All Stories from July 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Criticism of president was fantasticalJul 20, 2014 5:01 am - Reader Steve Morrissey's July 8 letter presents us with a fantasy astonishing in the depth of its paranoia and complete disconnect from reality. He implies that Presiden...
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Corrupting citizens for fun and profitJul 20, 2014 5:01 am - Two of the larger social trends of our time - the growth of payday gambling and the legalization of marijuana - have two things in common: They are justified as the expa...
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Employers shouldn't cover cost of abortionsJul 20, 2014 5:01 am - There seems quite a bit of confusion regarding the Hobby Lobby ruling on the distinction between a public company and a private family business, and also judicial review...
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Seeing Watergate through Dick Cavett's eyesJul 20, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - PBS is marking the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's resignation by running a documentary on the Watergate scandal as seen through the prism of Di...
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First-class selection from Maxi PriestJul 20, 2014 5:00 am - Maxi Priest, “Easy To Love,” (VP) There's no time like summertime when it comes to releasing a collection of smooth reggae songs full of fire and soul, and Maxi Pri...
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Sunday picks: Monty Python, silly walks not includedJul 20, 2014 5:00 am - Dead parrot & all: If you couldn't get a ticket to see the London farewell shows of “Monty Python Live (mostly): One Down, Five to Go,” then catch the famed British ...
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Cameron Diaz bares all in 'Sex Tape'Jul 20, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Cameron Diaz does something she's never done before in her movie, “Sex Tape,” now in theaters. She gets naked on camera. It's a first for the 41-year-old actr...
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No arrests in slaying of 11-year-old Chicago girlJul 20, 2014 1:01 am - The mother of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet fired into her friend's home during a slumber party didn't allow the girl or her twin brother to play ...
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Detroit seeing upgrades ahead of bankruptcy trialJul 20, 2014 1:01 am - DETROIT - Detroit neighborhoods are being relit, its vacant homes are being sold off or torn down, its public transportation is cleaner and more often on schedule and th...
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Railroad work in Des Plaines to close part of Lee StreetJul 20, 2014 1:01 am - A portion of Lee Street in Des Plaines will be closed for more than a week in August for railroad crossing repairs. Starting Aug. 1, Lee between Oakwood and Walnut avenu...