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November 7, 2011

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Headlines from November 7, 2011

Delicate Dance of Daytime

By David Carr

Anderson Cooper’s biggest challenge in his new talk show is embracing the vulgarity of daytime talk without hurting the rest of his career.

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For Markets in Europe, the Focus of Fear Moves to Italy

By Graham Bowley

Efforts to solve a growing sovereign debt crisis have failed to quell market unease, and uncertainty in Greece points to continued volatility this week.

Business1224 words

Pushing China’s Limits on Web, if Not on Paper

By Edward Wong

Murong Xuecun, a popular Chinese novelist, often runs afoul of censors, which has pushed him to become a vocal critic of censorship in China and driven him to publish on the Internet.

Foreign2677 words

In Echo of ’08, Giants Beat Patriots

By Sam Borden

In a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, Eli Manning led the Giants on another late game-winning drive and the Patriots walked off, four years later, stunned again.

Sports1017 words

NBC Struggles for Its Footing

By Bill Carter and Brian Stelter

While other networks have generated new hits, NBC has not, and the network’s new leadership has made clear to its staff that rebuilding will take time and patience.

Business1456 words

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 2, 2011, covering November 7, 2011.

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21
Adele
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
35
2
Come To The Well
Casting Crowns
Last week
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Peak
2
Weeks
1
3
Clear As Day
Scotty McCreery
Last week
4
Peak
1
Weeks
3
4
Evanescence
Evanescence
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
2
5
Duets II
Tony Bennett
Last week
6
Peak
1
Weeks
5

Notable Deaths

2011Joe Frazier, American boxer (born 1944)^[†]

Joseph William Frazier was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. Nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fighting style. He was also the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali in 1971. Frazier won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics as an amateur, held the NYSAC heavyweight title from 1968 to 1973, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973.

2011Takanosato Toshihide, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1952)^[†]

Takanosato Toshihide , real name Toshihide Takaya , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Namioka, Aomori. He was the sport's 59th yokozuna from 1983 to 1986 and won four top division tournament championships. After retirement he established Naruto stable which he ran from 1989 until his death.

Historical Context for November 7, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people^[†]

Headlines from November 7, 2011

Delicate Dance of Daytime

For Markets in Europe, the Focus of Fear Moves to Italy

Pushing China’s Limits on Web, if Not on Paper

In Echo of ’08, Giants Beat Patriots

NBC Struggles for Its Footing

21

Come To The Well

Clear As Day

Evanescence

Duets II

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for November 7, 2011