All Stories from June 26, 2011 (Change date)
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U.S., China eye Canadian oilJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - CALGARY, Alberta — In the northern reaches of Alberta lies a vast reserve of oil that the U.S. views as a pillar of its future energy needs. China, with a growing appeti...
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Medinah Ryder Cup is one tough ticketJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Only lucky ones will be able to attend Ryder Cup next year
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Great Lakes Naval Station celebrates 100 yearsJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - More than 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt had what many thought was a crazy idea that eventually made Chicago's suburbs home to one of the most vital Navy ba...
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Intelligence shift shows change in Afghan war aimsJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Military intelligence officers were scrambling a year ago to collect and analyze the social, economic and tribal ins and outs of each valley and hamlet in A...
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Amtrak crash: Truck firm has unsafe historyJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - A driver working for John Davis Trucking Co. of Battle Mountain smashed through crossing gates and into two double-decker cars of an Amtrak train Friday, killing the dri...
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Who told ‘lie’ on Ryan plan?Jun 26, 2011 12:00 am - In Mr. Steve Quick’s letter to the Daily Herald on Jun. 15, he comments on Paul Ryan’s Medicare proposal about what he says is “the lie” spread by opponents: that the pr...
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Youths fly free in WheelingJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Young people ages 8-17 are invited to take to the skies free on Saturday, June 25, as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Field Representatives host a Young Eagles F...
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Germany expects Greek austerity packageJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - BERLIN — Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned Sunday that Greece will not receive its next tranche of international aid unless its parliament passes a fr...
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Riggleman just did what any working stiff dreams of doingJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Belated congratulations to Jim Riggleman. The baseball lifer did what so many career workingmen and workingwomen consider doing before chickening out. Riggleman told his...
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Kudos to longtime WDSRA execJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - As prime mover and executive director of Western DuPage Special Recreation Association for 30 years, Jane Hodgkinson’s career has been a remarkable story. Her deep commi...