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February 5, 2010

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Fraying at the Edges

By Floyd Norris

How Europe deals with the problems of countries such as Greece, Portugal and Ireland may determine the future political shape of Europe, and the future of the euro itself.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 3, 2010, covering February 5, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hope For Haiti Now by Various Artists

    Hope For Haiti Now

    Various Artists

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle

    I Dreamed A Dream

    Susan Boyle

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Fame by Lady Gaga

    The Fame

    Lady Gaga

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    65
  4. 4
    Album cover for Transference by Spoon

    Transference

    Spoon

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for 2010 Grammy Nominees by Various Artists

    2010 Grammy Nominees

    Various Artists

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Brendan Burke

2010Brendan Burke, Canadian ice hockey player and activist (born 1988)[†]

Brendan Gilmore Burke was an athlete and student manager at Miami University for the RedHawks men's ice hockey team. The youngest son of Brian Burke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, longtime executive of various other NHL teams and of the US Olympic hockey team, in November 2009, he made international headlines for coming out, advocating for tolerance and speaking out against homophobia in professional sports. Burke's coming out was widely praised and supported by sports news outlets and fans, generating multiple discussions about homophobia in sports, and in hockey in particular. He was viewed as a pioneer in advocacy against homophobia in hockey, described as "the closest person to the NHL ever to come out publicly and say that he is gay."

Harry Schwarz

2010Harry Schwarz, South African lawyer, anti-apartheid leader, and diplomat, 13th South Africa Ambassador to United States (born 1924)[†]

Harry Heinz Schwarz was a South African lawyer, statesman, and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid in South Africa who eventually served as the South African Ambassador to the United States during the country's transition to majority rule.

Historical Context for February 5, 2010

In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]