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April 29, 2007

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Should Immigration Be a Police Issue?

By Kareem Fahim

Many communities across the region are raising concerns that enlisting local officers to help enforce federal immigration policies could cut off communication with parts of a community.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 25, 2007, covering April 29, 2007.

  1. 1
    Album cover for NOW 24 by Various Artists

    NOW 24

    Various Artists

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Let It Go by Tim McGraw

    Let It Go

    Tim McGraw

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Konvicted by Akon

    Konvicted

    Akon

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    22
  4. 4
    Album cover for Cassadaga by Bright Eyes

    Cassadaga

    Bright Eyes

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Timbaland Presents Shock Value by Timbaland

    Timbaland Presents Shock Value

    Timbaland

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    2

Notable Births

Infanta Sofía of Spain

2007Infanta Sofía of Spain, Spanish princess[†]

Infanta Sofía of Spain is a member of the Spanish royal family. She is the younger daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia and, as such, is second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne behind her sister, Leonor, Princess of Asturias.

Notable Deaths

Josh Hancock

2007Josh Hancock, American baseball player (born 1978)[†]

Joshua Morgan Hancock was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was killed in an auto accident on April 29, 2007, at the age of 29.

Dick Motz

2007Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (born 1940)[†]

Richard Charles Motz was a New Zealand cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler and hard-hitting lower order batsman, Motz played 32 Test matches for the New Zealand national cricket team between 1961 and 1969. He was the first bowler for New Zealand to take 100 wickets in Test cricket.

Ivica Račan

2007Ivica Račan, Croatian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (born 1944)[†]

Ivica Račan was a Croatian politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2000 to 2003, heading two centre-left coalition governments.

Historical Context for April 29, 2007

In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[†]