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September 15, 2006

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Headlines from September 15, 2006

Changing Its Tune

By Richard Siklos

Woes in the radio industry have spurred a new wave of deal-making as broadcast radio scrambles to regain its groove.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 13, 2006, covering September 15, 2006.

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    Album cover for Modern Times by Bob Dylan

    Modern Times

    Bob Dylan

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    Album cover for Danity Kane by Danity Kane

    Danity Kane

    Danity Kane

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    Album cover for Best Thang Smokin' by Young Dro

    Best Thang Smokin'

    Young Dro

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    Album cover for Back To Basics by Christina Aguilera

    Back To Basics

    Christina Aguilera

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    Album cover for A Public Affair by Jessica Simpson

    A Public Affair

    Jessica Simpson

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Notable Deaths

Raymond Baxter

2006Raymond Baxter, English television host and author (born 1922)[†]

Raymond Frederic Baxter OBE was an English television presenter, commentator and writer. He is best known for being the first presenter of the BBC Television science programme Tomorrow's World, continuing for 12 years, from 1965 to 1977. He also provided radio commentary at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the funerals of King George VI, Winston Churchill and Lord Mountbatten of Burma, and the first flight of Concorde.

Oriana Fallaci

2006Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author (born 1929)[†]

Oriana Fallaci was an Italian journalist and author. A member of the Italian resistance movement during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career. Fallaci became famous worldwide for her coverage of war and revolution, and her "long, aggressive and revealing interviews" with many world leaders during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

2006Pablo Santos, Mexican-American actor (born 1987)[†]

Pablo Santos was a Mexican actor.

Historical Context for September 15, 2006

In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]