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Baltimore won its 16th consecutive extra-inning game, the most since 1949, to remain a game behind the Yankees in the American League East.
Ralph Reed, who turned the Christian Coalition into a powerful political force, is planning a get-out-the-vote operation for Mitt Romney.
Helping to process the staggering amount of Internet activity that occurs, data centers waste vast amounts of energy, belying the information industryâs image of environmental friendliness.
The United Statesâ goal has been to leave a stable government, avoid a power vacuum and maintain influence, but the Obama administration has fallen short on some objectives.
Florida State amassed 667 yards on offense, rallying from a two-touchdown deficit, and beat Clemson in a matchup of top-10 teams to remain the only unbeaten team in the A.C.C.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 19, 2012, covering September 23, 2012.
Matchbox Twenty
Imagine Dragons
Lecrae
Various Artists
Carrie Underwood
2012Henry Champ, Canadian journalist and academic (born 1937)[â ]
Stephen Henry Champ was a veteran Canadian broadcast journalist, working for CTV News, NBC News and CBC News.
2012Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Minister of Defence for Russia (born 1948)[â ]
Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev, sometimes transliterated as Grachov or Grachyov, was a Russian Army General and the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1996; in 1988 he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union gold star. As Defence Minister, Grachev gained notoriety because of his military incompetence displayed during the First Chechen War and the persistent allegations of involvement in enormous corruption scandals.
2012Roberto RodrĂguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach (born 1941)[â ]
Roberto Muñoz RodrĂguez was a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and Chicago Cubs. He played in the United States under the name of Roberto Rodriguez.
2012Corrie Sanders, South African boxer (born 1966)[â ]
Cornelius Johannes Sanders was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2008. He won the WBO heavyweight title in 2003 after knocking out Wladimir Klitschko in two rounds, which was considered one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight boxing history; The Ring magazine named it the Upset of the Year. In 2004, having vacated the WBO title, Sanders faced Wladimir's brother Vitali Klitschko in an unsuccessful challenge for the vacant WBC and Ring heavyweight titles. He also held the WBU heavyweight title from 1997 until 2000 and the South Africa national heavyweight title in 1991.
2012Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (born 1920)[â ]
Sam Sniderman, was a Canadian businessman best known as the founder of the Canadian record shop chain Sam the Record Man. Sniderman was also a major promoter of Canadian music including involvement in pushing for the Canadian content (CANCON) broadcast regulations and creating the Juno Awards.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]