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Georgians voted to determine whether to keep Mikhail Saakashvili as president in the former Soviet republic, where he was once considered a symbol of democratic reform but now faces accusations of authoritarian leanings. Saakashvili's supporters poured onto the streets, tooting car horns and waving white-and-red national flags, celebrating victory based on exit poll results. Saakashvili received 52.8% of the vote according to preliminary results.
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Kenya’s government said President Kibaki is ready to form "a government of national unity" to help resolve disputed elections that caused deadly riots. Some 300 people have been killed and the UN said 250,000 made homeless in violent protests and clashes since the vote.
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Malaysia’s New Straits Times said Malaysian police have arrested a beauty parlor owner and a farmer suspected of distributing a sex video showing a former Health Minister Chua Soi Lek committing adultery. Soi Lek resigned Jan 2 after admitting he was the man in the video.
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Jacob Zuma, the new African National Congress leader and would-be national president, took another wife, in a Zulu tradition of polygamy that coexists uneasily with calls for gender equality in modern South Africa.
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Syria joined other Arab nations in endorsing the head of Lebanon's army as that country's next president, putting pressure on the Lebanese opposition to drop demands that have blocked a compromise over the post.
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Pres. Bush nominated Michael McConnell, a retired US Navy vice admiral, to be the next director of national intelligence (DNI). He would follow John Negroponte, who served 18 months as the 1st head over 16 intelligence agencies.
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In southern Nigeria gunmen kidnapped five Chinese workers fixing overhead telephone lines.
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- Current / Future Events
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1996 –
Max Baldry, English actor
1995 –
Noah Phelps, American footballer
1995 –
Sara Diamond, Canadian singer (Clique Girlz)
1989 –
Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer
1988 –
Pauline, French singer
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Deepika Padukone, Indian model and actress
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Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer
1985 –
Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor (d. 2001)
1985 –
Yoon So-Yi, South Korean actress
1984 –
Amanda Hearst, American heiress
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January, 5
- Births
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2008,
Clinton Grybas, Australian sports commentator (b. 1975)
2007,
Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910)
2007,
Chih Ree Sun, Chinese-American physicist and poet (b. 1923)
2006,
Lord Merlyn-Rees, British politician (b. 1920)
2005,
Danny Sugerman, American music manager (The Doors) (b. 1954)
2004,
Tug McGraw, American baseball player, father of Tim McGraw (b. 1944)
2003,
Massimo Girotti, Italian film actor (b. 1918)
2003,
Roy Jenkins, British politician (b. 1920)
2003,
Doreen Carwithen, British composer, widow of William Alwyn (b. 1922)
2003,
Jean Kerr, American author (b. 1923)
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January, 5
- Deaths
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