All Stories from February 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Hutchinson exits race for Jackson's seatFeb 17, 2013 9:00 am - Illinois state Sen. Toi Hutchinson has dropped out of the race for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr. In a written statement, Hutchinson says she is throwi...
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Images: Look back Michael Jordan’s careerFeb 17, 2013 8:24 am - ...
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Pope blesses huge crowd in St. Peter’s SquareFeb 17, 2013 7:36 am - VATICAN CITY — His arms outstretched in a symbolic embrace, Pope Benedict XVI blessed tens of thousands of cheering people on Sunday in one of his last appearances as po...
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Deadly RI nightclub fire remembered 10 years laterFeb 17, 2013 7:36 am - WEST WARWICK, R.I. — Survivors and family members of the 100 people killed in a Rhode Island nightclub fire are observing the 10th anniversary of the blaze, which broke ...
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Obama immigration aide seeks to finish journeyFeb 17, 2013 7:36 am - WASHINGTON — Cecilia Munoz, President Barack Obama’s chief domestic policy adviser, keeps a framed letter from the late Democratic senator and immigration advocate Ted K...
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Meteor-broken windows in Russian city being fixedFeb 17, 2013 7:36 am - MOSCOW — Authorities in a Russian city say more than half of the acres of windows smashed in the city by an exploding meteor’s shock wave have been replaced. Friday’s ex...
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Long-missing WWII Purple Heart to be awardedFeb 17, 2013 7:36 am - LOS ANGELES — Hyla Merin grew up without a father and for a long time never knew why. Her mother never spoke about the Army officer who died before Hyla was born. The sc...
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Iran confiscates Buddha statues from shopsFeb 17, 2013 7:36 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Buddha statues have joined Barbie dolls and characters from “The Simpsons” TV cartoon as banned items in the conservative Muslim nation. Authorities are c...
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Kane County crime down, child support collection upFeb 17, 2013 7:22 am - The Kane County state’s Attorney’s office is expected next month to complete its 2012 annual report, but some early figures are in. Two trends so far: Criminal prosecuti...
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World’s richest man loses $4 billion as Buffett buys HeinzFeb 17, 2013 7:17 am - The 100 wealthiest people on the planet added $380 million to their collective net worth after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reached its highest level since October 20...