All Stories from July 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Babbitt blasts 'radical' GOP bill on public landsJul 26, 2011 2:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt is blasting as "radical" a Republican proposal to open up more than 50 million acres of public lands to logging and ...
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Ill. man charged with sex assault of 93-year-oldJul 26, 2011 2:43 pm - ORLAND PARK — A Chicago-area nursing home says a worker charged with sexually assaulting a 93-year-old dementia patient had been working at the facility for less than tw...
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COD hosts B96 Summer Party Aug. 10Jul 26, 2011 11:49 am - College of DuPage will host a free B96 FM Summer Party on Wednesday, Aug. 10, for College and community members. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., B96 FM nighttime personality Jas...
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McDonald's: Apple slices in every Happy MealJul 26, 2011 3:06 pm - McDonald's Corp. is adding apples to all its Happy Meals and launching a nutrition-focused mobile phone app as part of a broader health push. The changes underscore how ...
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Army chief expected to win Joint Chiefs postJul 26, 2011 8:34 am - WASHINGTON — The reshuffling of key members of President Barack Obama's national security team is nearly finished, with Army Gen. Martin Dempsey facing his Senate confir...
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Japanese beetle problem grows for Mo., Ill. farmsJul 26, 2011 9:01 am - ST. LOUIS — The Japanese beetle has been striking Missouri and Illinois with full force, eating its way through rose bushes and tomato plants and now threatening major c...
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Fugitive Ill. schools chief caught after 19 yearsJul 26, 2011 2:27 pm - DANVILLE, Ill. — A former school superintendent convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy is in custody in central Illinois after nearly 20 years on the run. Autho...
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Treasurys edge up despite debt-limit impasseJul 26, 2011 1:12 pm - NEW YORK — Government bond prices are slightly higher even as negotiations to raise the country's borrowing limit remain at an impasse. An auction of $35 billion in two-...
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No end in sight for FAA shutdownJul 26, 2011 8:35 am - WASHINGTON — In Traverse City, Mich., work on replacing a 30-year-old air traffic control tower at Cherry Capital Airport has been halted. The job was about 40 percent c...
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Wealth gap widens between whites, minoritiesJul 26, 2011 4:35 pm - WASHINGTON — The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades ...