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May 5, 2008

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How Much for Those Baby Photos?

By Richard Pérez-Peña

Can a few snapshots of a baby or a bride, accompanied by a fawning article, really be worth millions of dollars? In the competitive world of celebrity magazines, they just might be.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 30, 2008, covering May 5, 2008.

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    Album cover for E=MC2 by Mariah Carey

    E=MC2

    Mariah Carey

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    Album cover for Spirit by Leona Lewis

    Spirit

    Leona Lewis

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    Album cover for Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert by Miley Cyrus

    Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert

    Miley Cyrus

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    Peak
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    6
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    Album cover for Lady Antebellum by Lady Antebellum

    Lady Antebellum

    Lady Antebellum

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    Album cover for NOW 27 by Various Artists

    NOW 27

    Various Artists

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Notable Deaths

2008Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (born 1917)[†]

Irvine "Irv" Isaac Robbins was a Canadian-born American businessman. He co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1945 with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin.

2008Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (born 1928)[†]

Jerry Leon Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the No. 8 "Primrose Lane" that was later used as the theme song for the television series The Smith Family. He made his debut on the country music charts in 1965, entering it thirty-five times between then and 1980. In that timespan, Wallace charted within the country Top Ten four times. His only number one song was "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry," a song which gained popularity after it was used in an episode of the 1970s TV series Night Gallery.

Historical Context for May 5, 2008

In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]