Today's Highlights:
Monday, November 3, 2003
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Spotlight: Topic of the Day: Congrats to Ian McKellen who will be receiving an award for his contribution to the British film industry tomorrow night at the British Independent Film Awards.
Word of the day: redaction -- an act of redacting (to put in writing); an edit; redacted material (edited) Today's News:
- Donald Rumsfeld -- "We will win this war" (story)
- Episcopal Church -- consecrated openly gay bishop (story)
- Amazon -- will use Bruce Springsteen, Michael J. Fox & R.E.M. to promote entertainment products (story)
Today's History:
Opium War -- between China and Britain broke out (1839)- Linus Pauling -- won the first of two Nobel Prizes (1954)
- Samora Machel -- was killed in an air crash in Mozambique (1986)
Today's Birthdays:
- Jeremy Brett -- TV's Sherlock Holmes (1933-1995)
- Adam Ant -- face-striped singer of "Goody Two Shoes" turns 49
- Elizabeth Smart -- Utah teen who returned safely from her kidnapping turns 16
