All Stories from July 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Obama salutes new service-member American citizensJul 04, 2012 5:18 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama marked the Fourth of July by welcoming two dozen U.S. service members as newly-sworn American citizens, saying the contributions they...
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Sandusky trial, emails may alter second Penn St. caseJul 04, 2012 5:17 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — Trial may be months away for two Penn State administrators charged with mishandling a 2001 sex abuse complaint regarding Jerry Sandusky and lying to a ...
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Chestnut wins sixth straight title, downs 68 dogsJul 05, 2012 7:34 am - NEW YORK — Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest at Coney Island, downing 68 dogs and buns on Wednesday to tie his personal best in ...
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AP survey: Next president faces high unemploymentJul 05, 2012 8:29 am - WASHINGTON — A majority of economists in the latest Associated Press Economy Survey expect the national unemployment rate to stay above 6 percent — the upper bounds of w...
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Hampshire fire damages three back yardsJul 05, 2012 4:12 pm - Three back yards were damaged in Hampshire Wednesday afternoon after an electrical transformer shorted out and started a fire. The Hampshire Fire Department responded to...
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Kane Coroner Chuck West dies after liver transplantJul 05, 2012 3:51 pm - Kane County Coroner Chuck West died early Wednesday from complications from a liver transplant, family members said. West, 69, of Elgin, died shortly after midnight on J...
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Monti: Italy does not need a bailoutJul 05, 2012 6:54 am - ROME — Italian Premier Mario Monti insisted Wednesday the country doesn’t need a European bailout because its public finances will improve, but acknowledges work still n...
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Long-timers, newbies find meaning in Elgin paradeJul 05, 2012 2:34 pm - Bryan McMhan has never missed Elgin's Fourth of July parade in the more than two decades he's lived there. This year, he learned something new, thanks to an American Leg...
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Executive women are not that special, eitherJul 04, 2012 1:52 pm - Two cultural events have caught our attention this season. One is the stern graduation speech at Wellesley (Mass.) High School in which teacher David McCullough Jr. told...
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U.S. Women’s Open still feeling impact of Pak’s 1998 winJul 05, 2012 2:12 pm - KOHLER, Wis. — Blackwolf Run was where women’s golf took a dramatic turn in 1998. It’s the course where Si Re Pak, a South Korean player, captured one of the most drama...