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The US House voted for the first time to clamp a cutoff deadline on the Iraq war, agreeing by a thin margin to pull combat troops out by next year and pushing the new Democ-ratic-led Congress ever closer to a showdown with President Bush.
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Former Interior Department official J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to obstructing Congress, becoming the highest-ranking Bush administration official convicted in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.
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In Florida the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy was decommissioned after nearly 40 years of service.
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Rachel Smith of Tennessee bested 50 other aspiring beauty queens to win the title of Miss USA.
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In California an Alameda County judge released a draft report giving the state 60 days to stop killing fish or shut down pumps that send water to southern California.
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Militants ambushed a convoy carrying Afghan soldiers. In the ensuing clash, three suspected Taliban were killed and six were wounded.
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Australia called on South Africa to pressure Zimbabwe's President Robert Mug-abe to quit, saying the 83-year-old leader was a disaster for his country. South Africa defended its policy on Zimbabwe as the only way to approach Mugabe's authoritarian government and said African nations might convene a summit to deal with the crisis.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1995 –
Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist
1990 –
Princess Eugenie of York
1986 –
Andrea Dovizioso, Italian motorcycle racer
1986 –
Steven Strait, American actor
1985 –
Maurice Jones-Drew, American football player
1983 –
Jerome Thomas, English footballer
1982 –
José Raúl Contreras, Chilean footballer
1981 –
Erin Crocker, American race car driver
1981 –
Luciana Carro, Canadian actress
1981 –
Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player
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March, 23
- Births
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2009,
Raúl Macías, A famous Mexican boxer (b. 1934)
2007,
Paul J. Cohen, American mathematician, Fields Medal winner (b. 1934)
2007,
Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer (b. 1973)
2006,
David B. Bleak, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
2006,
Desmond Doss, American soldier and first conscientious objector Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
2006,
Cindy Walker, American singer, songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
2004,
Rupert Hamer, Australian politician (b. 1916)
2003,
Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-born journalist (b. 1926)
2002,
Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)
2002,
Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (b. 1977)
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March, 23
- Deaths
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