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The Giants scored their only touchdown with 3 minutes 7 seconds to play, and it was enough to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in a bruising match at Heinz Field.
This oral biography of the editor and writer George Plimpton treats âGeorgeâ as much more than a first name: it is a flattering adjective, a state of mind.
Although they run competing Web sites, Tina Brown and Arianna Huffington are friends.
The F.D.A. regularly allows devices to market after only cursory review and without clear evidence they help.
To preserve cash during the current downturn, many tech start-ups are rushing to lay off employees and cut expenses.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 22, 2008, covering October 27, 2008.
T.I.
Metallica
Rise Against
Jennifer Hudson
Oasis
2008Chris Bryant, English actor and screenwriter (born 1936)[â ]
Christopher Bryan Spencer Dobson, who wrote for the screen as Chris Bryant, was an English screenwriter and occasional actor.
2008Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (born 1923)[â ]
Ray Ellis was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin (1958).
2008Frank Nagai, Japanese singer (born 1932)[â ]
Frank Nagai was a Japanese singer. Known for his attractive baritone voice. His real name was Kiyoto Nagai.
2008Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (born 1925)[â ]
Roy Stewart was a Jamaican-born British actor. He began his career as a stuntman and went on to work in film and television.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[â ]