J. J. Abrams, producer of the 2008 film Cloverfield, mentioned that a scene in his film, which shows the head of the Statue of Liberty crashing into a New York street, was inspired by the poster for Escape from New York.

* Peabody, Michael " Thought & Crime ," Liberty Magazine, March / April 2008, review of recently proposed hate crime legislation and criminal intent issues.

** KK: The current version of the Liberty / Cherokee, released as a 2008 model.

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During the 2008 regular season, the first ever outdoor professional basketball game in North America was played at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever in front of over 19, 000 fans.

He spoke at Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul's " Rally for the Republic ", organized by the Campaign for Liberty, on September 2, 2008.

In 2008, Liberty Media Corporation purchased News Corporation's controlling interest in DIRECTV.

Liberty X disbanded in early 2007, but re-formed a year later in 2008, for a one-off appearance in Belfast, performing their greatest hits.

* Peabody, Michael " Thought & Crime ," Liberty Magazine, March / April 2008.

In May 2008, Spears and Aldridge moved back to Liberty, Mississippi, and purchased a house, with Spears stating they would raise their child there.

Vestavia opened its 8th school in August 2008, Liberty Park Middle School.

The extension of brick pavers from Center Street to a section on the east side of Liberty Street was completed in July 2008 to connect with the pavers installed outside the new Liberty Square office building.

In January 2008, the Renton City Council accepted a petition, using the 60 % Direct Method, for the proposed Liberty Annexation ; located in the vicinity of 156th Ave.

On August 10, 2008, Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB played a set at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival at Liberty State Park in New Jersey.

Although they had the youngest average age of any WNBA team, the Liberty managed to win 19 regular season games in 2008, to defeat the Connecticut Sun in the first round of playoff action, and to come within two points of defeating the Detroit Shock in the third and last game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The 2008 season also featured the " Liberty Outdoor Classic ", the first ever professional regular season basketball game to be played outdoors, on July 19 at Arthur Ashe Stadium of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

" Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Zora Neale Hurston on War, Race, the State, and Liberty " Independent Review 12 Spring 2008 ).

Established in 2008, the Charles Billingsley Scholarship Fund rewards a full scholarship to Liberty University to the winner of a singing competition.

* Origins of the Liberty of Ely, Victoria County History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4 ( British History Online ), accessed 6 January 2008

The Target Center hosted the Rally for the Republic convention organized by the Campaign for Liberty, a movement founded by Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who ran an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.

It was played between the Fever and New York Liberty at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York on July 19, 2008 with the Fever winning the game, 71 – 55.

On October 2, 2008, the company began operations out of Newark Liberty International Airport, following Continental Airlines plan to adjust to the softening industry.

On April 26, Matt Ryan ( quarterback from Boston College ) was drafted third overall in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Falcons.

The 2007-8 Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly drafted the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador, approved via the Ecuadorian constitutional referendum, 2008.

Derrick Rose was drafted first overall by the Bulls in 2008.

On June 26, 2008, the Bulls drafted Chicago native Derrick Rose as the Number 1 draft pick.

Chris Johnson was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

* Crystal Langhorne ( born 1986 ), WNBA basketball player drafted in 2008 by the Washington Mystics.

and drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 7th round ( 238th pick overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

* Allen Patrick, Oklahoma Sooner running back and NFL player drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 7th round in 2008.

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

Nelson was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

In November 2008 it was announced that 16-year-old knuckleballer Eri Yoshida was drafted as the first woman ever to play in Japanese professional baseball for the Kobe 9 Cruise of the Kansai Independent Baseball League.

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.

* TJ Brodie-NHL hockey player drafted to Calgary Flames in the 2008 draft picks.

* Pedro Alvarez ( born 1987 ), baseball player who was drafted second overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.

Mysterio made his return on the June 23 episode of Raw, as Mysterio was the first wrestler to be drafted in the 2008 WWE Draft from the SmackDown brand to the Raw brand.

The Baseball Team typically has at least 1 All-American and has had several players drafted, Jeff Livek, 2008, NY Yankees most recently.

A resolution was drafted to allow for the dissolution of the Village of Pike, and a public vote was held on March 18, 2008, passing 31-5.

In October 2008, 91 pages of memos drafted in 2002 by officers at the Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston became public.

Two of the school's most famous athletic alumni are former Notre Dame basketball coach and current ESPN sportscaster Digger Phelps, who played basketball at Rider from 1959 to 1963 and Jason Thompson who played basketball at Rider from 2004 to 2008 and was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 12th pick of the 2008 NBA Draft while never winning a MAAC championship or appearing in the NCAA Tournament.

Jeremy opted to attend San Jacinto Community College instead, and was drafted in 2008 by the Oakland Athletics.

The past four winners are Barrett Jones ( 2011 ), Gabe Carimi ( 2010 ), Ndamukong Suh ( 2009 ; drafted 2nd overall ), and Andre Smith ( 2008 ; drafted 6th overall ).