* 1923 – Francis Tucker, South African race car driver ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – South Ossetian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.

* 1931 – Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – Georgia launches a large-scale military offensive against South Ossetia, in an attempt to reclaim the territory from Russia, starting the 2008 South Ossetia war.

2008 has brought announcements of new or additional sales to Singapore, Finland, Morocco and South Korea ; in December 2010 the Swiss government requested 150 AIM-120C-7 missiles.

Despite a hotly contested South Carolina primary, none of the candidates appeared on the platform of BJU's Founders ' Memorial Amphitorium during the 2008 election cycle.

In South Australia and Western Australia the two parties compete separately, while in the Northern Territory and Queensland the two parties have merged, forming the Country Liberal Party, in 1978, and the Liberal National Party, in 2008, respectively.

After finishing the 2006 and 2007 seasons with records of 8 – 8 and 7 – 9, respectively, the Panthers rebounded in the 2008 season, finishing the season with a 12 – 4 record, claiming the NFC South title and a first round bye in the playoffs.

Georgia left the CIS in August 2008 after a clash with Russia over South Ossetia.

In South Australia, on 30 July 2008 the government introduced legislation to scrap parts of its double jeopardy law.

* 1968 – Choi Jin-sil, South Korean actress and model ( d. 2008 )

* 1976 – Ashley Callie, South African actress ( d. 2008 )

Since then McLean has performed tours of the UK ( 2007, 2008 ( one appearance ), 2010, 2011 ), Ireland ( 2007, 2010, 2011 ), mainland Europe ( 2008, 2010 ), Australia and New Zealand ( 2008, 2011 ) and South East Asia ( 2011 ).

Six episodes from series one were a core text in the Year 12 English Advanced syllabus for the Higher School Certificate in New South Wales ( 2000 – 2008 ) for Module C: Representation and Text: Elective 1: Telling the Truth.

" In 2008, he repeated in a speech that " despite all the negatives facing South Africa, he is very positive about the country ".

Without Abkhazia and South Osetia, the population in the regions controlled by the central government of Georgia was 4, 321, 500 in 2005 and 4, 382, 100 in 2008 ( compare the 2008 figure with the CIA estimate of 4, 630, 841 for all of Georgia, including Abkhazia and South Osetia ).

Georgia relationships with Russia are at it lowest point in modern history due to Georgian-Russian espionage controversy and due to the 2008 South Ossetia war, Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and has left the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The Falcons also wore their all-black uniform in 2007 against the New York Giants, and in 2008 against the Carolina Panthers and against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( for the second time ).

Cornell University did not field a search team in Arkansas during 2008 – 2009, but focused on mangrove habitats in southwest Florida, with a later visit planned for South Carolina.

Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2008.

Carolina defeated New Orleans on the road every year from 2002 to 2008, a streak of seven seasons.

In 2008, the Giants won the NFC East with a record of 12 – 4 ( and also were the number one seed in the NFC after beating the Carolina Panthers for home field advantage ), but lost 23 – 11 to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs.

* October 18 – Jesse Helms, U. S. Senator from North Carolina ( died 2008 )

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2008.

In November 2008, there were several reported sightings of phantom cougars ( i. e., catamounts ) in Boone, North Carolina.

The team traded Tuomo Ruutu, their longest tenured player, to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Andrew Ladd on February 26, 2008.

* Rondón, César Miguel, The Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music from the Caribbean to New York City, translated by Frances R. Aparicio with Jackie White, University of North Carolina Press, 2008.

Barack Obama in 2008 also did well, carrying Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.

* John Edwards, former North Carolina Senator, 2008 Presidential candidate, Chapel Hill

In the 2008 Presidential election, the county was narrowly divided, much like the rest of the state of North Carolina, with Barack Obama winning 1, 241 votes, John McCain winning 1, 212 votes, and other candidates winning 16 votes.

In their October 9, 2008 issue, Forbes magazine named Shelby, North Carolina the third most vulnerable city in America because of the high unemployment rate, poverty rate, and lack of economical development.

The Governor of North Carolina is Democrat Beverly Perdue, elected in 2008.

