All Stories from June 16, 2012 (Change date)
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5 reasons the next gay marriage referendums might passJun 16, 2012 8:23 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. — Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes. They’ve won in blue states an...
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First lady’s book gets rave reviews from her daughtersJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama gets a rare thumbs-up from her adolescent daughters for publishing her first gardening book. The first lady said her daughters Sasha, 11, and...
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Louvre hosts Italian fashion designer FerragamoJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - PARIS — For the first time in its history, the French capital’s iconic Louvre Museum opened up its storied arcades Tuesday to fashion: a catwalk show by Italian house Sa...
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Elgin police academy alumni wine-tasting cancelledJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - The Elgin Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association has cancelled its annual wine tasting fundraiser, set for Sunday, June 24, at the Hickory Stick in the Highlands of ...
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Disney’s Doc McStuffins inspires black mothers, daughtersJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — A pig-tailed girl whose favorite accessory is a pink stethoscope has become a symbol of pride and hope for black women in medicine and the daughters they w...
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Nine summer fashion tipsJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — You want to relax at the beach. You want to feel good. You want to look as if you don’t have a care in the world. It takes a little bit of effort to appear so...
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Russian ‘It Girl’ turns to politics, protestsJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - MOSCOW — “I’m Ksenia Sobchak, and I’ve got something to lose. But I’m here.” That’s what the 30-year-old blond socialite and TV personality said when she began her unlik...
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Local police dog nominated for 2012 Hero Dog AwardJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - Unlatching the car door handle, Maxx, a German shepherd, let himself into the police car to sit alongside his partner of more than seven years, Sgt. John Combs. He was r...
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Most suburbs keeping fireworks displaysJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - Jon Wilson's livelihood depends upon the irrevocable link between fireworks and the 4th of July. A show coordinator at Pyrotecnico, the company that organizes the firewo...
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Complaint filed against Lake Co. clerk — in WisconsinJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - A formal complaint has been filed in Wisconsin against Lake County Clerk Willard Helander, who was a poll watcher for that state's recall election last week, officials c...