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Israeli leader Olmert says he has prostate cancer
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) _ Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that he has prostate cancer but that the disease is not life threatening and he will continue to perform his...
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Oil company sues over county's authority to refuse building permitOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Lawyers for McHenry County will appear at a federal courthouse in Rockford this week in hopes of staving off a Canadian company's effort to build a crude oil pumping sta...
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Fire at S. Carolina beach house kills 7 students
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach house and an emotionally d...
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Drought leaves Georgia scrambling
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Despite plenty of warnings, critics say, Georgia never got around to developing a water management plan to handle a severe drought. Now that reservoirs alread...
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Attend health workshop, raise money for shelterOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Foundation for Wellness Professionals will present a workshop on women's health to benefit the Turning Point Women's Shelter in Woodstock. The Women's Health Worksh...
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Daily Herald receives media appreciation awardOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists gave the Daily Herald its first-ever Media Appreciation Award at its annual benefit Sunday in Itasca. In announcing the honor,...
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Briefs: VFW essay contestOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5036 in St. Charles is accepting entries for the national Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen essay contests. Voice of Democracy is ope...
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Capt. Underpants costumes last straw
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- Call it the Misadventure of Captain Underpants and the Peeved Principal. A Long Island high school has banned all Halloween costumes after three seni...
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Memorial honors students killedOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Alex Grys, 14, was a boy rarely seen without a smile on his face. He loved the Chicago Bulls, and his favorite colors even matched the team's red and black jerseys, said...
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Lake Michigan kayaker missingOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities searched for several hours on Sunday night for a missing kayaker in Lake Michigan. According to the Lake County Sheriff's Department, a call came in around ...