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November 3, 2006

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Headlines from November 3, 2006

Consumers Signal Change in ’08 Election

By Floyd Norris

Floyd Norris column says latest consumer confidence numbers suggest that Democrats will take back White House in 2008; notes that Conference Board's consumer confidence index has two parts, one for current situation and one for expectations, and that expectation index just before midterm election has historically been solid indicator of outcome of presidential election two years later; graph (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 1, 2006, covering November 3, 2006.

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    Album cover for Press Play by Diddy

    Press Play

    Diddy

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    Album cover for The Open Door by Evanescence

    The Open Door

    Evanescence

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    Peak
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    3
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    Album cover for The High Road by JoJo

    The High Road

    JoJo

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    Album cover for FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake

    FutureSex/LoveSounds

    Justin Timberlake

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    Peak
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    Album cover for Long Trip Alone by Dierks Bentley

    Long Trip Alone

    Dierks Bentley

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    Peak
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Notable Deaths

Paul Mauriat

2006Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1925)[†]

Paul Julien André Mauriat was a French orchestra leader, conductor of Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, who specialized in the easy listening genre. He is best known in the United States for his million-selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was number 1 for 5 weeks in 1968. Other recordings for which he is known include "El Bimbo", "Toccata", "Love in Every Room/Même si tu revenais", and "Penelope". He co-wrote the song "Chariot" with Franck Pourcel.

2006Marie Rudisill, American author (born 1911)[†]

Marie Rudisill, also known as the Fruitcake Lady, was a writer and television personality, best known as the nonagenarian woman who appeared in the "Ask the Fruitcake Lady" segments on The Tonight Show on American television. She was an aunt to novelist Truman Capote. Rudisill helped to raise Capote, who lived with her at times during his childhood, both in Alabama and New York City.

Alberto Spencer

2006Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (born 1937)[†]

Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera was an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward, and is widely regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian men's footballers of all time. He is probably best known for his still-standing record for scoring the most goals in the Copa Libertadores, the premier club tournament in South America. He was elected the 20th best South American footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the IFFHS in 2004. He was known as "Cabeza Mágica".

Historical Context for November 3, 2006

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