Spotlight
Happy birthday to lifestyle guru Martha Stewart who turns 65 today. Named one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2005, Stewart currently has her own TV talk show, Martha. In 2004, Stewart was convicted of obstruction of justice and lying to investigators, after being investigated for insider trading. She served five months in prison and additional time under house arrest in 2005. Her company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc produces the magazines Martha Stewart Living and Blueprint and a satellite radio network launched in partnership with Sirius in 2005.

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"My new motto is: When you're through changing, you're through." – Martha Stewart

Today's News

• Haditha: report indicates Marine shooting of civilians was deliberate (story)
• multiple sclerosis: may be prevented by tetanus shot (story)
• women: are just as tech-savvy as men (story)
• Harry Carson: Giants linebacker heads to Hall of Fame — finally (story)
• libido: may not be related to testosterone levels (story)
• Kevin Costner: will play a free concert in the Field of Dreams (story)

Today's History

• opera: La Scala opera house opened in Milan (1778); Rossini's William Tell premiered in Paris (1829)
• WWI: Germany declared war on France, occupied Belgium, Luxembourg (1914)
• Statue of Liberty: pedestal reopened to public for first time since 9/11 (2004)

Today's Birthdays

• Elisha Graves Otis: inventor of the elevator, device which made possible the building of skyscrapers (1811-1861)
• Martin Sheen: Pres. Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing (66)
• Tony Bennett: singer, (I Left My Heart) in San Francisco (80)
• Charlotte Casiraghi: daughter of Monaco's Princess Caroline and fourth in line to inherit the throne (20)