All Stories from October 29, 2011 (Change date)
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Squirmy toddler? There’s an app for thatNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - MIAMI — There’s a new routine these days whenever Amber Mullaney goes out to eat at a restaurant. While waiting to be seated, she asks her husband to get the phone ready...
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Boeing 787 passengers fly in styleNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - TOKYO — Kiyoko Furusho kept her moisturizer in her bag while flying on the first commercial Boeing 787 flight. “My skin usually gets very dry when flying and I have to p...
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Former FBI profiler says sometimes gut is wrongOct 30, 2011 7:49 am - WASHINGTON — The man sitting in front of Mary Ellen O’Toole was, she says, a well-mannered guy. “He was low-key. He was nice. He didn’t swear.” He was very proud of his ...
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Anti-Wall Streeters inspire Halloween costumesNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - NEW YORK — Dressed as protesters, complete with toy megaphone, Mitch Robinson and his wife unrolled a sleeping bag and “occupied” their friends’ Halloween party. Unlike ...
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‘Occupy’ protests spawn new catchphraseNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - NEW YORK — Occupy Wall Street, meet Occupy the Bar. The nearly 6-week-old social protest in Manhattan has inspired campaigns, headlines and spoofs that often have nothin...
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Female CEOs leading more in tech industryNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. has passed a milestone, naming the first female CEO in the company’s 100-year history. The selection of Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is also a stat...
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Setting the record straight on economyOct 29, 2011 6:16 am - Richard Clark’s Oct. 19 letter blaming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the financial meltdown is pure, unmitigated nonsense. If Mr. Clark had taken the time to inform him...
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Rev up the coverage of auto racingOct 29, 2011 6:16 am - I’ve been a resident of Palatine close to 70 years. When I was young, my dad (who was a race car driver in his younger days) would take me to all the local and some not-...
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Obama jobs bill is misdirectedOct 29, 2011 6:16 am - It seems President Obama is looking to bypass Congress, which looks to wisely reject his latest jobs bill. Right now, as Obama said in an recent speech, Europe is on the...
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Chicago soaking the suburbs unfairlyOct 29, 2011 6:16 am - The news services are reporting that Chicago Mayor Emanuel’s budget includes a proposed tax increase for water usage for the suburban municipalities that receive water f...