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The government’s latest bailout plan could help restore trust in the markets, if the government makes sure that the cash only goes to banks that are in decent shape.
Discussions between General Motors and Chrysler are said to be gaining momentum, as both sides want to reach an agreement within the next two to three weeks.
With the unemployment rate rising and a recession mentality gripping the country, more families are applying for federal aid for students attending college.
Depending on one’s point of view, the A-11 offense used by some high school football teams is either a logical evolution of the game or an unfair gimmick.
Tainted infant formula is the latest in a long string of food and drug safety problems that have exposed corruption among China’s regulators.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 15, 2008, covering October 17, 2008.
T.I.
Jennifer Hudson
Robin Thicke
James Taylor
Metallica
2008Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (born 1955)[†]
Urmas Ott was an Estonian television and radio journalist, and famous talk show host in Soviet Union, Estonia and Russia.
2008Levi Stubbs, American singer (born 1936)[†]
Levi Stubbs was an American baritone singer, widely known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, that released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. He was noted for his powerful, emotional, and dramatic singing style. In 1990, Stubbs was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Tops.
2008Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (born 1923)[†]
Benjamin Weider, was a Canadian soldier, author, historian, fitness proponent, benefactor of the arts, and entrepreneur. He co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) alongside his brother Joe Weider. The Weiders also founded many successful businesses including gyms, nutritional supplements and magazines such as Muscle & Fitness.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]