All Stories from June 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Geithner calls GOP debt limit plan 'irresponsible'Jun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is strongly criticizing a Republican proposal that would prioritize interest payments on the nation's debt and cut spend...
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Bank of America in $8.5B mortgage settlementJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Bank of America and its Countrywide unit will pay $8.5 billion to settle claims that the lenders sold poor-quality mortgage-backed securities that went sour w...
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Transfer Student Wins YouTube-Fueled Harper Scholarship ContestJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Charlette Jauch launched her higher education journey at Harper College, working toward associate degrees in art and science before transferring to Southern Illinois Uni...
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US companies ramp up stock repurchases in 1QJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — American corporations are ramping up their stock repurchases in another sign of confidence in the economic recovery. Standard & Poor's says stock buybacks in ...
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Man admits possessing parts for pipe bombJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - BENTON — A southern Illinois man faces up to 20 years in federal prison now that he's admitted possessing components to make a pipe bomb. Fifty-one-year-old Robert Sloat...
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US appeals court upholds Obama health care lawJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI — In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati affirmed Wednesday that Congress can ...
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Walgreens expansion in Chicago to mean 600 new jobsJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD -- Walgreens unveiled its “Chicago Hometown Investment Initiative,” a plan to provide an estimated 600 new jobs in the city of Chicago over the next two years ...
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Former President Clinton holds Chicago job summitJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Former President Bill Clinton has some good jobs news for Joplin, Mo., as it works to recover from a devastating tornado. Clinton is in Chicago for the Clinton...
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Clinton pushing human rights on 4-day Europe tripJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun a four-day trip to Europe to support international human rights and democracy. Clinton is en route to Hu...
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Nygren challenges decision to leave him off ballotJun 28, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding that his name be placed on the ballot in an upcoming recall election against a Democratic state...