All Stories from July 19, 2012 (Change date)
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World stocks up on US recovery signs, earningsJul 19, 2012 4:57 am - SEOUL, South Korea — World stock markets climbed Thursday as a rise in U.S. housing starts and solid corporate earnings cheered sentiment. Investors saw hints of an eco...
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House backs military sports sponsorshipsJul 19, 2012 4:57 am - WASHINGTON — NASCAR and bass fishing can count on the military to keep the sponsorship money coming. The House voted Wednesday night to continue spending millions for th...
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GOP must attack taxes in health care actJul 19, 2012 4:40 am - If the GOP expects to retake the White House, regain control of the Senate and keep the majority in the House, they had better start thinking of the voter and not their ...
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State shouldn’t keep estate dividendsJul 19, 2012 4:40 am - Open letter to Burt Constable: Thanks for a good article on the state’s efforts to reunite lost or unclaimed funds to their rightful owners. Having dealt with them on a ...
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We can’t legislate integrity, work ethicJul 19, 2012 4:29 am - I have always tried to be receptive and respectful concerning the concept of an America for all, but this election upcoming in November is surely to be one of a differen...
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Who’s really the loser here?Jul 19, 2012 4:07 am - Two events took place that prompt me to write this letter: My car, which is liberally decorated with liberal leaning bumper stickers, apparently offended a conservative ...
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Carol Stream Library board botches firingJul 19, 2012 4:00 am - Ann Kennedy started cleaning out her desk Wednesday night after the Carol Stream Public Library board of trustees voted to dismiss her as library director. Turns out, sh...
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Congress can't resist allure of presidential raceJul 19, 2012 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate is spending this week debating, and summarily rejecting, Democratic-written bills to disclose the names of people who give more than $10,000 to h...
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Clarkson lists Texas mansionJul 19, 2012 1:00 am - Singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson could live anywhere in the United States, but since her “American Idol” win in 2002, her primary residence has been in Mansfield, Texas,...
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Boomers drop 10-7 slugfestJul 19, 2012 12:13 am - Steve McQuail blasted 2 solo home runs, but the Lake Erie Crushers offense was too much for the Schaumburg Boomers as they fell 10-7 on Wednesday at Boomers Stadium in f...