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September 2, 2007

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Headlines from September 2, 2007

In Book, Bush Peeks Ahead to His Legacy

By Jim Rutenberg

President Bush, who rarely reveals his personal side, shared his inner life at the White House in interviews with an author last year.

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Hedge Funds and the Little People

By Gretchen Morgenson

A court ruling expected in a Manhattan bankruptcy court could have significant implications for hedge funds domiciled in faraway places.

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Reeling In the College-Bound

By Eric Dash

One in five student borrowers passes up a less expensive federal student loan in favor of private lenders, according to a recent study.

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What’s Big, Fast and Runs All Day? An N.F.L. Safety

By Judy Battista

A handful of safeties have emerged from the shadows of the more glamorous linebackers and cornerbacks as the fulcrums of complex defenses.

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Oh, <em>Everyone</em> Knows <em>That</em> (Except You)

By Abby Goodnough

The “open secret” lives in a netherworld, until one day it doesn’t. What road does it travel into daylight?

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 29, 2007, covering September 2, 2007.

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High School Musical 2
Soundtrack
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Peak
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Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
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Peak
1
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3
Live At Radio City
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
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NOW 25
Various Artists
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Hairspray
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6

Notable Deaths

2007Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (born 1957)^[†]

Franz-Benno Delonge was a designer of German-style board games. He has been nominated for multiple best game awards, including Spiel des Jahres and International Gamers Awards. TransAmerica won the Mensa best mind game award for 2003. He died of cancer on 2 September 2007.

2007Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1924)^[†]

Maxwell Douglas McNab was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and National Hockey League (NHL) general manager. He played in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings between 1947 and 1951, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1950. The rest of his playing career, which lasted from 1945 to 1959, was spent in various minor leagues.

Historical Context for September 2, 2007

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

Headlines from September 2, 2007

In Book, Bush Peeks Ahead to His Legacy

Hedge Funds and the Little People

Reeling In the College-Bound

What’s Big, Fast and Runs All Day? An N.F.L. Safety

Oh, <em>Everyone</em> Knows <em>That</em> (Except You)

High School Musical 2

Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

Live At Radio City

NOW 25

Hairspray

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for September 2, 2007