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March 14, 2012

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Historical Context for March 14, 2012

In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]

Notable Deaths

Pierre Schoendoerffer

2012Pierre Schoendoerffer, French director and screenwriter (born 1928)[†]

Pierre Schoendoerffer was a French film director, a screenwriter, a writer, a war reporter, a war cameraman, a renowned First Indochina War veteran, a cinema academician. He was president of the Académie des Beaux-Arts for 2001 and for 2007.

Ċensu Tabone

2012Ċensu Tabone, Maltese general and politician, 4th President of Malta (born 1913)[†]

Vincent "Ċensu" Tabone, was the fourth president of Malta who also served as Minister and Nationalist MP.

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Headlines from March 14, 2012

A Nation With Too Many Tax Breaks

By Eduardo Porter

At first glance, the federal budget seems tilted to take from the rich and redistribute to the rest, but there is an alternate way to measure how the government moves resources across the economy.

Business1247 words

An Uneasy Cultural Exchange

By Guy Trebay

Fashion styles that appear to borrow heavily from traditional Navajo culture raise questions about what belongs to whom and what people are really wearing.

Styles1067 words

The Fight Club Generation

By Douglas Quenqua

For many young men, mixed martial arts has come to represent everything that boxing once did: the ultimate measure of manhood, endurance and guts.

Styles2109 words