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In South Africa Doctors Without Borders defied patent law and imported a generic AIDS drug from Brazil.
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President Bush promised to “act boldly and swiftly” to address the nation's energy problems, and directed Vice President Dick Cheney to head a task force to develop an energy strategy.
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Pres. Bush signed an executive order creating a new white House Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives.
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Al DeGuzman (19) was arrested in San Jose after a photo lab clerk reported pictures of him in front of an arsenal of weapons. A 158-page diary was found labeled “Plan X2” for a Jan 30 attack at De Anza College in Cupertino. DeGuzman was found guilty in 2002 of 108 felony accounts. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
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DaimlerChrysler announced it was eliminating 26,000 jobs at its money-losing Chrysler division.
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At least 110 Afghan refugees froze to death in camps near Herat.
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In Chile Judge Guzman reinstated his case against Gen. Pinochet.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1996 –
Megan Jossa, English actress
1993 –
Michelle Larcher De Brito, Portuguese tennis player
1991 –
Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, Son of the Duke of Westminster
1988 –
Stephanie Gilmore, Australian professional surfer
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Matthew Wilson, English world rally driver
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Spencer Clark, American race car driver (d. 2006)
1986 –
Chris Bourque, American pro hockey player
1986 –
Drew Tyler Bell, American actor
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Jair Jurrjens, Dutch baseball pitcher
1986 –
Mark Howard, English football player
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January, 29
- Births
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2009,
Helio Gracie, Creator of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (b. 1913)
2009,
John Martyn, Scottish singer/songwriter (b. 1948)
2009,
Bill Frindall, Cricket scorer and statistician (b. 1939)
2008,
Raymond Jacobs, American soldier (b. 1925)
2008,
Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. 1948)
2008,
Margaret Truman, American writer, daughter of Harry S. Truman (1924)
2007,
Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2003)
2007,
Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi extremist leader (b. 1970)
2005,
Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. 1940)
2005,
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli satirist (b. 1924)
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January, 29
- Deaths
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