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• Dr. Dre son’s death ruled a heroin overdose
Dre, 43, whose real name is Andre Young, rose to stardom in the 1980s as a member of the “gangsta” rap group N.W.A. He embarked on a successful solo career, winning the first of four Grammys in 1994 for a tune from his chart-topping debut “The ...
• U.S. sentence served, Noriega fights extradition
... has been in U.S. custody ever since. Noriega, who declined repeated interview requests, has said he believes his ouster was rooted in his refusal to help the U.S. support the Contras attempting to overthrow Nicaragua's leftist government in the 1980s.
• Obama pledges to tackle government spending
... 2009 budget year: roughly $1.19 trillion. Such a red-ink mark on the federal ledger would dwarf last year's record of $455 billion deficit and represent more than 8 percent of the size of the economy, which is higher than the deficits of the 1980s.
• Unintended consequences could bedevil deals
In the 1980s, for instance, the Israeli government decided to weaken the secular Fatah movement headed by Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat by promoting the rise of Islamic parties as a counterweight, on the theory that Islamic ...
• Anago Cleaning Systems
The brothers worked together for 15 years before splitting up and selling the company in the late 1980s. Povlitz retired in Florida but decided to take a job at top janitorial franchiser Jani-King to study its ways. After a few months, he came out of ...