All Stories from July 21, 2012 (Change date)
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California to implement controversial water planJul 21, 2012 1:57 pm - FRESNO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown is set to reignite the state’s water wars when he makes the long-awaited announcement next week about plans to build a massi...
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Foster: Spirit of bipartisanship all but dead in WashingtonJul 21, 2012 1:50 pm - Bill Foster, the former Fermilab scientist and former Democratic congressman trying to unseat Republican Rep. Judy Biggert of Hinsdale, says that the spirit of bipartisa...
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Puerto Rico woos Hollywood with more tax breaksJul 21, 2012 1:47 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed another package of tax breaks aimed at luring more Hollywood film crews to the Caribbean island. Gov. Luis Fort...
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Lahiri makes first ace at this year’s British OpenJul 21, 2012 1:39 pm - LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Anirban Lahiri had already made history at this year’s British Open before he stepped up to the ninth tee in the third round. With one swing ...
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Cuba whips up giant daiquiri in world record bidJul 21, 2012 1:20 pm - HAVANA — Who says 9 a.m. is too early for a drink? Especially one that its makers believe will set a world record. Cuban mixologists whipped up a giant daiquiri Saturday...
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Calls for gun control stir little supportJul 21, 2012 11:00 am - WASHINGTON — Gun control advocates sputter at their own impotence. The National Rifle Association is politically ascendant. And Barack Obama's White House pledges to saf...
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First Lady cancels Indy campaign fundraising stopJul 21, 2012 10:45 am - INDIANAPOLIS — First Lady Michelle Obama has canceled her weekend campaign fundraiser in Indianapolis following Friday's deadly shooting rampage at a Colorado movie thea...
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Feds nab 44 in immigration stingJul 21, 2012 10:14 am - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said they arrested 44 men in the Chicago area this week as part of an operation targeting criminal aliens and immigrat...
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Activists report heavy fighting in Syria's AleppoJul 21, 2012 10:00 am - BEIRUT — Syrian troops clashed with rebels in the city of Aleppo for a second day Saturday, forcing inhabitants to flee to safer areas in some of the fiercest fighting t...
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What to wear all a matter of money at OlympicsJul 21, 2012 10:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Olympians should have figured out one thing by now: What they can or cannot wear at the London Games has very little to do with their fashion, ...