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Gold futures surged above $880 an ounce and closed at $880.30, up $18.30.
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Pres. Bush met with Turkey’s Pres. Abdullah Gul to discuss US policy on Turkey's fight against Kurdish rebels. Bush prepared to leave later in the day on his first major trip to the Mideast to try to build momentum for peace.
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Pres. Bush signed legislation aimed at preventing the severely mentally ill from buying guns.
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California’s Gov. Schwarzenegger in his 5th State of the State speech proposed a constitutional amendment to keep the state from spending more than it collects in taxes. He said the projected $14 billion deficit was driven by voter-approved mandates escalating faster than state income. The proposed cost cutting included a the shutdown of 48 state parks.
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In New Hampshire Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (39%) led Barack Obama (36%) and John McCain (37%) led Mitt Romney (32%), reviving their sagging campaigns.
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James "Jimmy" Cayne (73), Bear Stearns Cos. Chief Executive, said he will give up day-to-day control of the fifth-largest US investment bank amid unprecedented losses from the subprime mortgage crisis. He planned to remain as executive chairman, and will be succeeded as CEO by President Alan Schwartz, effective immediately.
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Google unveiled a strategy for its philanthropic arm, Google.org, under the leadership of Dr. Larry Brilliant. The program will be funded with 1% of the firm’s equity, annual profits and employee’s time and pursue 5 core initiatives in 3 areas: fighting climate change, economic development, and building an early warning system for pandemics and disasters.
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FEB, 7
- Current / Future Events
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2000 –
Noah Cyrus, American actress
1991 –
Asuka Hinoi, Japanese singer
1990 –
Maci Wainwright, American singer
1986 –
David Silva, Spanish footballer
1986 –
Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (d. 2003)
1986 –
Maria Ozawa, Japanese/French Canadian Pornstar
1985 –
Rachael Lampa, American singer
1984 –
Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
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Chris Mordetzky, American wrestler
1983 –
Felipe Colombo, Argentine/Mexican actor and singer
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January, 8
- Births
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2009,
Richard John Neuhaus, Canadian-American Christian writer and editor (b. 1936)
2008,
George Moore, Australian champion jockey (b. 1923)
2007,
Jane Bolin, first African American female judge (b. 1908)
2007,
Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-born actress (b. 1922)
2007,
Francis Cockfield, British politician (b. 1916)
2007,
David Ervine, Northern Irish politician (b. 1953)
2007,
Iwao Takamoto, American animator (b. 1925)
2006,
Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943)
2005,
Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (b. 1952)
2005,
Warren Spears, American choreographer and dancer (b. 1954)
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January, 8
- Deaths
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