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November 11, 2008

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When the Cupboard Is Bare

By David Cay Johnston

The shrinking economy has caused demand for food aid to rise dramatically, straining efforts by food banks to feed the hungry.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 5, 2008, covering November 11, 2008.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Black Ice by AC/DC

    Black Ice

    AC/DC

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for High School Musical 3: Senior Year by Soundtrack

    High School Musical 3: Senior Year

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Paper Trail by T.I.

    Paper Trail

    T.I.

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Lucky Old Sun by Kenny Chesney

    Lucky Old Sun

    Kenny Chesney

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Death Magnetic by Metallica

    Death Magnetic

    Metallica

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7

Notable Deaths

Herb Score

2008Herb Score, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1933)[†]

Herbert Jude Score was an American professional baseball pitcher and announcer in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched for the Cleveland Indians from 1955 through 1959 and the Chicago White Sox from 1960 through 1962. He was the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 1955, and an AL All-Star in 1955 and 1956. Due to an on-field injury that occurred in 1957, he retired early as a player in 1962. Score was a television and radio broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians from 1964 through 1997. He was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 2006.

2008Mustafa ƞekip Birgöl, Turkish colonel (born 1903)[†]

Mustafa ƞekip Birgöl was a Turkish colonel and the last veteran of the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923).

Historical Context for November 11, 2008

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