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Good morning Dean.

hope I didn't screw up your news reports.
...... and good morning.

Truly I understand about being alone in the early morning hours.

[dwgbryant]

cigar #2 GH Connie robusto. going to be a 5+ cigar day I can see.

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Today is Thursday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2014. There are 20 days left in the year.

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On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI.

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In 1792, France's King Louis XVI went before the Convention to face charges of treason. (Louis was convicted, and executed the following month.)

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In 1816, Indiana became the 19th state.

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In 1928, police in Buenos Aires announced they had thwarted an attempt on the life of President-elect Herbert Hoover.

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In 1937, Italy announced it was withdrawing from the League of Nations.

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In 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States; the U.S. responded in kind.

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In 1946, the United Nations International Children's Emergency

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In 1964, Che Guevara addressed the United Nations; in his speech, the Argentine revolutionary declared that "the final hour of colonialism has struck." Singer-songwriter Sam Cooke was shot to death by a motel manager in Los Angeles; he was 33.

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In 1972, Apollo 17's lunar module landed on the moon with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt aboard; during three extravehicular activities (EVAs), they became the last two men to date to step onto the lunar surface.

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In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed legislation creating a $1.6 billion environmental "superfund" to pay for cleaning up chemical spills and toxic waste dumps. "Magnum P.I.," starring Tom Selleck, premiered on CBS.

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In 1994, leaders of 34 Western Hemisphere nations signed a free-trade declaration in Miami.