All Stories from August 16, 2011 (Change date)
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Budget rate-expectaion swings since 2009 fadeAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - The biggest swings in Australian interest-rate expectations in more than two years have left bond investors concluding the central bank will hold borrowing costs to sust...
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Bachmann reports income from family farm that received u.S. AidAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, a critic of federal spending, received between $5,000 and $15,000 in income last year from a family farm that has received ...
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Lowe’s addresses pending orders, rehiringAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Following the abrupt closing of stores in Schaumburg and Elgin, Lowe’s officials Tuesday addressed questions about how store customers can get pending orders delivered, ...
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Retired Army Col. Charles P. Murray Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, diesAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Retired Army Col. Charles P. Murray Jr., who received the Medal of Honor for single-handedly overcoming a force of 200 German soldiers during a World War II battle in Fr...
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US grows version of pricey Japanese Kobe beefAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Half a world away from the secretive farms that produce Japan’s legendary Kobe beef, Jerry Wilson raises the American version of the meat that will become $50 steaks and...
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Round Lake Beach man charged with murder in crashAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man has been charged with first degree murder after police say he caused a crash that killed a Woodstock woman earlier this month. Luis E. Ramirez, 2...
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Another West Nile virus case in Will CountyAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Will County public health officials have turned up another case of West Nile virus-infected insects. For the second time this year, mosquito samples collected in Joliet ...
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NYC court upholds trustee’s calculation of lossesAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Investors who lost billions of dollars in Bernard Madoff’s massive multi-decade fraud are not entitled to recover fake profits that were described to them in ...
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Australian ‘collar bomb’ suspect to stay locked upAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The masked man who locked a fake bomb to the neck of an Australian millionaire’s teenage daughter did not look like your ordinary violent criminal. The...
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New law creates environmental justice commissionAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation creating a commission to ensure minorities and the poor aren’t disproportionately affected by environmental pollution. The Environm...