All Stories from July 30, 2012 (Change date)
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Coca-Cola move seen as early CEO succession testJul 30, 2012 1:30 pm - ATLANTA — The Coca-Cola Co. is streamlining its business and raising the profiles of two key executives, a move that could better position them to eventually succeed CEO...
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So far, London Olympics wins gold medal for gaffesJul 30, 2012 1:28 pm - LONDON — An appearance by the hapless comic character Mr. Bean was one of the highlights of the London Olympics opening ceremony. Yet a series of Keystone Cops moments h...
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Jackson to make ‘The Hobbit’ into a trilogyJul 30, 2012 1:25 pm - BURBANK, Calif. — Peter Jackson is adding a third film to what was planned to be the two-part series “The Hobbit.” The director of the Oscar-winning “The Lord of the Rin...
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Indian power failure puts 370 million in darkJul 30, 2012 1:23 pm - NEW DELHI — A power grid failure blacked out northern India for hours Monday, halting trains, forcing hospitals and airports onto backup power and providing a dark, swel...
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Birth certificate deal close for sex-change recipientsJul 30, 2012 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The state of Illinois is close to settling a dispute over how it handles birth certificates for people who undergo sex changes. Under the proposed settleme...
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Quinn will call Senate to Springfield on pensionsJul 30, 2012 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to call lawmakers to Springfield next month to debate teacher and state worker pension cuts was praised by suburban lawmakers of ...
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Still hope for first-run theater in downtown Arlington HeightsJul 30, 2012 12:50 pm - But government, businesses in talks to reopen theater downtown
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NASA to athletic Mars rover: ‘Stick the landing’Jul 30, 2012 12:45 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — It’s NASA’s most ambitious and expensive Mars mission yet — and it begins with the red planet arrival late Sunday of the smartest interplanetary rover...
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Natural gas project seems a little suspectJul 30, 2012 12:30 pm - Natural gas project seems a little suspect I am writing in response to state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia’s letter advocating the “Chicago Clean Energy Project,” which wi...
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Global warming note sparks Romney voteJul 30, 2012 12:28 pm - Global warming note sparks Romney vote Regarding a recent letter, “The candidates and global warming,” the position stated for each POTUS candidate can only convinc...