All Stories from May 24, 2013 (Change date)
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Palatine family wins backyard makeoverMay 24, 2013 9:55 am - A Palatine family has won second prize in the Dream Backyard Makeover contest sponsored by Archadeck in Rolling Meadows, Belgard Hardscapes and TimberTech. Amanda Hall a...
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Immigration advocates urge GOP to ‘remember November’May 24, 2013 9:52 am - In delivering hundreds of petition signatures to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s office this week, immigration reform supporters showed they won’t be bashful about using last year...
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Counting U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan, YemenMay 24, 2013 9:18 am - President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones l...
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What’s a drone? How is US drone policy changing?May 24, 2013 9:18 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama defended America’s drone attacks as legal, effective and necessary in America’s campaign to counter terrorism. But he acknowledged t...
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Obama balances threats against Americans’ rightsMay 24, 2013 9:18 am - WASHINGTON — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says “America is at a crossroads.” And so, too, is his...
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Obama’s drone policy at a glanceMay 24, 2013 9:18 am - President Barack Obama defended the United States’ use of drone attacks as an important part of the U.S. counterterrorism policy on Thursday but signed new presidential ...
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London attack casts spotlight on radical preachersMay 24, 2013 9:13 am - LONDON — The slaying of a British soldier in southeast London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with b...
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Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in militaryMay 24, 2013 9:13 am - ANNAPOLIS, Md. — President Barack Obama says sexual assault threatens the “trust and discipline” that makes the U.S. military strong and respected. Speaking at the U.S....
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For now, Gibson remains Boozer’s backupMay 24, 2013 9:07 am - Sixth in a series It’s difficult to assess Taj Gibson’s future with the Chicago Bulls without including dollars and cents. Last summer, the Bulls passed on matching Omer...
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Man impersonates Des Plaines cop, robs teenMay 24, 2013 9:02 am - Des Plaines police are looking for a man who pretended to be a city police officer and pulled over, handcuffed and robbed a 17-year-old girl on her way to Maine East Hig...