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In 1986, former baseball owner Bill Veeck (vehk), remembered for his well-publicized stunts and promotional gimmicks, including an exploding scoreboard and a dwarf pinch-hitter, died in Chicago at age 71.

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In 1991, Sharon Pratt was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first black woman to head a city of Washington's size and prominence.

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Ten years ago: A methane gas explosion at the Sago (SAY'-goh) Mine in West Virginia claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner, Randal McCloy, Jr., was eventually rescued. The roof of a skating rink collapsed in the German town of Bad Reichenhall (bahd RYK'-ehn-hahl), killing 15 people. No. 4 Ohio State beat No. 5 Notre Dame 34-20 in the Fiesta Bowl.

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Five years ago: The U.S. Navy said it would investigate raunchy videos broadcast to the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. (Capt. Owen P. Honors, who'd produced the videos as the ship's executive officer, was removed as the Enterprise's commander but was later allowed to remain in the Navy.) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile, sending tens of thousands of people fearing a tsunami to higher ground. Maj. Richard "Dick" Winters, who'd fought in several major battles in World War II and whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers," died in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, at age 92. Actress Anne Francis, 80, died in Santa Barbara, California.

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One year ago: The United States imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea, targeting the North's defense industry and spy service in an attempt to punish Pyongyang for a crippling cyberattack against Sony. California began issuing driver's licenses to immigrants who were in the country illegally. Little Jimmy Dickens, a diminutive singer-songwriter who was the oldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry, died at age 94.

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Today's Birthdays: Country musician Harold Bradley is 90. Singer Julius La Rosa is 86. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is 74. TV host Jack Hanna is 69. Actress Wendy Phillips is 64. Actress Cynthia Sikes is 62. Actress Gabrielle Carteris is 55. Movie director Todd Haynes is 55. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher David Cone is 53. Actress Tia Carrere is 49. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 48. Model Christy Turlington is 47. Actor Taye Diggs is 45. Rock musician Scott Underwood is 45. Rock singer Doug Robb (Hoobastank) is 41. Actor Dax Shepard is 41. Actress Paz Vega is 40. Country musician Chris Hartman is 38. Ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff (TV: "Dancing with the Stars") is 38. Rock musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. (O.A.R.) is 37. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kelton Kessee (IMX) is 35. Actress Kate Bosworth is 33. Actor Peter Gadiot (TV: "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland") is 31. Jazz singer-musician Trombone Shorty is 30.

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Thought for Today: "Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden — it's something you have to make. And you must use your imagination too." — Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish author (1888-1957).

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Definitions
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Arbitrator ar'-bi-tray-ter: A cook that leaves Arby's to work at McDonald's.

Avoidable uh-voy'-duh-buhl: What a bullfighter tries to do.

Baloney buh-lo'-nee: Where some hemlines fall.

Bernadette burn'-a-det: The act of torching a mortgage.

Burglarize bur'-gler-ize: What a crook sees with.

Control kon-trol': A short, ugly inmate.

Counterfeiters kown-ter-fit-ers: Workers who put together kitchen cabinets.

Eclipse i-klips': what an English barber does for a living.

Eyedropper i'-drop-ur: a clumsy ophthalmologist.

Heroes hee'-rhos: what a guy in a boat does.

Left Bank left' bangk': what the robber did when his bag was full of loot.

Misty mis'-tee: How golfers create divots.

Paradox par'-u-doks: two physicians.

Parasites par'-uh-sites: what you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Pharmacist farm'-uh-sist: a helper on the farm.

Polarize po'-lur-ize: what penguins in Antarctica see.

Primate pri'-mat: removing your spouse from in front of the TV.

Relief ree-leef': what trees do in the spring.

Rubberneck rub'-er-nek: what you do to relax your wife.

Seamstress seem'-stres: describes 200 pounds in a size two.

Selfish sel'-fish: what the owner of a seafood store does.

Subdued sub-dood': a guy, that works on one of those submarines.

Sudafed sood'-a-fed: bringing litigation against a government official

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Morning LSU!

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How better to demonstrate what low-life despicable pieces of crap politicians are:  (All of them not just her, she just happened to make the news)

Carly Fiorina may need to change her play after sending out a tweet Friday ahead of the Rose Bowl that many people saw as pandering to Iowa voters.
Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today. #RoseBowl

— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) January 1, 2016
Fiorina is a graduate of Stanford University, whose Cardinal football team took on the Iowa Hawkeyes, but the GOP presidential candidates indicated she'd put aside school loyalty for Iowa – home of the first caucuses on February 1.

The response was quick and harsh, including from Iowa fans who scolded her for not rooting for her own team.
This is why people hate politicians RT @CarlyFiorina: Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today. #RoseBowl

— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) January 1, 2016

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2015 was a year of great losses in the world of black singers with the passing of the greatest of them all Blues Legend B.B. King , Ben E. King (Voice of the Drifters), Percy Sledge (When A man Loves A Woman) and on Thursday R&B Singer Natalie Cole ("This Will Be"), daughter of the great Nat King Cole passed.

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The Page must have heard me say I was interested in picking up some SL's yesterday  , multiple very nice offerings for that line yesterday with repeats this morning.

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Reading back last nights posts and see Tony thinks The Page is offering free 5 packs of T-52's . Sheesh, Bernie Sanders is going to feed, house and educate his kids free too!

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Morning LSU!

Good morning Native. 

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Morning LSU!

Good morning Native.

Morning Sir