Helicopter Coaching Hurts Could-Be Leaders
By William C. Rhoden
The short leash the Jets have on quarterback Mark Sanchez has given him little room to stretch and grow as a leader.
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On this day
September 24, 2012
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts
By Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Michael S. Schmidt
Among personnel pulled from Benghazi after the assault on the American mission were intelligence operatives and contractors who were crucial to surveillance on militants.
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Liking It or Not, States Prepare for Health Law
By Abby Goodnough
A handful of states whose Republican governors oppose President Obamaâs health care overhaul are quietly working to have an insurance exchange ready before the deadline next month to create one.
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Appleâs Feud With Google Is Now Felt on iPhone
By Claire Cain Miller
Once the best of friends, Google and Apple are battling in courtrooms and in the consumer marketplace, with iPhone users in the cross-fire after Apple removed Googleâs maps app and YouTube.
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Running as Outsiders, With a Catch: Theyâre In
By Jennifer Steinhauer
Members of Congress would prefer not to advertise it â they are doctors and cowboys and anything else, while their opponents are Washington insiders.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 19, 2012, covering September 24, 2012.
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Carrie Underwood
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Notable Deaths
2012Pierre Adam, French cyclist (born 1924)[â ]
Pierre Louis EugĂšne Adam was a French cyclist. He was born in Paris. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Fernand Decanali, Charles Coste and Serge Blusson.
2012Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (born 1923)[â ]
Bruno Bobak, was a Polish-born Canadian Official war artist and art teacher. His main medium was watercolour painting but he also produced woodcuts.
2012Pedro VĂĄzquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Oaxaca (born 1934)[â ]
Pedro VĂĄzquez Colmenares was a Mexican politician who served as the Governor of Oaxaca from 1980 to 1985. He left the Oaxacan governor's office in 1985, before the expiration of his term, when Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid appointed him as the director general of the Center for Research and National Security (CISEN), Mexico's intelligence agency. He served as the director general of CISEN from 1985 to 1988. Vazquez then became the Mexican Ambassador to Guatemala from 1989 to 1985.
Historical Context for September 24, 2012
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]