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In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]
2009Richard M. Givan, American lawyer and judge (born 1921)[†]
Richard Martin Givan served as the 96th Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 6, 1969, until his retirement December 31, 1994. He served as chief justice from 1974 until March 1987.
2009Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1947)[†]
Peter Krieg, born as Wilhelm Walter Gladitz was a German documentary filmmaker, producer and writer. He initially enrolled in business and economics courses at Hamburg University but abandoned his studies to travel and teach horsemanship in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. He later returned to Germany with his first wife, the American Heidi Knott, with whom he studied film at the German Film & TV Academy (DFFB) in Berlin and collaborated on his early works.
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Without a dramatic improvement in the governor’s standing, unions may rally behind another candidate.
Pakistani officials have told the U.S. that the Marines fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan will force militants across the border into Pakistan.
Companies that own the rights to high-end treatments say allowing copycats to market too soon would hurt financial incentives.
Justin Fornal, a k a Baron Ambrosia, introduces audiences to an array of ethnic restaurants in “Bronx Flavor,” a gallivanting show that airs on the public-access station BronxNet.
Health care will cost the typical American household roughly $15,000 this year, but many don’t notice how much they’re paying.
Officials say they are trying to determine if prospects are lying about their age, but tests could reveal more.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stiffened the American line against Iran.
President Obama sought to convince an increasingly skeptical American public that proposed changes to the health care system would benefit them and strengthen the economy.
John J. Mack, Morgan Stanley’s longtime chief executive, is toning down the risk-taking as he tries to revive the bank and burnish his legacy.
The federal government would take over the pension plans of the Delphi Corporation at a cost of $6.2 billion.
In “Adam,” the actor Hugh Dancy plays not simply a person with Asperger’s, but a character with something delicate and mysterious.
Bryant Neal Vinas, 26, also gave U.S. authorities information about a plot against the Long Island Rail Road.