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One year after its acquisition by AOL, The Huffington Post has become a source of growth with several business units now in Arianna Huffington’s hands, a move intended to add sections and products faster.
Gov. Chris Christie has approved a record $1.57 billion for dozens of New Jersey’s largest companies after they pledged to add jobs, but critics say the tax breaks are ineffective.
A 13-year-old girl who worked as a maid reportedly led a life akin to slavery, in a symptom of India’s growing middle class and its demand for domestic workers, jobs often filled by children.
Both Mitt Romney and President Obama are seizing on the Republican House budget, and its ambitious young architect, Representative Paul D. Ryan, as a defining issue of the unfolding campaign.
The music’s concerts and festivals now have profit margins that Wall Street is starting to notice, but determining the value of the promoting companies and the risks associated with live music events pose challenges for investors.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 4, 2012, covering April 5, 2012.
Soundtrack
Adele
The Shins
One Direction
Odd Future
2012Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, German designer (born 1935)[†]
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, also known by the nickname "Butzi", was a German-Austrian designer whose best known product was the first Porsche 911. He was the son of Ferry Porsche, and the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche.
2012Pedro Bartolomé Benoit, Dominican Republican politician military officer (born 1921)[†]
Pedro Bartolomé Benoit Vanderhorst was a politician and military officer from the Dominican Republic. He served as the 7th provisional president of the Dominican Republic from 1 May until 7 May 1965. He was also a member of the Revolutionary Committee, which ruled the country for about few hours on 25 April 1965.
2012Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (born 1923)[†]
James Charles Marshall known as The Father of Loud or The Lord of Loud, was an English businessman and pioneer of guitar amplification. His company, Marshall Amplification, founded in 1962, has created equipment that is used by some of the biggest names in rock music, producing amplifiers with an iconic status.
2012Barney McKenna, Irish musician (born 1939)[†]
Bernard Noël "Banjo Barney" McKenna was an Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners. He played the tenor banjo, violin, mandolin, and melodeon. He was most renowned as a banjo player.
2012Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawian economist and politician, 3rd President of Malawi (born 1934)[†]
Bingu wa Mutharika was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Democratic Progressive Party, which he founded in February 2005; it obtained a majority in Malawi's parliament in the 2009 general election.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]