Another Web site, The Carolina Scoop, was founded in April 2008.

The City Council passed the measure in response to an economic grassroots movement initiated in October 2008 by two Wilmington High School graduates aided by Pure Blue Energy, LLC a consulting firm out of North Carolina.

She holds honorary degrees from Brandeis University ( 1996 ); the University of Washington ( 2002 ); Smith College ( 2003 ); University of Winnipeg ( 2005 ); the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( 2007 ), and Knox College ( 2008 ).

Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. ( October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008 ) was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001.

The current city government has pursued a policy of growth through annexation and in October 2008 annexed that resulted in the city extending from the North Carolina state line to the city limits of Myrtle Beach.

“ Sherman ’ s Army Comes to Camden: The Civil War Narrative of Sarah Dehon Trapier ,” South Carolina Historical Magazine, 109 ( April 2008 ), 95 – 120.

He attended The University of Oregon, and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In August 2008 Burke recalled that he'd hired musicians from Charlotte, North Carolina, to play at a gig in Long Island and he drafted them in to play the instrumental riff on " Everybody Needs Somebody to Love.

* 2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.

Michael Foot's elder brothers were Sir Dingle Foot MP ( 1905 – 1978 ), a Liberal and subsequently Labour MP ; Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon ( 1907 – 1990 ), a Governor of Cyprus, a representative of the United Kingdom at the United Nations from 1964 to 1970, and father to campaigning journalist Paul Foot ( 1937 – 2004 ) and charity worker Oliver Foot ( 1946 – 2008 ); and Liberal politician John Foot, Baron Foot ( 1909 – 1999 ).

* 2008 – The New York Times reveals that Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer had patronized a prostitution service.

* 2008 – Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute.

The current premier is Colin Barnett, who was sworn into office by Governor Ken Michael on 23 September 2008.

* Mowry Baden, sculptor and winner of the 2008 Governor General's Award in Visual Arts

Classic examples of this came in 1988, when Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis chose experienced Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen, and 2008, when Republican candidate John McCain picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

* August 24 – Mike Huckabee, American politician, former Governor and 2008 Presidential candidate

In 2008, Democrats tapped Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to give a response in English ; Texas state Senator Leticia Van de Putte did the same in Spanish.

Governor of Miranda from 2004 to 2008, he lost the 2008 election to Henrique Capriles Radonski, and was subsequently appointed Public Works & Housing Minister.

The female Governor of Osaka from 2000 – 2008, Fusae Ohta, when called upon to present the Governor's Prize to the champion of the annual Osaka tournament, was required to do so on the walkway beside the ring or send a male representative in her place.

Governor General Michaëlle Jean with Her Majesty's Cabinet, 30 October 2008

This sale has become linked to the corruption charges leading to the December 9, 2008, arrest of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Sheen initially endorsed New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson in the 2008 U. S. Presidential Election, and helped raise funds for his campaign.

* Allen Alley ( 1954 – ), Founder of Pixelworks, Republican nominee for Oregon State Treasurer in 2008, Republican candidate for Oregon Governor in 2010

A charter commission was elected in November 2008 for the purpose of drafting a charter for submission to Governor Granholm, which was submitted and approved and placed on the November 2009 ballot.

A charter commission was elected in November 2008 for the purpose of drafting a charter for submission to Governor Granholm, which was submitted and approved and placed on the November 2009 ballot.

In 2008, Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Bibb Ingram, a granddaughter to Nonnie Rhymes, as a member of the Louisiana State Library Board.

On February 27, 2008, Greenfield Elementary was placed under " Intensive " help due to the school's failure to raise their Standardized Testing and Reporting ( STAR ) Results under the No Child Left Behind Act for the past five years by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jack O ' Connell.

" On June 24, 2008, Governor Charlie Crist announced that the State of Florida had arranged to buy for $ 1. 75 billion the company's, including the refinery in Clewiston.

* Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican Vice-President nominee

* Jill Long Thompson, 2008 Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Indiana

* Tammie McDaniel, one of three appointees of Governor Bobby Jindal to the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2008.

Image: Gov Johnson Bridge Dec 08. JPG | Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, December 2008.