All Stories from January 27, 2013 (Change date)
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Berlusconi defends Mussolini for backing HitlerJan 27, 2013 6:04 pm - ROME — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi praised Benito Mussolini for “having done good” despite the Fascist dictator’s anti-Jewish laws, immediately sparking exp...
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Hundreds of people take icy Lake Michigan plungeJan 27, 2013 6:02 pm - Several hundred people in Chicago have taken a leap into an icy Lake Michigan. It might have been 20 degrees outside, but the annual Polar Bear Plunge was for a good cau...
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7 dead, 6 wounded in Chicago weekend violenceJan 27, 2013 6:00 pm - Chicago authorities say seven people were killed and six wounded in gun violence in one day. Among those killed Saturday was a 34-year-old man whose mother had already l...
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Aurora gets $10.8 million grant to fund new libraryJan 27, 2013 5:20 pm - The Aurora Public Library has been awarded a $10.8 million state grant that will be applied toward the $28 million cost of building a new downtown library. Construction ...
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Director solves mysteries of ‘Sherlock’ productionJan 27, 2013 5:20 pm - It’s no mystery why Annie-Walker Bright ended up directing “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure” at Wheaton Drama’s Playhouse 111. Walker-Bright says she’s always attra...
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Allowing women into combat could reopen draft debateJan 27, 2013 5:14 pm - WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s decision to allow women to join combat units is expected to reopen a legal debate the Supreme Court settled in 1981: Should women have to reg...
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Lawmakers see immigration overhaul this yearJan 27, 2013 5:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic lawmakers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that a long-sought overhaul of the nation’s immigration system that includes a pathway...
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Images: SAG awards arrivalsJan 27, 2013 5:00 pm - ...
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Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climbJan 27, 2013 4:53 pm - WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who’s leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and...
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Images: 108th Annual Norge Ski JumpingJan 27, 2013 4:09 pm - ...