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In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[â ]
2007Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (born 1941)[â ]
Jennifer Jill Dunn was an American politician and engineer who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing Washington's 8th congressional district.
2007Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (born 1939)[â ]
Paul Eugene Gillmor was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007.
2007Thomas Hansen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1976)[â ]
Thomas Hansen was a Norwegian alternative country musician performing under the name Saint Thomas.
2007D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (born 1930)[â ]
Dennis James Kennedy was an American Presbyterian pastor, evangelist, Christian broadcaster, and author. He was the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from 1960 until his death in 2007. Kennedy also founded Evangelism Explosion International, Coral Ridge Ministries, the Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, the Knox Theological Seminary, radio station WAFG-FM, and the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ, a socially conservative political group.
2007Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director and screenwriter (born 1939)[â ]
Nikos Georgiou Nikolaidis was a Greek film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer, theatre director, assistant director, record producer, television director, and commercial director. He is usually considered a representative of European avant-garde and experimental art film.
General Motors cut its fourth-quarter production schedule by 10 percent as a tightening credit market caused sales at other major automakers to decline in August.
The $400 million project is substantially smaller than the developerâs original plan, which would have been one of the largest developments in the New York City watershed.
Hereâs a concept: starcissism, a pop starâs mixture of self-love, self-promotion, self-absorption and self-awareness. Itâs the core of Kanye Westâs third album, âGraduation.â
This season, as the fashion industry becomes more competitive, a string of in-demand models with serious dance backgrounds literally have a leg up.
After decades of operating without a large permanent collection, Asia Society is opening a drive to collect contemporary Asian and Asian-American art.
Starter Chien-Ming Wang allowed five hits and a run in seven and a third innings as the Yankees restored their two-game lead over the Mariners in the American League wild-card race.
Law enforcement officials say the Web site, known for its for-sale ads, is increasingly used to trade sex for money.
School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier, but some parents say they are taking it too far.
For the third straight time in a quarterfinal of a Grand Slam event, Justine Henin overwhelmed Serena Williams, this time by a score of 7-6 (3), 6-1 to advance to the semifinals.
Iranâs increasing economic and political isolation is helping leaders to hold back what they see as corrupting foreign influences.
Starting Wednesday, many of the great cartoons of recent times are visiting New York for a five-week exhibition.
President Bush is focusing on new American alliances with the tribes that Washington once feared would tear Iraq apart.