All Stories from December 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Madoff trustee still pursuing assets 4 years laterDec 16, 2012 6:13 am - NEW YORK — When he was first told in 2008 about Bernard Madoff’s epic Ponzi scheme, attorney David Sheehan had a response that now sounds inconceivable. “Who,” he wonder...
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Why efforts to stop factory fires have failedDec 16, 2012 6:05 am - About a year and a half before a fire at a clothing factory in Bangladesh killed 112 people in November, executives from Wal-Mart, Gap and other big retailers met nearby...
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Booze, smokes on agenda for quirky government groupDec 16, 2012 6:00 am - BELTSVILLE, Md. — Deep in a secure laboratory just outside Washington sits the federal government’s heaviest smoker. It is a half-ton hulk of a machine, all brushed alum...
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Has Lovie's Bears luck finally run out?Dec 16, 2012 6:00 am - Sometimes, it's truly about how you lose, not necessarily how many. That's worth keeping in mind as you ponder the possible end of the Lovie Smith era in Chicago. The Be...
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A Taft connection for this tea set?Dec 16, 2012 5:51 am - Q. I would like for you to tell me about this sterling-silver coffee-and-tea set. I am a retired jeweler who carried most American silver manufacturers — such as Kirk, G...
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Late 19th century Shakespeare statue worth drops recentlyDec 16, 2012 5:51 am - ...
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North Central opens Sesquicentennial WalkwayDec 16, 2012 5:30 am - North Central College's new Sesquicentennial Walkway is open to foot traffic and will serve as a pedestrian thoroughfare through the heart of the downtown Naperville cam...
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Holidays can be a dangerous time for our petsDec 16, 2012 5:28 am - The Christmas season surrounds us with memories and traditions. One of our family traditions includes decorating two-thirds of our Christmas tree. The bottom third of ou...
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Brooklyn goes over the top with Christmas displaysDec 16, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Tony Muia was born and raised in Brooklyn and always loved the Christmas lights of Dyker Heights, an Italian-American neighborhood where proud locals cover th...
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On the road: A Grand Avenue ChristmasDec 16, 2012 5:00 am - Midwest A Dickens of a Christmas Even Martha Stewart would be envious of the holiday décor at Pabst Mansion in Milwaukee, Wis. The mansion's display, called A Grand Aven...