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May 6, 2008

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Headlines from May 6, 2008

Police Data Shows Increase in Street Stops

By Al Baker

New York City police officers stopped more people on the streets during the first quarter of 2008 than during any quarter since data has been reported.

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Filly’s Owner Stands by His Decision

By Bill Finley

Still saddened by the death of his filly Eight Belles, the owner Rick Porter said Monday that he had no regrets about running her in the Kentucky Derby.

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How Not to Make a Deal

By Andrew Ross Sorkin

Yahoo may look like the big loser. But here’s a lesson for Microsoft: When you make an unsolicited offer, be prepared to win.

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In a Faded City, Plans to Build a Hotel Build Hope

By Kareem Fahim

Developers are seeking approval for a 140-room hotel on the waterfront in Camden, N.J. It would be the first new hotel built there in about 70 years.

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Doubts Raised on Big Backers of Mortgages

By Charles Duhigg

Regulators are asking whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will soon need saving themselves.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 30, 2008, covering May 6, 2008.

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E=MC2
Mariah Carey
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Peak
1
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Spirit
Leona Lewis
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Peak
1
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Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert
Miley Cyrus
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Peak
3
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Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum
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Peak
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NOW 27
Various Artists
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Peak
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