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July 11, 2007

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Headlines from July 11, 2007

On EU Tube (LOL!), Sex Sells (Duh!)

By Alan Riding

Imagine how the carpets of power in Brussels must have buzzed with excitement when some hip marketeer came up with the idea of reaching out to the public through a newly created Web site linked to YouTube.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 11, 2007, covering July 11, 2007.

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    Album cover for Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus by Miley Cyrus

    Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

    Miley Cyrus

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    Album cover for My December by Kelly Clarkson

    My December

    Kelly Clarkson

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    Album cover for Lost Highway by Bon Jovi

    Lost Highway

    Bon Jovi

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    Album cover for Icky Thump by The White Stripes

    Icky Thump

    The White Stripes

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    Album cover for 5th Gear by Brad Paisley

    5th Gear

    Brad Paisley

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Notable Deaths

Glenda Adams

2007Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (born 1939)[†]

Glenda Emilie Adams was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral. She was a teacher of creative writing, and helped develop writing programs.

Lady Bird Johnson

2007Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 43rd First Lady of the United States (born 1912)[†]

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson. She had previously been Second Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 when her husband was vice president under John F. Kennedy.

Alfonso LĂłpez Michelsen

2007Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Colombia (born 1913)[†]

Alfonso LĂłpez Michelsen was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the 24th President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was nicknamed "El Pollo", a popular Colombian idiom for people with precocious careers.

Ed Mirvish

2007Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded Honest Ed's (born 1914)[†]

Sir Yehuda Edwin "Honest Ed" Mirvish, was an American-Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario who lived in Toronto, Ontario. He is known for his flagship business, Honest Ed's, a landmark discount store in downtown Toronto, and as a patron of the arts, instrumental in revitalizing the theatre scene in Toronto.

Historical Context for July 11, 2007

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