Milestones Nov. 6, 2006

SENTENCED. Jeffrey Skilling, 52, vilified former CEO of Enron who was convicted in May for his role in engineering one of the biggest frauds in corporate history; to 24 years and four months in prison, the longest term yet for an Enron defendant; in Houston. At his sentencing, Skilling, whose arrogance and lack of remorse fueled outrage over the scandal, told the judge, "I am innocent of every one of these charges."

DIED. Sandy West, 47, pioneering rock drummer whose muscular riffs propelled the punk-metal sound of the Runaways, the all-girl band she co-founded in 1975 with Joan Jett; of lung...

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