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Waterproof remote wins an award for PDTJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - So you happen to be leaning over the railing of your yacht and you dropped your remote control. If it's the U2 Waterproof System Controller, you're in luck. It'll float....
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Honesty would have been best for meetings about illegal immigrationJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The unpublicized meetings between Carpentersville trustees and members of an anti-illegal immigration group do not bode well for the village -- but especially not for th...
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Divorce does not change mortgage obligationJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My wife and I were divorced about a year ago. Part of our agreement was that she got to stay in the house for one year and then she would have to either sell the...
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Find Lincoln, Truman, Sandburg and all that jazz in GalesburgJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - As presidential campaigns unfold hot and heavy, you can get a little perspective on political debates and politicking in general with a visit to the Illinois prairie tow...
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Obama alienated women with his curt remark to ClintonJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Rick Lazio must have known what was coming. As Hillary Clinton's Senate opponent in 2000, he alarmingly strode across the stage during a debate and demanded that she sig...
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Site may help you save money on vacationJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Budget Travel/Fabulous Travel, www.fabuloustravel.com/budget/budget.html, is a site full of tips and suggestions for anyone who loves to travel but needs to do it cheapl...
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Bone up on and embrace cultural differencesJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - For me, one of the most rewarding aspects of travel is to recognize, accept and even participate in cultural behaviors different from my own. To be sure, during three de...
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CD price hike takes magic out of Disney tripJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Disney is holding our photos hostage and I need your help getting them back. My girlfriend and I just returned from a visit to Disneyland. When we arrived at the ...
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Voyager, Verizon fall short of iPhoneJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been testing a black-and-silver cell phone featuring a large touch screen populated with an array of colorful icons against a black background. Tapping the icons la...
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Presidential visits relived at history centerJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Teddy Roosevelt is coming to Geneva. That's kind of a neat trick, as our 26th president (the youngest ever to become president, while John F. Kennedy is the youngest ele...