All Stories from August 27, 2007 (Change date)
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U.S. Steel to buy Canada's StelcoAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - TORONTO -- U.S. Steel Corp agreed to acquire Stelco Inc for $1.1 billion, bagging the last big Canadian-owned steelmaker and strengthening its position in flat-rolled st...
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Kirk's disturbing silence on Iraq WarAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I have begun to discern a pattern to Mark Kirk's silence on the greatest issue of the past few years: to be or not to be in Iraq. In my district over the past year, I've...
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Briefs: A photo finishAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It took 11.01 seconds to finish the race to decide the fastest woman at the world track and field championships in Osaka, Japan. For Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, it see...
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Stricker's win is no surpriseAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - HARRISON, N.Y. -- The first comeback was a fluke. Steve Stricker had gone 4½ years and 88 starts on the PGA Tour without a victory when he won a tournament he had no bus...
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Start your engines for Elgin car showAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - After many years of wanting to do a car show in Elgin, the Downtown Neighborhood Association finally took the plunge and organized the 2007 Downtown Elgin Car & AFV Show...
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BriefsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - 6 Westerners die in fighting KABUL, Afghanistan -- Fighting between NATO troops and Taliban fighters killed eight soldiers, including six Westerners, and 10 militants in...
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Sarkozy shifts French toneAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Monday that it would be "catastrophic" to resort to military force in confronting Iran over its suspect nuclear program....
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Don't be fooled by Outfit, jury toldAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - To acquit the men on trial in the "Family Secrets" mob case, prosecutor Markus Funk told the jury Monday, jurors have to believe that three of the defendants caught on t...
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MCC offers fall class registrationAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Registration for fall 2007 free adult education classes, including reading, general education development and English as a Second Language will be offered at 9 a.m. or 6...
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Turkish military's warningAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey's staunchly secular military said Monday that the strict line between Islam and the state was under attack by "centers of evil" -- a strong wa...