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Not all his fault, but still a total WrecksSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bears are the NFL franchise that brought you such football innovations as the T-formation. Sunday night they outdid themselves by featuring the first offense complet...
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Talented Illini CB Davis no shrinking violetSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Decide for yourself the most impressive thing about Illinois sophomore cornerback Vontae Davis. Might it be his 2.9 percent body fat, which gives the muscles ample room ...
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Fall TV with Ted CoxSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new tonight: • "Chuck," 7 p.m., WMAQ Channel 5. TV's season of nerds gets under way on NBC with a Geek Squad-style computer technician having U.S. government secr...
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Sinead returnsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - As the concert hall was ornate, the singer dressed plainly. Balconies rose to the rafters but the singer didn't see them, instead, she sang mostly to the stage floor. Si...
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Awareness month validates the will to surviveSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Breast Cancer Awareness Month Not only do we have our own month, but those of us who have metastatic breast cancer now have our own day. As part of the October Brea...
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Osteoporosis drug may be cause of 'arthritis' knee painSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. At 71 years of age, I am a very physically active, pain-free woman. That was until my doctor put me on Actonel (for beginning osteoporosis). After taking my first pil...
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Treatment rolling in for urge to gambleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Gambling has become a popular pastime in the United States. It is enjoyed by millions of people every year and its popularity is mirrored by the increase in the number o...
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Cubs head for road clincher after big going-away partySep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The final home game of the season at Wrigley Field is generally reserved for dread and loathing, if not the occasional bloodletting and execution. But this season's 81st...
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VP recalls Alcatel Lucent Center's 25 years in LisleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Alcatel Lucent's Network Software Center marks its 25th anniversary in Lisle on Sunday. That milestone means more than years of hard work, the merger of several parent c...
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Buttons made Muscatine 'Pearl of the Mississippi'Sep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - "Plastics" was the single word of career advice whispered smugly by a family friend to newly minted college grad Benjamin, played by Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 film "The...