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When the rhythmic gymnast Lisa Wang took the gold at the Pan American Games in July, she thought she would be heading to China in 2008. But four months later, she has not qualified to compete in Beijing.
A veteran political reporter explains how hyperpartisanship came to rule Washington.
In Hollywood’s animated family fare about animals, the overwhelming majority of characters are male, despite nature’s preferred sex ratio of roughly 50-50.
The Writers Guild of America strike should be a heaven-sent opportunity for some writers to return to their first love, the theater.
Since becoming chief executive of the Walt Disney Company two years ago, Robert A. Iger has dazzled Wall Street. Now, however, the company is sailing into some choppy waters
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 7, 2007, covering November 13, 2007.
Carrie Underwood
Robert Plant / Alison Krauss
Gary Allan
Serj Tankian
Josh Groban
2007Wahab Akbar, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1960)[†]
Ustadz Wahab M. Akbar was a Filipino politician who served three terms as governor of Basilan, during which time he was known for his "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" policy for dealing with kidnappers and terrorists in the province. He was later elected as congressman for the lone district of Basilan in the House of Representatives, but was one of 4 people killed in a bomb attack at the Batasang Pambansa. Police publicly suspected the attack was directed at him by political opponents.
2007John Doherty, English footballer and manager (born 1935)[†]
John Peter Doherty was an English footballer. His regular position was at inside right.
2007Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1937)[†]
Kazuhisa Inao was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. In 1957, he won 20 consecutive games. In 1958 Japan Series, he pitched six games and won 4 consecutive games after his team lost 3 games. He even hit a home run in fifth game of Japan Series. He was the Pacific League's Most Valuable Player in 1957 and 1958. He had 42 wins in 1961. Fans called his great success "God, Buddha, Inao".
In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[†]