All Stories from May 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Pension reform now left to possible summer debateMay 31, 2012 8:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — After years of talks, months of negotiations and days of intense partisan fighting, an effort to try to repair the state's deeply troubled public pension s...
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U.S. filings for unemployment aid at a 5-week highMay 31, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to a five-week high, evidence that the job market remains sluggish. The Labor Departme...
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Pet Walk funds Hinsdale Humane Society's efforts to help homeless petsMay 31, 2012 8:00 am - Pam Salomone has seen the work of the Hinsdale Humane Society firsthand. She's seen how the organization has saved homeless, abandoned and starving animals and found th...
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Is it time to add a half bathroom?May 31, 2012 7:08 am - When it comes to renovating a home, homeowners expect to spend money. No home renovation or home improvement project is free, but some are less costly than others. The a...
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Toyota quality perception rebounds as Chevy leads GM’s declinesMay 31, 2012 6:36 am - Toyota Motor Corp. had the biggest improvement in quality perception by U.S. consumers among mainstream auto brands in the past year, closing in on top- ranked Honda Mot...
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U.S. sets duties as high as 26% on China wind tower importsMay 31, 2012 6:15 am - The U.S. Commerce Department set duties from 13.74 percent to 26 percent on imports of wind towers from China used by the energy industry, siding with U.S. manufacturers...
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Iran rejects Chinese bidder in $2 billion dam dealMay 31, 2012 6:05 am - Iran canceled a $2 billion deal with a Chinese contractor to construct a dam in the Persian Gulf country and ceded the project to its Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mehr rep...
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Euro-area inflation rate falls more than economist forecastMay 31, 2012 6:03 am - European inflation slowed more than economists forecast this month, cooling to the least in more than a year as the economic slump showed signs of deepening. The inflati...
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Possible duet with Robin Thicke? His wife or sonMay 31, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Robin Thicke is a mentor on the new ABC singing series "Duets," which airs at 7 p.m. Thursdays, but the R&B crooner could find himself partnering on a song wi...
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'Greater Glory' a bloated, bombastic war epicMay 31, 2012 6:00 am - How could anyone screw up a story so ripe for being made into a big-budget, widescreen historical epic? First-time director Dean Wright's bloated, repetitious, jingoist...