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Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House adviser with unmatched access to the Obamas, has been a driving force in some of the most significant domestic policy decisions of the president’s first term.
Mitt Romney’s path to the White House would be severely narrowed without the 18 electoral votes from Ohio, where he continues to trail President Obama in polls.
Training of Afghan Local Police and special operations forces has been put on hold to better screen out threats to troops, officials say.
Some analysts say Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank’s president, might have a difficult time convincing investors that the bank will take decisive action against the euro debt crisis.
Hundreds of dance competitions for children across America tap into an abiding national affection for pageantry and contests.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 29, 2012, covering September 2, 2012.
2 Chainz
Various Artists
Rick Ross
Insane Clown Posse
Maroon 5
2012Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (born 1966)[†]
Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of personnel, and a lawsuit settlement that led to a name change. Starship's 1985 album, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and included two singles that went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart: "We Built This City" and "Sara". Their follow up album, No Protection, released in 1987, was certified gold and featured the band's third number one single, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". After a short hiatus in the early 1990s, the band reformed in 1992 as "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas" and resumed touring.
2012Jack Boucher, American photographer and director (born 1931)[†]
Jack E. Boucher was an American photographer for the National Park Service for more than 40 years beginning in 1958. He served as the Chief Photographer for the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS). In 1966 he left the Park Service for two years to supervise New Jersey's State Historic Preservation program, including the State's roadside marker program, 18 historic museum houses, several lighthouses, and two historic villages. Offered his old job back by the Park Service/HABS in 1970, he left New Jersey to return to NPS/HABS and the highly specialized job of large format photographic architectural documentation. His work took him to 49 States, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. April 2008 was the fiftieth anniversary of his employment with the National Park Service's "HABS" program. He traveled with 900 pounds of photographic equipment.
2012John C. Marshall, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)[†]
John C. Marshall was a British guitarist, vocalist and songwriter in the jazz and blues vein. He was born in London, England.
2012Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (born 1941)[†]
Emmanuel Nunes was a Portuguese composer who lived and worked in Paris from 1964.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]