All Stories from May 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Fitzgerald stepping down as U.S. attorneyMay 23, 2012 11:00 am - In a city and state known for tenacious corruption, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald became known for equal tenacity in going after politicians of every stripe. During ...
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Our gun laws make us vulnerableMay 23, 2012 10:58 am - We are the only state in the nation not to allow concealed carry. In our attempt to be gun safe and restrict the possession and use of guns, we have become the state mos...
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Fire’s U.S. Open Cup play continues in MichiganMay 23, 2012 10:56 am - The Chicago Fire will begin the journey for its fifth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy when the club takes on the Michigan Bucks at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac, Mic...
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Senator: Secret Service prostitution scandal wider than believedMay 23, 2012 10:49 am - WASHINGTON — Several small groups of Secret Service employees separately visited clubs, bars and brothels in Colombia prior to a visit by President Barack Obama las...
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Why Egypt’s presidential election mattersMay 23, 2012 10:49 am - Egyptians on Wednesday and Thursday vote to elect their first president since the fall of Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11, 2011 after 29 years of his authoritarian rule. A seco...
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Egyptians vote in first free presidential electionMay 23, 2012 10:49 am - CAIRO — More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, Egyptians streamed to polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for t...
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A nation-by-nation look at Arab Spring’s progressMay 23, 2012 10:48 am - On Wednesday, Egypt began its first free presidential election since it came under dictatorship 60 years ago. The winner will succeed Hosni Mubarak, one of four rulers t...
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Iran is offered new plans to ease nuclear concernsMay 23, 2012 10:47 am - BAGHDAD — Diplomats from six world powers offered Iran new proposals Wednesday to ease international concerns about its nuclear program, but appeared to reject Tehr...
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5 Western US states shielding part of executionsMay 23, 2012 10:47 am - BOISE, Idaho — A U.S. appeals court ruled in 2002 that every aspect of an execution should be open to witnesses, from the moment the condemned enters the death cham...
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Jury begins 4th day of talks at John Edwards trialMay 23, 2012 10:32 am - GREENSBORO, N.C. — The jury has started a fourth day of deliberations at the campaign finance fraud trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards. The jurors ...