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A US defense official, an ex-Boeing engineer and two others were charged in 2 separate spy cases with spying for China involving sensitive military and aerospace secrets, including on the space shuttle.
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William Lerach (61), a former partner at a well-known New York law firm, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a lucrative kickback scheme involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations. Authorities said Lerach's former firm, now known as Milberg Weiss, made an estimated $250 million over two decades by filing legal actions on behalf of professional plaintiffs who received kickbacks.
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It was reported that Patricia Cornwell (51), crime novelist, was donating $1 million to NYC’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice to help start a Crime Scene Academy.
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Dow Jones added Chevron and Bank of America to its DJIA index in place of Altria Group and Honeywell Int’l.
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Rep. Tom Lantos (80) of California, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress, died.
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In London the price of platinum struck an historic high nearing $1,900 on supply disruptions caused by power shortages in South Africa, the white metal's biggest producer.
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It was reported that Ronald Fearing, Berkeley professor in electrical engineering, has invented a tape-like substance based on the physics used by geckos to scoot upside-down across ceilings.
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FEB, 9
- Current / Future Events
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1994 –
Dominic Janes, American actor
1992 –
Blair Dunlop, English actor
1992 –
Georgia Groome, English actress
1992 –
Taylor Lautner, American actor
1991 –
NeverShoutNever!, American pop artist, real name Christofer Ingle
1990 –
Princess Ayah of Jordan
1985 –
Harris Allan, Canadian Actor
1985 –
Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 –
William Beckett, American singer
1984 –
Aubrey O'Day, American singer
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February, 11
- Births
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2009,
Estelle Bennett, American singer (b. 1941)
2008,
Tom Lantos, member of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1928)
2008,
Frank Piasecki, American aeronautical designer (b. 1919)
2007,
Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (b. 1927)
2006,
Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (b. 1943)
2006,
Peter Benchley, American author (b. 1940)
2006,
Jackie Pallo, wrestler (b. 1926)
2005,
Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)
2005,
Stan Richards English television actor (b. 1930)
2004,
Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (b. 1925)
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February, 11
- Deaths
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