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Whoopi! Goldberg officially takes O'Donnell's 'View' spot
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Whoopi Goldberg, officially named Wednesday as the new moderator of "The View" as the show puts Rosie O'Donnell in its rearview mirror, said her new job is a "big ol' th...
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Romney challenges Bush administration over Homeland Security
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - AMHERST, N.H. -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney on Wednesday complained that the Bush administration had established an inefficient Homeland Security ...
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Illinois congressman is a model of civility in serving the publicAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - LaHood is a throwback to an earlier, less strident kind of Republicanism. It is rare that a retirement announcement by a single back-bench member of the minority party i...
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CorrectionAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Correction To correct an article that appeared in some Tuesday editions, there is no charge for admission to Bloomingdale's National Night Out event at The Oasis, Bloomi...
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Russians reach North Pole
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- A Russian expedition aiming to claim vast swaths of the Arctic Ocean seabed reached the North Pole on Wednesday, and scientists immediately began preparing to ...
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Kane County DigestAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Fine Line workshop: The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles will have a weaving workshop Friday and Saturday. Fabric designer and weaver Suzanne Halvorson, who...
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Kids health plan debated
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Democrats pushed through legislation Wednesday to add 6 million lower-income children to a popular health insurance program while making deep cuts in...
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Addison Park District ponders new poolAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - With the new splash pad just opened at the Addison Park District's Family Aquatic Center, the park board now is focusing on how to deal with the center's aging pool and ...
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Six said to be dead after bridge collapse
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- An interstate bridge jammed with rush-hour traffic suddenly broke into huge sections and collapsed into the Mississippi River Wednesday, pitching dozens o...
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Springfield lawmakers looking into confiscating licensesAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Key state lawmakers say they'll look into whether it's time for Illinois to change the decades-old practice of police confiscating driver's licenses when t...