All Stories from December 13, 2008 (Change date)
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White House assessing options to aid carmakersDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The White House weighed its options Saturday for preventing a collapse of the troubled auto industry, once the backbone of the U.S. economy. So far, the on...
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2008: The year politics saturated our pop cultureDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - In any normal year, it would be impossible to discern a coherent theme from a year of American pop culture, try as we journalists might. This year was differ...
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Thomas slowed by freak injuryDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Tyrus Thomas scored a season-high 16 points in Saturday's 113-104 win over New Jersey, but his night was nearly derailed by an unusual injury. As the teams left the cour...
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Will your taxes rise if Blagojevich goes?Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Amid his scandals and criticisms, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has offered a silver lining for suburban anti-tax crusaders. If nothing else, the embattled Democrat...
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Local knitters make scarves for Special Olympic athletesDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - When you see special Olympians wrapped in their warm blue and white scarves, applaud the fact that almost 300 were knitted by the Merry Makers, a group that meets at the...
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For great holiday windows, head to downtown GenevaDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Show me the holiday season, and I will show you a terrific storefront. That's a tradition that many big-city stores have made famous, but the Strawflower Shop has long s...
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Rettig, Maryanski help Rosary overcome Eckberg's injuryDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Just three seconds into Rosary's game with Minooka on Saturday, the Royals were faced with a big problem. Rosary's up-and-coming 6-foot-4 center Katie Eckberg may have w...
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Some ideas for shutting out unwanted noise from your seat neighborsDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's getting down to the wire and I've got nothing," said Nancy, my old flying partner, who was panicking about what to buy for her pilot husband who has everything. "I ...
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Diaz: Don't count on seeing me in 'Shrek' musicalDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Cameron Diaz says she's a big fan of "Shrek the Musical" but has no desire to star in it. The actress, who voices Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" film franchis...
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Geneva trees offer chance to be givingDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - A Christmas tree whimsically adorned with pharmaceutical bottles. Another tree decked out with food packages. Yet another festooned with snowmen ornaments, all made by G...