All Stories from March 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Pope wades into crowds, surprising onlookersMar 17, 2013 4:31 pm - VATICAN CITY — Walking up to crowds, shaking hands with surprised bystanders in the street, mixing his formal speeches with off-the-cuff remarks, Pope Francis stamped hi...
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Must voters have to prove citizenship to register?Mar 17, 2013 4:29 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will struggle this week with the validity of an Arizona law that tries to keep illegal immigrants from voting by demanding all state resid...
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2 Ohio football players convicted of raping girlMar 17, 2013 4:28 pm - STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Two members of Steubenville’s celebrated high school football team were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, and Ohio’s attorne...
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MHS board considering search firmMar 17, 2013 4:27 pm - The Mundelein High School board will meet Tuesday to discuss hiring a search firm to find Superintendent Jody Ware’s eventual successor. Ware’s contract expires in 2014,...
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Democrat: House budget ‘Romney plan on steroids’Mar 17, 2013 4:12 pm - WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the House Budget Committee says the Republicans’ proposed budget is “the Romney plan on steroids.” Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland on ...
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Troubled Carnival ship arrives back in TampaMar 17, 2013 4:09 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — A Carnival cruise ship that experienced technical issues with its propulsion system and canceled one stop has arrived as scheduled in Tampa, Fla. The Carni...
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So the Dow hit a record; now where do we go?Mar 17, 2013 4:06 pm - NEW YORK — So the Dow Jones industrial average broke a record this month. Now what? It’s impossible to predict how the Dow, that popular barometer of the stock market, w...
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Cyprus president trying to amend bailout planMar 17, 2013 4:03 pm - NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ president says he is trying to amend a detested bailout plan that would tax bank deposits across the country to reduce its effect on small save...
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Ohio State takes Big Ten titleMar 17, 2013 4:00 pm - Ohio State is the champion of the Big Ten tournament again. DeShaun Thomas scored 17 points and the 10th-ranked Buckeyes used their stout defense to beat No. 22 Wisconsi...
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Courtroom cameras coming soon to Kane CountyMar 17, 2013 3:40 pm - The Illinois Supreme Court in January 2012 gave the OK for cameras to be used in courtrooms on an experimental, circuit-by-circuit basis, Since then, numerous circuits h...