All Stories from January 7, 2013 (Change date)
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Illini ranked No. 12 in latest AP pollJan 07, 2013 1:21 pm - Unbeaten Duke and Michigan hold the top two spots in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll for the fourth straight week while the Fighting Illini defeated a Top ...
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Fewer gun buyers seen in U.S. mass shooting statesJan 07, 2013 1:17 pm - WASHINGTON — People who lived in the two states that saw the most deadly U.S. mass shootings in 2012 were less enthusiastic about buying new guns at the end of the year ...
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Hillary Clinton back at work after hospitalizationJan 07, 2013 1:12 pm - WASHINGTON — Cheers, a standing ovation and a gag gift of protective headgear greeted Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she returned to work on Monday after a...
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Congress deserves minimum wageJan 07, 2013 1:04 pm - Congress deserves minimum wage The performance of the Congress and the White House in the recent Over the Cliff farce certainly has to rank in one of the sorriest e...
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Let’s make this a better year for allJan 07, 2013 1:02 pm - Let’s make this a better year for all As an avid reader of the Daily Herald and especially the editorial page, I was impressed with “Our View” on Jan. 2. The “Resol...
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Whatever your diet style there's a cookbook for itJan 07, 2013 1:00 pm - Are you a celebrity watcher? A magazine clipper? A list maker, supplement taker, whole grains baker? No matter what kind of person you are, there's a new diet cookbook t...
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Study: Billions of Earth-size planets in Milky WayJan 07, 2013 12:59 pm - LONG BEACH, Calif. — Astronomers hunting for Earth-like planets now have many places to look. A new estimate released Monday suggested the Milky Way galaxy is home to at...
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McChrystal calls for enduring Afghan forceJan 07, 2013 12:57 pm - NEW YORK — Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Monday he backs the White House’s drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan slated for 2014, but added that the U.S. owes Af...
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House panel OKs Medicaid change for new health lawJan 07, 2013 12:38 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois House committee has approved a plan to expand the state’s Medicaid program for low-income residents. The plan is necessary to implement the nat...
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel applauds House action on licensesJan 07, 2013 12:38 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is praising a House committee’s action to develop a program allowing illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses. The Democrat ...