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Pres. Bush called for a $145 billion stimulus package centered on tax breaks to rejuvenate the US economy.
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In eastern Afghanistan more than 20 Taliban rebels were killed and over a dozen wounded in a joint operation between Afghan and Western forces.
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Two activists who had jumped on board a Japanese whaling boat were returned to their ship by Australian officials.
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British PM Gordon Brown brought a high-profile delegation of business leaders to China for a visit focused on expanding economic ties between the countries. Brown began a major effort to position Britain as China's premier international business partner, offering London as a base for distribution of the Asian nation's state fund for private investment.
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Mohammed Mansour Jabarah (25), a Canadian citizen of Iraqi descent, who admitted plotting to bomb US embassies in Singapore and the Philippines in 2002 was sentenced to life in prison after telling the court he had been "brainwashed" by al Qaeda.
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Central African Republic PM Elie Dote tendered his resignation and that of his government. His resignation came amid a social crisis gripping the country, marked by government disruptions and near-paralysis in public schools due to a civil servant strike over salaries launched earlier this month.
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Egypt angrily rejected a European parliament resolution criticizing its human rights record, with Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit saying it revealed both arrogance and ignorance.
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- Current / Future Events
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Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)
1993 –
Morgan York, American actress
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Ronald Guglielmone Jr., American singer-songwriter
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Johan Djourou, Swiss football player
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Dale Begg-Smith, Australian freestyle skier
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Minissha Lamba, Indian Actress and Model
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Riccardo Montolivo, Italian soccer player
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Benji Schwimmer, American dancer
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Kristy Lee Cook, American Idol 7 cast member
1984 –
Maarja Kivi, Estonian singer
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January, 18
- Births
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2009,
Tony Hart, British artist and TV presenter (b. 1925)
2009,
Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet (b. 1935)
2009,
Bob May, Actor (b. 1939)
2008,
Georgia Frontiere, American football team owner (b. 1927)
2008,
Frank Lewin, American composer and music theorist (b. 1925)
2008,
John Stroger, first African-American Cook County Board President (b. 1929)
2007,
Brent Liles, American musician (Agent Orange/Social Distortion) (b. 1963)
2006,
Jan Twardowski, Polish poet (b. 1915)
2005,
Lamont Bentley, American actor (b. 1973)
2003,
Edward "The Sheik" Farhat, American professional wrestler (b. 1926)
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January, 18
- Deaths
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