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President Obama and his campaign are arguing that the Romney-Ryan approach to Medicare would leave older Americans vulnerable to rising health care costs.
Playing without their starting quarterback, Tyler Wilson, Arkansas was shut out by No. 1 Alabama, adding to the turmoil surrounding the Razorbacks’ program.
Tissue engineers have succeeded in making artificial organs that use a patient’s cells to become a living part of the body, with hope for eventual organ regeneration.
The assault late Friday on one of the best-defended posts in Afghanistan was troubling because the attackers were able to penetrate the base, killing two and causing more than $200 million in damage.
Disagreements between finance ministers left open the question of how long Spain could go without outside financial assistance.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 12, 2012, covering September 16, 2012.
tobyMac
Slaughterhouse
Trey Songz
Various Artists
Alanis Morissette
2012Roman Kroitor, Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (born 1926)[†]
Roman Kroitor was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force. His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations.
2012Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (born 1923)[†]
Julien Johnson LeBourgeois was a vice admiral of the United States Navy. His career included service in World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War, duty aboard and command of cruisers and destroyers, various planning and staff assignments, and a tour as President of the Naval War College.
2012Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (born 1925)[†]
Friedrich Zimmermann was a German politician and a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU). From 1982 to 1989, he was the federal minister of interior. From 1989 to 1991 he held the position of federal minister for transport.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]