All Stories from August 20, 2012 (Change date)
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20 years after Ruby Ridge, there’s forgivenessAug 20, 2012 7:16 am - KALISPELL, Mont. — When Sara Weaver saw her father Randy struck in the shoulder by a government sniper’s bullet in the Idaho wilderness in August 1992, she began to spri...
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Jamaican woman faces marriage fraud trial in Kan.Aug 20, 2012 7:15 am - WICHITA, Kan. — A Jamaican woman accused of entering into a “sham marriage” with a Kansas soldier faces a federal trial Tuesday during which jurors must decide whether s...
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Romney, Ryan to discuss Medicare with N.H. votersAug 20, 2012 7:14 am - MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are ready to face New Hampshire voters and answer their questions, especially about the Republican plan for Medicare that ha...
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Carlson travel and hospitality names new CEOAug 20, 2012 7:06 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Global hospitality and travel company Carlson on Sunday said president and CEO Hubert Joly resigned and named Trudy Rautio as its new president and CEO, ma...
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Lowe’s 2Q results miss expectations, cuts outlookAug 20, 2012 7:03 am - MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s fiscal second-quarter net income dropped 10 percent, hurt by a timing shift and a charge tied to job cuts. Its performance missed Wall Street’...
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Palatine man found fatally stabbedAug 20, 2012 7:00 am - A Palatine man died Sunday night after being stabbed in suburban Palatine. Corey Frazier, 21, of the 700 block of East Rand Grove Lane, was fatally stabbed somewhere in ...
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Ranchers lose hope drought aid will come in timeAug 20, 2012 6:58 am - OMAHA, Neb. — It’s hard to tell what frustrates Todd Eggerling more — the weather or Congress. Searing temperatures and drought scorched Eggerling’s land in southeast Ne...
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Ryan gets heat from Dems over Social SecurityAug 20, 2012 6:48 am - WASHINGTON — Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan a...
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Oil stays above $96 on firm US consumer confidenceAug 20, 2012 6:47 am - LONDON — Oil prices rose for a fifth straight day of gains Monday, on the back of rising consumer confidence in the U.S. economy. Benchmark oil for September delivery ro...
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Germany’s Bundesbank still skeptical of bond buysAug 20, 2012 6:46 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s central bank, the Bundesbank, remains skeptical of proposed purchases of government bonds by the European Central Bank. The German nation...