All Stories from July 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Stock rally fades as hopes dim for more stimulusJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke set off a stock market rally early Wednesday, but it wasn't long before another Fed official cut it short. In testimon...
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2012 Republican campaign gets not so politeJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — It was all going so pleasantly. A month ago, the Republicans who would be president gathered for a debate in New Hampshire and had nothing but nice things t...
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23 Senators press Pentagon chief on terror suspectJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Twenty-three senators are pressing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on why a suspected Somali terrorist will be tried in a New York court and not the U.S. fac...
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Survey: Most pharmaceutical execs foresee more M&AJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - A survey of top executives of U.S. drugmakers indicates mergers and acquisitions should pick up in the next couple of years, as companies aim to offset rising generic co...
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Cops: Naked man swimming in water near NY airportJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Authorities say a man was found swimming naked in a waterway next to the fuel farm of New York's Kennedy Airport. A spokesman for the airport's operator, the ...
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Bill offers break for properties in flood zoneJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS — Overseers of levees in southwestern Illinois welcomed Wednesday the advance of a federal measure that could give thousands of property owners up to a fi...
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8-year-old Brooklyn boy is killed and dismemberedJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK— An 8-year-old Brooklyn boy who got lost while walking home alone from day camp in his Orthodox Jewish neighborhood was killed and dismembered by a stranger he ...
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Safety net hospital receives palliative care awardJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — A palliative care program at Chicago's Stroger Hospital has received a national award from the American Hospital Association. Stroger is one of only four hospi...
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Study: Minorities get more traffic tickets in IllinoisJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A new study shows a driver's race continues to play a role in the outcome of traffic stops in Illinois. Minority drivers are more likely to get tickets aft...
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East St. Louis girl probe girl's shootingJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS — Police in East St. Louis are trying to figure out how a 13-year-old girl apparently shot herself in the side accidentally outside her home. The unidenti...