All Stories from October 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Longtime GOP Senate moderate Arlen Specter diesOct 14, 2012 3:04 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — For most of his 30 years as Pennsylvania’s longest-serving U.S. senator and prominent moderate in Congress, Arlen Specter was a Republican, though ofte...
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Volo woman, daughters safe near Wisconsin DellsOct 14, 2012 2:15 pm - The Lake County sheriff’s department said Sunday evening that a missing Volo woman and her two young daughters were found safe and vacationing near the Wisconsin Dells. ...
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No more tornado threat in Cook, DuPageOct 14, 2012 1:55 pm - The National Weather Service has cancelled a tornado warning for Chicago-area suburbs as a severe thunderstorm system moved through the area this afternoon. Weather serv...
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Dold, Schneider discuss bipartisanship, health care reformOct 14, 2012 1:00 pm - The candidates vying for the 10th Congressional District seat made cases for their bipartisanship across a range of issues Sunday during a League of Women Voters forum t...
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Barrington library seeks board candidatesOct 14, 2012 11:06 am - Petition packets are available for Barrington Public Library District residents interested in running for library trustee in the April 9, 2013 election. Three library t...
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Rain adds to fun at Carpentersville cyclocross raceOct 14, 2012 11:00 am - Tim Boundy planned to sleep well Sunday night. He followed up a third place cyclocross finish Saturday in Wauconda with a first place finish at Carpenter Park Sunday in ...
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Explosion of groups training dogs for veterans causes tensionOct 14, 2012 8:11 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Stories like Jim Stanek’s are common and quickly multiplying: An Iraqi war veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, he...
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Streisand’s yields on perfectionism with new albumOct 14, 2012 8:11 am - NEW YORK — Back in the day, if Barbra Streisand made one vocal error or found one problem while recording a song, she’d toss the whole thing. “If I didn’t like that one ...
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Should teens be allowed to trick-or-treat?Oct 14, 2012 8:02 am - NEW YORK — Patti Woods-LaVoie loves Halloween and all things candy, but she has a hard and fast rule when it comes to teens and trick-or-treating. Show up at her door in...
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Virginia escapes worst of recession but new fears aheadOct 14, 2012 7:48 am - LEESBURG, Va. — Amid scenic horse farms, vineyards, Civil War landmarks and quaint shops tucked in historic redbrick buildings, signs of prosperity are plainly visible. ...