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Barack Obama won 75% of the vote in Washington DC, nearly two-thirds in Virginia and approximately 60% in Maryland. McCain's victory in Virginia was a relatively close one, the result of an outpouring of religious conservatives who backed Mike Huckabee.
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The Writers Guild of America voted to end their 3-month strike.
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US filmmaker Steven Spielberg abandoned his role in the Beijing Olympics and a host of prominent figures accused China of not doing enough to press its ally Sudan to end devastating violence in Darfur.
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Speedo introduced its new LZR Racer swimsuit. By June 38 of 42 world swimming records were broken by swimmers wearing the suit.
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General Motors Corp. reported a $38.7 billion loss for 2007
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A boat was wrecked off southern Morocco leaving 24 African migrants missing, but 11 others were rescued.
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In Myanmar supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi protested to demand democracy in Myanmar, days after the military regime said it would hold elections in 2010 under a new constitution likely to entrench the junta's powerful position.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Jennifer Stone, American actress
1991 –
Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, prince of Bahrain (d. 2006)
1988 –
Greta Salpeter, American singer of the band The Hush Sound
1988 –
Nana Eikura, Japanese actress
1985 –
Saskia Burmeister, Australian actress
1984 –
Brad Keselowski, American racing car driver
1984 –
Lolly Badcock, English pornographic actress
1984 –
Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
1983 –
Carlton Brewster, American football player
1982 –
Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper
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February, 12
- Births
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2008,
Oscar Brodney, American screenwriter (b. 1907)
2007,
Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
2007,
Randy Stone, American actor and casting director (b. 1958)
2005,
Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (b. 1964)
2005,
Sammi Smith, American country music singer (b. 1943)
2003,
Vali Myers, Australian painter (b. 1930)
2001,
Kristina Söderbaum, German actress (b. 1912)
2000,
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American musician (b. 1929)
2000,
Tom Landry, American football coach (b. 1924)
2000,
Andy Lewis, Australian musician (b. 1967)
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February, 12
- Deaths
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