Geena Davis is 60. Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon is 53. Actress Charlotte Ross is 48. Actor John Ducey is 47. Actress Karina Lombard is 47. Rapper Levirt (B-Rock and the Bizz) is 46. Rock musician Mark Trojanowski (Sister Hazel) is 46. Rock singer-songwriter Cat Power is 44. Rock DJ Chris Kilmore (Incubus) is 43. Actor Vincent Laresca is 42. Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 40. Actor Jerry Trainor is 39. Country singer Phil Stacey is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Nokio (Dru Hill) is 37. Actress Izabella Miko (MEE'-koh) is 35.

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Thought for Today: "I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate." — George Burns, American comedian (1896-1996).

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The Diet
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A blonde is terribly overweight, so her doctor put her on a
diet. "I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day,
and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you,
you'll have lost at least 5 pounds."

When the blonde returned, she shocked the doctor by losing
nearly 20 pounds.

"Why, that's amazing!" the doctor said, "Did you follow my
instructions?"

The blonde nodded... "I'll tell you though, I thought I was
going to drop dead that 3rd day."

"From hunger, you mean?", asked the doctor."

"No, from skipping."

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Morning LSU and Golf, Happy Day Off LSU.

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Jack Niclaus is 76 years old, holy crap that is hard to believe .  Not only a great golfer but a great person and a true class act.

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Jack Niclaus is 76 years old, holy crap that is hard to believe .  Not only a great golfer but a great person and a true class act.

That's what having a good woman by your side will do, Barbara is just as classy. Morning, Dave.

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Jack Niclaus is 76 years old, holy crap that is hard to believe .  Not only a great golfer but a great person and a true class act.

That's what having a good woman by your side will do, Barbara is just as classy. Morning, Dave.

Good to hear that, what few times I have seen her interviewed she certainly seemed that way. 

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PTL it is Friday for me!