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An increasing number of the nationâs savings and loan associations are avoiding some federal oversight by becoming credit unions or switching to a state charter.
The official statistics say that the national economy has been growing for almost three years, but there is scant evidence of renewed prosperity in places like Prince Georgeâs County, Md.
Tiger Woodsâs success has helped push the black caddie to the brink of extinction.
As befits a play about Judy Garland, a woman known for liberally mixing her pills, Peter Quilterâs âEnd of the Rainbowâ is a jolting upper and downer at the same time.
Top officials with the Food and Drug Administration contend the agencyâs decisions should be divorced from politics and based solely on its own assessments of the science.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 28, 2012, covering April 3, 2012.
One Direction
Adele
Guns N' Roses
Bruce Springsteen
Passion
2012Mingote, Spanish cartoonist and journalist (born 1919)[â ]
Ăngel Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1st Marquess of Daroca, also simply known as Mingote, was a Spanish cartoonist, writer and journalist. He drew a daily cartoon in ABC since 1953 until his death in 2012.
2012Richard Descoings, French civil servant (born 1958)[â ]
Richard Descoings was a French civil servant. He was serving as the Director of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, and as such as the Chief Administrator of the National Foundation of Political Science. These two entities are collectively referred to as Sciences Po, and are two of the most prestigious public policy research and teaching bodies in Europe. Descoings was also a senior member of the Conseil d'Ătat.
2012Govind Narain, Indian politician, 8th Governor of Karnataka (born 1917)[â ]
Govind Narain, ICS was an Indian civil servant who was member of the Indian Civil Service and served as the 8th Governor of Karnataka.
2012Chief Jay Strongbow, American wrestler (born 1928)[â ]
Luke Joseph Scarpa was an American professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer who was best known by the ring name Chief Jay Strongbow. Much like his contemporary Wahoo McDaniel, he portrayed a Native American wrestler, who wore a war bonnet to the ring and would "go on the warpath" when the fans started cheering him against an opponent. In reality, Scarpa was an Italian-American who much like actor Iron Eyes Cody portrayed an Indian to stand out more. His best accomplishments are in WWF where he was a four-time World Tag-Team Champion.
2012JosĂ© MarĂa ZĂĄrraga, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1930)[â ]
JosĂ© MarĂa ZĂĄrraga MartĂn was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]