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David S. Mack, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority vice chairman, has turned in his free E-ZPasses. Now the State Police want him to turn in his badge.
This stunts-and-spandex spectacular is ideally suited for children ages 6 to 12 with an advanced interest in jungle fauna, gymnastics or sequins.
With a legal deadline looming, the mayor and the City Council reached a deal on $59.1 billion in spending.
Hexion agreed to buy Huntsman Chemical for $10.6 billion, or $28 a share. But Hexion called it off, and the lawsuits started flying.
His main host, Councilman Charles Barron, says he has no regrets.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 25, 2008, covering June 27, 2008.
Lil Wayne
Plies
Various Artists
Disturbed
Usher
2008Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (born 1914)[†]
Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, also known as Sam Bahadur was an Indian Army general officer who was the Chief of the army staff during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and the first Indian army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. His active military career spanned four decades, beginning with service in World War II.
2008In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters.[†]
General elections were held in Zimbabwe on 29 March 2008 to elect the president and Parliament. Because of Zimbabwe's dire economic situation, the elections were expected to provide incumbent President Robert Mugabe with his toughest electoral challenge to date. Mugabe's opponents were critical of the handling of the electoral process, and the government was accused of planning to rig the election. Human Rights Watch said that the election was likely to be "deeply flawed." The elections were characterized by violence.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]