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New York’s crown as the world financial capital may be slipping, raising alarm in Washington and in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s office.
President Bush and Republicans across the country tried to use a court ruling in New Jersey to rally dispirited conservatives to the polls.
Democratic strategists in some states worry that blacks may not turn up at the polls because of disillusionment over past shenanigans.
The Giants have won three in a row, overpowering opponents and raising a question along the way: How could a team that looked so bad suddenly look so good?
The commissioner ordered the I.R.S. to delay collecting back taxes from Katrina victims until after the elections.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 25, 2006, covering October 27, 2006.
Rod Stewart
Evanescence
Lloyd Banks
Jimmy Buffett
Tony Bennett
2006Jozsef Gregor, Hungarian opera singer (born 1940)[†]
József Gregor was a renowned Hungarian operatic bass who enjoyed success first in Hungary, then in France, Belgium and Canada, and finally in the United States. Gregor was born in Rákosliget, a small town that is now part of Budapest. He studied violin for ten years and then, voice at the Liszt Academy in Budapest for one year but did not graduate. He started singing with the Hungarian Army chorus in 1958 before becoming a soloist in National Theatre of Szeged in Hungary. In Europe he sang in many opera houses, including Vlaamse Opera and La Scala in Milan. Beginning in 1989, József Gregor appeared in the US with the Portland Opera and later with the Houston Grand Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. His most famous roles included Sarastro, Osmin, Falstaff, Don Pasquale, Dulcamara, Don Basilio, Don Bartolo, Don Alfonso, Leporello, Don Magnifico, Boris Godunov, Gremin, Varlaam, Gianni Schicchi, Philip II, Banquo, Attila, Pagano, Fiesco, Mephistofeles, Bluebeard etc., roles in masses and oratorios, musicals, and songs. He died in Szeged of gastric cancer.
2006Reko Lundán, Finnish journalist and author (born 1969)[†]
Reko Lundán was a Finnish television presenter, writer, screen writer and journalist best known for his work on Aamu-TV in 2003. He had worked with actors such as Pasi Heikura.
2006Marlin McKeever, American football player (born 1940)[†]
Marlin Thomas McKeever was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) who played linebacker and tight end during his 13-year career. He was an All-American college football player at the University of Southern California (USC) where he played both offensive and defensive end, fullback and punter.
2006Joe Niekro, American baseball player (born 1944)[†]
Joseph Franklin Niekro was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1967 to 1988 for seven different teams, primarily for the Houston Astros.
2006Brad Will, American journalist and activist (born 1970)[†]
Bradley Roland Will was an American activist, videographer, and journalist. He was affiliated with Indymedia. On October 27, 2006, during a labor dispute in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, Will was shot twice, possibly by government-aligned paramilitaries, resulting in his death.
In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]