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The thaw in relations with the United States follows a political transition in Myanmar that has raised the possibility that the new government will ease restrictions on basic freedoms.
As President Obama urges Congress to act on renewing an extension to unemployment benefits, some are arguing that it’s a hindrance to the economy and discourages workers.
Steve Jobs spent his final weeks — as he had spent most of his life — in tight control of his choices.
As executives in music, film and publishing learned, a deal with Steve Jobs meant inclusion in one of the most important digital marketplaces on the planet. But the deals were made on Mr. Jobs’s terms.
In Steve Jobs’s efforts to reshape the high-tech industry, he gained a reputation for making often cutting comments about competitors and to his own staff.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 5, 2011, covering October 7, 2011.
Tony Bennett
Lady Antebellum
Adele
Demi Lovato
Lil Wayne
2011Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (born 1925)[†]
Ramiz Alia was an Albanian politician serving as the second and last leader of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1985 to 1991, serving as First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania. He was also the country's head of state from 1982 to 1992. He had been seen as a successor by Enver Hoxha and took power after Hoxha died.
2011Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (born 1926)[†]
Andrew Laszlo A.S.C. was a Hungarian-American cinematographer, best known for his work on The Warriors and First Blood.
In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]