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In a quest to replicate a family tradition, a kreplach face-off in Brooklyn pitted boiled âJewish tortelloniâ against fried dumplings filled with chopped meat.
The concept of supply-side economics, introduced by Ronald Reagan when he ran for president in 1980, has made a return in this yearâs election campaign, in an amended form.
Three state facilities for teenagers are becoming high-priced ghost jails as teenagers in trouble are sent to programs closer to home, usually in the New York City area.
Executives and agents around the N.B.A. are convinced that a Walsh-Knicks marriage will happen, and probably soon.
John McCain drew a sharp distinction with the Democratic presidential candidates, placing some of the blame on homeowners.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 26, 2008, covering March 26, 2008.
Rick Ross
Various Artists
Snoop Dogg
Jack Johnson
Alan Jackson
2008Robert Fagles, American poet and academic (born 1933)[â ]
Robert Fagles was an American translator, poet, and academic. He was best known for his many translations of ancient Greek and Roman classics, especially his acclaimed translations of the epic poems of Homer. He taught English and comparative literature for many years at Princeton University.
2008Manuel Marulanda, Colombian rebel leader (born 1930)[â ]
Pedro Antonio MarĂn MarĂn, known by his "nom de guerre" Manuel Marulanda VĂ©lez, was the founder and main leader of the MarxistâLeninist FARC-EP. Marulanda was born in a coffee-growing region of west-central Colombia in the QuindĂo Department, to a peasant family politically aligned with the Liberal Party during conflicts in the 1940s and 1950s.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[â ]