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October of 2011 marked a milestone in the world 's
population when, according to U.N. demographers,
the 7 billionth person on the planet was born. Just
60 years before, the world 's population was less
than half its 2011 number.

President Barack Obama delivered remarks
on tax credits included in the American Jobs
Act and new executive actions designed to
get veterans back to work.
In October of 2011 , President Barack Obama
announced a plan to bring all U.S. troops home from
Iraq at year's end, closing out a war that lasted almost
nine years and killed nearly 4,500 Americans.

American
hikers
Shane
Bauer and
Josh Fattal
were released
on September
21,2011 .
They had spent
nearly two years
in captivity in Iran
under the accusation
of spying.