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November 8, 2007

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Headlines from November 8, 2007

For Miller, One Not Loneliest Number

By Nathaniel Vinton

Bode Miller spent the off-season forming a large and costly support team to help him try to surpass Phil Mahre as the most successful American man to compete on Alpine skiing’s grueling World Cup circuit.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 7, 2007, covering November 8, 2007.

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    Album cover for Carnival Ride by Carrie Underwood

    Carnival Ride

    Carrie Underwood

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    Album cover for Raising Sand by Robert Plant / Alison Krauss

    Raising Sand

    Robert Plant / Alison Krauss

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    Album cover for Living Hard by Gary Allan

    Living Hard

    Gary Allan

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    Album cover for Elect The Dead by Serj Tankian

    Elect The Dead

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    Album cover for Noel by Josh Groban

    Noel

    Josh Groban

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Notable Deaths

Aad Nuis

2007Aad Nuis, Dutch journalist, poet, and politician (born 1933)[†]

Adrianus "Aad" Nuis was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and political scientist.

Dulce Saguisag

2007Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (born 1943)[†]

Dulce Maramba Quintans-Saguisag was a Filipino politician and former Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under the administration of former President Joseph Estrada. Saguisag was one of Estrada's eleven cabinet members who withdrew support for Estrada on January 19, 2001, following accusations of massive corruption by the president. Estrada was ousted from office the next day, which is now known in the Philippines as EDSA II.

Chad Varah

2007Chad Varah, English priest, founded The Samaritans (born 1911)[†]

Edward Chad Varah was an English Anglican priest and social activist from England. In 1953, he founded the Samaritans, the world's first crisis hotline, to provide telephone support to those contemplating suicide.

Historical Context for November 8, 2007

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