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In 1989, Alfredo Stroessner, president of Paraguay for more than three decades, was overthrown in a military coup.

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In 1994, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a U.S. spacecraft.

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In 1998, Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker, 38, for the pickax killings of two people in 1983; she was the first woman executed in the United States since 1984. A U.S. Marine plane sliced through the cable of a ski gondola in Italy, sending the car plunging hundreds of feet, killing all 20 people inside.

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Ten years ago: Alberto Gonzales won Senate confirmation as attorney general. An interim report detailed conflicts of interest and flawed management in the U.N. oil-for-food program. An Afghan passenger jet carrying 104 people crashed east of Kabul, killing all on board.

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Five years ago: A suicide bomber killed seven people in northwestern Pakistan, including three U.S. soldiers. Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray was arrested on manslaughter charges after three people died following a northern Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he'd led in Oct. 2009. (Ray was convicted of three counts of negligent homicide and spent nearly two years in prison.) Actress Frances Reid, 95, died in Los Angeles.

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One year ago: U.S. stocks tumbled, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 320 points after reports of sluggish U.S growth added to investor worries about the global economy. Former Vice President Walter Mondale's wife, Joan, died in St. Paul, Minnesota, at age 83.

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Today's Birthdays: Comedian Shelley Berman is 90. Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md., is 82. Football Hall-of-Famer Fran Tarkenton is 75. Actress Bridget Hanley is 74. Actress Blythe Danner is 72. Singer Dennis Edwards is 72. Football Hall-of-Famer Bob Griese is 70. Singer-guitarist Dave Davies (The Kinks) is 68. Singer Melanie is 68. Actress Morgan Fairchild is 65. Actress Pamela Franklin is 65. Actor Nathan Lane is 59. Rock musician Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) is 59. Actor Thomas Calabro is 56. Actor-director Keith Gordon is 54. Actress Michele Greene is 53. Country singer Matraca (muh-TRAY'-suh) Berg is 51. Actress Maura Tierney is 50. Actor Warwick Davis is 45. Actress Elisa Donovan is 44. Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee is 39. Musician Grant Barry is 38. Human rights activist Amal Alamuddin Clooney is 37. Singer-songwriter Jessica Harp is 33. Actor Matthew Moy is 31. Actress Rebel Wilson is 29. Rapper Sean Kingston is 25.

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Thought for Today: "Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character." — Horace Greeley, American newspaper editor (born this date in 1811, died in 1872).

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The Frog
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There were three little boys visiting their grandparents.

The oldest came out and asked his grandpa, "Can you make a sound
like a frog, Grandpappy?

Grandpa (being in a kind of ill mood) responds, "No, I don't really
want to make the sound of a frog now."

So, the second little boy comes out and asks his grandfather, "Will
you please make a sound like a frog?"

Grandpa again says, "No, not now. I don't really want to do that.
I'm in a grumpy mood. Maybe later."

Then the third little boy comes out and says, "Grandpa, oh please...
Please, please will you make a sound like a frog?"

"Why do all of you boys want me to make a sound like a frog?" Grandpa
asked.

The little boy replied with a hopeful face, "Well, Mom said that when
you croak we get to go to Disney World!"

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Time to hit the road for work guys, enjoy your day.

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Morning LSU.

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Morning LSU.

Good morning Native.

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Morning LSU.

Good morning Native.

You must be busy working tonight.

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Not a terrible 2-fer deal today with mowing and fishing season coming, at  $1.88 each these would work well for those activities after about 3-6 months rest.  Also got Robusto's on special 20/$29.99 but no FS included. (1-day deal today)

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Time to head to work. BBL