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Volunteers from suburbs stump door to door in a small Iowa townDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - INDEPENDENCE, Iowa -- It's not quite 11 a.m. Saturday and Ray Spencer is among the first to arrive at Barack Obama's main street storefront campaign office. B...
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Greyhound to offer priority seatingDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Greyhound Lines Inc. said Monday it is expanding its priority seating program to 30 cities, including Chicago. Customers can pay $5 extra to sit in the seat o...
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Simpsons to slasher can stuff those stockingsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Christmas is a week away, and the movie studios are releasing a slew of stocking-stuffers today. Let's get to it: "The Simpsons Movie" -- Like many "Simpsons" fans, I wa...
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Wauconda teen accused of abusing girls at church day schoolDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A Wauconda teenager is accused of sexually abusing at least two young girls attending the church day school where he worked as a counselor. Zachary Carlson, 17, was char...
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Bean, Scheurer Iraq war stances greatly differDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The war in Iraq is one of the key issues separating the two Democratic candidates for the 8th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Two-term incumbent Meli...
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Man wants 3 perjury charges dismissed suspected murder caseDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A Fox Lake businessman linked to the disappearance and suspected murder of a McHenry County teen is asking a court to dismiss three of nine charges alleging he lied to a...
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Flying above IRS' radar?Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- On Memorial Day, Gov. Rod Blagojevich huddled with legislative leaders in his Capitol office in what turned out to be another futile attempt to negotiate ...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...
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Battle brewing over EJ&E railroad plansDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The Canadian National Railway's takeover of the EJ&E railroad is still in its infancy, but growing pains are already starting. The purchase could have a wide-ranging imp...
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74-year-old killed after being backed intoDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A 74-year-old Cary woman died Saturday after her husband unknowingly backed into her while pulling out of the driveway. Henry Sward was moving the car when he hit his wi...