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Pakistan lifts arrest against Bhutto
Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - LAHORE, Pakistan -- Police said they lifted the house arrest of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto today, hours before the arrival of a senior U.S. envoy who was expected ...
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Defense team urges judge to reverse self, allow plea dealNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Lawyers for murder suspect Kenneth Smith again are urging a McHenry County judge to reconsider her decision to block his guilty plea to a reduced charge, arguing that th...
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District 158's Freshman Academy gets underclassmen off to good startNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - When the Huntley Unit District 158 school board hired John Burkey as the district's new superintendent at the end of 2005, Burkey said he wanted to shift the focus from ...
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Antioch man celebrates 60th birthday with a brisk 60-mile runNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Some people might want a cake. Others a surprise party. Randy Burt is celebrating his 60th birthday today with a 60-mile run. The 60-time marathoner started at 5 a.m. ...
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Briefs: MainStreet director laudedNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Waukegan MainStreet's Theodora Anderson was named Executive Director of the Year on Thursday by Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn at the 14th annual Illinois MainStreet Conference in D...
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Schaumburg student's burrito dream realizedNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Keep an eye out for a new Chipotle ad featuring a burrito popping out of a fax machine. It was produced by a group of Northern Illinois University students, t...
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Fundraiser to benefit sick girlNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Nick's Pizza and Pub, 990 S. Randall Road in Elgin, will sponsor a fundraiser for Mikayla Lesko from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday. Mikayla is a third-grader at Good Shephe...
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Would-be replacements weigh inNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Chris Lauzen and Jim Oberweis didn't tune in to watch U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert give his farewell speech in Congress on Thursday afternoon. The GOP front-runners were too...
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Hanover Highlands principal leavingNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Julie Colgrove, who has been principal of Hanover Highlands School in Hanover Park for a decade, will leave the post next summer. Colgrove will move to Schaumburg Townsh...
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Clinton hits back at her rivals
Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Under pressure in a feisty debate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused her closest rivals Thursday night of slinging mud "right out of the Republican playbo...