All Stories from June 14, 2011 (Change date)
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Wis. worker groups file suit to block budget billJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of Wisconsin worker rights groups is going to court to block Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill. The groups are filing a federal lawsuit ...
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Michelle Obama helps build DC school playgroundJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — First Lady Michelle Obama mixed and poured concrete, attached swings to a swing set and raked mulch for an hour Wednesday at a charter school in a low-incom...
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Elgin Genealogical Society to meet July 5Jun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Elgin Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 9:30 AM in the first floor meeting room of Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin IL. After a brief meeting, Be...
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Kisses, hugs for Taymor as 'Spider-Man' opensJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — The scene would have been hard to imagine three months ago, when Julie Taymor was pushed aside as director of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," an unprecedente...
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US post office still accepting mail to CanadaJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it is still accepting mail addressed to Canada, despite a suspension of service in that country in a labor dispute. H...
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Barry Bonds asks for acquittal or new trialJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds' attorneys filed a motion Wednesday asking a judge to change Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction to an acquittal or schedule a new tria...
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Consumer prices rise by smallest in 6 monthsJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Americans paid more for food, cars and clothing in May. But overall consumer prices rose by the smallest amount in six months, slowed by the first drop in e...
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Senators press for sizable Afghanistan withdrawalJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican senators are circulating a letter to President Barack Obama pressing for a "sizable and sustained" withdrawal of U.S. troops from ...
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Ill. lawmakers returning to work, but to do what?Jun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Top officials have decided to call lawmakers into special session next week, even without a plan for resolving the dispute over state spending and construction...
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Power plants killing millions of Great Lakes fishJun 14, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Public documents show hundreds of millions of Great Lakes fish are being killed annually when older power plants suck in water to cool equipment. The Chicago T...