LONDON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- James Bond creator Ian Fleming used to claim, partly in jest, that he also helped create the CIA, but a new report indicates he probably wasn't kidding.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, May 27, 2008.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- In Baltimore it's practically a ritual but some Washington baseball fans can do without the yelling when they get to 'O!' while singing the national anthem.

UPI almanac for Sunday, May 27, 2007.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Actor Keith Carradine's rep has confirmed Carradine and longtime girlfriend, actress Hayley DuMond, were married in Italy.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Two jurors at the New York trial of reputed mob boss Alphonse Persico said they were not frightened by apparently threatening gestures he made toward them.

WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- Author Anthony Cave Brown, a British journalist who wrote several books about espionage, has died in Warrenton, Va., at the age of 77.

Today is Saturday, May 27, the 147th day of 2006 with 218 to follow.