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Iowa judge lifts ban on gay marriage -- for two hours
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Two men sealed the state's first legal same-sex marriage with a kiss Friday morning less than 24 hours after a judge threw out Iowa's ban on gay marr...
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Naperville native to compete in Germany triathlonAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Most people dream of seeing the world in their lifetime. Jocelyn Petrella is seeing the world, all right. By water, foot and bike. Sunday, the Naperville native will com...
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President meets with top commanders
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush huddled with top military leaders about the Iraq war Friday, and Pentagon officials defended efforts to rid the Iraqi national police of sec...
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Rush is on to appeal tax assessmentsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Tuesday is the deadline for filing a tax assessment appeal if you live in Palatine Township, and the last-minute rush is on. Friday morning, a steady stream of people fi...
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Judge shortens sentence of woman convicted in son's deathAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A Beach Park woman convicted in the 2004 drowning death of her newborn son was released from jail Friday after serving a little more than half her sentence. Circuit Judg...
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Briefs: Anti-gay shirt case in courtAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A Neuqua Valley High School student is once again asking a federal court to allow him to wear a "Be Happy, Not Gay" T-shirt to school. Attorneys for sophomore Alexander ...
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Lobby probe aside, Calif. lawmaker to run again
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis of California announced Friday that he'll seek a 16th term, putting to rest speculation that he would retire amid a federal lobbying p...
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May Whitney students will head back WednesdayAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Time to get pencils sharpened, backpacks, lunchboxes, and classroom supplies ready as May Whitney Elementary School students head back to class Wednesday. The start of t...
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Family locked in grips of aching griefAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - There is no understanding -- only pain -- Barbara Kamysz said Friday as she and her husband struggle with the devastating loss of their daughter and granddaughter. "It's...
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Man suspected in serial killings
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - LANSING, Mich. -- A prison parolee and sex offender is suspected of killing five women in the city in a little more than a month and could face charges in a sixth death ...