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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. assigned two United States attorneys to lead separate criminal inquiries into disclosures of national security secrets to the news media.
As interest rates have been dropping to new lows, American companies have been taking advantage of the cheap borrowing costs, but consumers have been largely left on the sidelines.
The Yankees roughed up Johan Santana in his first start since throwing a no-hitter, knocking him out after five innings. He gave up seven hits, four of them homers, and six runs.
French nationals in the United States and in Canada will soon elect a deputy to represent them in the National Assembly of France, and in New York, the campaigning has taken on a distinctly local feel.
Scholars and others are balking at a plan by the New York Public Library to restructure its resources.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 6, 2012, covering June 9, 2012.
John Mayer
Adele
Carrie Underwood
Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators
One Direction
2012RĂ©gis ClĂšre, French cyclist (born 1956)[â ]
RĂ©gis ClĂšre was a French professional road bicycle racer.
2012John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (born 1943)[â ]
John Cradock Maples, Baron Maples was a British politician and life peer who served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1989 to 1992. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham West from 1983 to 1992 and Stratford-upon-Avon from 1997 to 2010.
2012Ivan Minatti, Slovene poet and translator (born 1924)[â ]
Ivan Minatti was a Slovene poet, translator, and editor. He started writing poetry before World War II but principally belongs to the first postwar generation of Slovene poets. He is one of the best representatives of Slovene Intimism.
2012Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (born 1939)[â ]
Robert Dale "Hawk" Taylor was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 394 games over all or part of 11 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons as a catcher and outfielder for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets (1964â67), California Angels (1967) and Kansas City Royals (1969â70). Born in Metropolis, Illinois, he threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6Â feet 1Â inch (1.85Â m) tall and 187 pounds (85Â kg).
2012Abram Wilson, American-English trumpet player and educator (born 1973)[â ]
Abram Wilson was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist raised in New Orleans and based in London, England, where he also taught music in schools.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]