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A new generation of Republican leaders is questioning the approach of an aggressive use of American power abroad as a policy imperative and a political advantage.
A battle for a stretch of northern road that government forces still risk using pits a conventional arsenal against fighters armed with faith as much as weapons.
A study finds that younger working adults are not doing better financially than the previous generation.
Francis’ march to the papacy began with the meetings of cardinals that occurred before the conclave. His remarks struck a chord, but he held on to a low profile.
Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a comedy starring David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver, opened Thursday on Broadway.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 13, 2013, covering March 15, 2013.
Bruno Mars
Atoms For Peace
Mumford & Sons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Hillsong United
2013Booth Gardner, American businessman and politician, Governor of Washington (born 1936)[†]
William Booth Gardner was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Washington from 1985 to 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. A member of the Democratic Party, Gardner previously served as a state senator, representing the 26th district from 1971 to 1973, and was the Pierce County Executive prior to his tenure as governor. His service was notable for advancing standards-based education and environmental protection.
2013Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player (born 1935)[†]
Terence Lightfoot was a British jazz clarinettist and bandleader, and together with Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball was one of the leading members of the trad jazz generation of British jazzmen.
2013Leverne McDonnell, Australian actress (born 1963)[†]
Leverne Ann McDonnell was an Australian actress.
2013Peter Worsley, English sociologist (born 1924)[†]
Peter Maurice Worsley was a noted British sociologist and social anthropologist. He was a major figure in both anthropology and sociology, and is noted for introducing the term Third World into English. He not only made theoretical and ethnographic contributions, but also was regarded as a key founding member of the New Left.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]