All Stories from July 12, 2011 (Change date)
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AP sources: Feds eye CIA officer in prisoner deathJul 13, 2011 11:16 am - WASHINGTON — A CIA officer who oversaw the agency's interrogation program at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and pushed for approval to use increasingly harsh tactics has ...
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East St. Louis girl probe girl's shootingJul 13, 2011 8:24 am - EAST ST. LOUIS — Police in East St. Louis are trying to figure out how a 13-year-old girl apparently shot herself in the side accidentally outside her home. The unidenti...
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Alton animal control workers nab large lizardJul 13, 2011 8:22 am - ALTON — The large lizard nabbed by animal control officers in Alton came up short of expectations but still caused quite a stir. Homeowner Kim Morgan called authorities ...
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Fish kill near Ill. lake turns up invasive carpJul 13, 2011 11:48 am - DECATUR — Several thousand fish have died just below the dam between Lake Decatur and the Sangamon River and most appear to be a variety that local officials hope will n...
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23 Senators press Pentagon chief on terror suspectJul 13, 2011 9:04 am - WASHINGTON — Twenty-three senators are pressing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on why a suspected Somali terrorist will be tried in a New York court and not the U.S. fac...
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Honda Civic still a strong contenderJul 13, 2011 9:40 pm - The new, ninth-generation Honda Civic sedan isn't the sexiest small car. But it's surprisingly roomy for a compact, has a quieter interior and a more compliant ride than...
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Ex-NSA official Drake seeks probation in leak caseJul 13, 2011 12:53 pm - WASHINGTON — A former senior official with the National Security Agency who admitted leaking information on a failed billion-dollar NSA computer project is asking the ju...
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Bernanke: Fed would supply more stimulus if neededJul 13, 2011 9:53 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday the Fed is ready to act if the economy gets weaker. He warned them that allowing the nation t...
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Report says climate change harms Great Lakes parksJul 13, 2011 4:52 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Some of the Great Lakes' treasured national parks are showing ill effects of climate change that are likely to worsen in coming decades, from shor...
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Betty Ford remembered at bipartisan memorialJul 13, 2011 7:17 am - PALM DESERT, Calif. — She was more than just a first lady, admirers said of Betty Ford. She was a role model for every presidential wife who followed her into the White ...