All Stories from August 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Medicare takes campaign spotlightAug 17, 2012 6:11 pm - SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The jobs-and-economy election suddenly seems all about Medicare — for now, at least. Republican Mitt Romney is embracing a topic his party usually ap...
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Syria fighting deeply scars AleppoAug 17, 2012 6:08 pm - ALEPPO, Syria — Entire neighborhoods of Syria’s largest city bear battle scars: buildings toppled by government shells, charred tanks blown up by rebels and trash-strewn...
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Infiltration or bad blood behind Afghan attacks?Aug 17, 2012 6:08 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military trainers handed the new recruit, Mohammad Ismail, his AK-47 to defend his remote Afghan village. He turned around and immediately ...
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New family of spiders found in Oregon caveAug 17, 2012 6:06 pm - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, and scientists have dubbed them Trogloraptor ...
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NASA rover prepares to use laser on a Martian rockAug 17, 2012 6:05 pm - LOS ANGELES — Ready, set, fire. The NASA Mars rover Curiosity is preparing for its first laser target practice — zapping a Martian rock 10 feet on Saturday. Since landin...
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Walker shoots 62, takes 1-shot lead at WyndhamAug 17, 2012 6:00 pm - GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jimmy Walker left the booming, highlight-reel drives to his playing partner. A low score was good enough for him. Walker shot an 8-under 62 on Friday ...
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SHS board to name new memberAug 17, 2012 5:45 pm - The Stevenson High School board will name a new member when it convenes at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lincolnshire school’s administrative office. The board must appoint someo...
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Cicero man charged with Glendale Heights bank robberyAug 17, 2012 5:43 pm - A Cicero man has been charged in connection with a bank robbery in Glendale Heights, federal authorities said this week. Glenn A. Rodgers, 43, was arrested and charged w...
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Prosecutors charge DNA profile in Villa Park burglaryAug 17, 2012 5:42 pm - They don’t have his name or address, but prosecutors say they’ve got what they need to charge John Doe with burglary: his DNA. The unnamed suspect — identified in court...
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Report accuses general of lavish travel, spendingAug 17, 2012 5:40 pm - WASHINGTON — The four-star general who headed U.S. Africa Command used military vehicles to shuttle his wife on shopping trips and to a spa and billed the government for...