All Stories from September 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Blue and red don’t mix in poll of parties’ swing-state delegatesSep 04, 2012 6:35 am - For Democratic and Republican convention delegates, there is no color purple. There’s only deep blue and deep red. Among Democrats, 99 percent called President Barack Ob...
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For conventions, TV viewing down, social media upSep 04, 2012 6:34 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When it comes to following political conventions, Twitter may soon trump television. TV viewership for last week’s Republican National Convention dropp...
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Weeks before Election Day, early voting kicks offSep 04, 2012 6:31 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Heard enough from the presidential candidates? Here’s an answer: Vote now and put the election behind you. Early voting in the presidential race begins...
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Best bets: A Disney 'Treasure Trove' on iceSep 04, 2012 6:00 am - Disney dynasty The catalog of 50 Disney animated films ranging from 1937's “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” to “Tangled” from 2010 are celebrated and brought to li...
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Mike in Charlotte: Duckworth says get to workSep 04, 2012 6:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hoffman Estates Democrat Tammy Duckworth used her short time on the national stage Tuesday to tell Democratic National Committee delegates her story of...
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Paul Auster reflects on the winter of his lifeSep 04, 2012 6:00 am - Thirty years ago, a struggling poet and translator of French poetry published a memoir of his father that marked him as a writer worth watching. “The Invention of Solitu...
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'Madden NFL 13' a bold revamp of franchiseSep 04, 2012 6:00 am - EA Sports has rolled the dice on a major overhaul of its best-selling "Madden NFL" football franchise this season - and most of its gambles have paid off. "Madden NF...
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Japanese young people volunteer in the suburbsSep 04, 2012 5:56 am - Teens do service projects in suburbs during 2-week visit
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Swedes enraged as taxes pay dolphin pr for partying politiciansSep 04, 2012 5:22 am - Swedish government employees are being treated to wine tastings, communication courses with dolphins and a James Bond-theme party, all at the taxpayer’s expense. The rev...
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Food savings with Melissa d’ArabianSep 04, 2012 5:18 am - Melissa d’Arabian is a home economist for a new era. Actually, she’s more CFO than home ec. That’s because the Food Network host is as adept at balancing ledger sheets a...