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Monsoon death toll reaches 513
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW DELHI -- Relief workers reaching flooded villages in northern India reported new deaths Thursday from two weeks of monsoon rains, pushing the toll in South Asia to m...
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Arlington Hts. teacher wove travels into curriculumAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Lorraine B. Genovese ~ 1941-2007 Children in the primary grades at Spring Hill Elementary School in Roselle, lucky enough to have Lorraine B. Genovese as their teacher, ...
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Dems debate gay rights
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday he wanted to tap into the "core decency" of Americans to fight discrimination against gays and lesbians, and argued that c...
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Iran promises to help Iraq
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian officials told Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday that only a U.S. pullout would bring peace to his nation and claimed the Tehran g...
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School bus driver cited but won't face felony charge in fatal accidentAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The driver of a school bus that struck and killed a 66-year-old woman last week in Bolingbrook failed to yield and exercise due care, authorities said Thursday. After p...
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Naperville schools, parks climb aboard civic campus studyAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville's city council, park and school boards have each agreed to pay $15,300 for consultants to formulate possible reconfigurations of the former Caroline Martin Mi...
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Golfers tee off to help out Special Olympics IllinoisAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A field of 85 golfers competed at the Bartlett Hills Golf Course this week as part of the Special Olympics Illinois Northeastern Area golf tournament. Golfers played nin...
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Pakistani leader dealing from weakness
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf backed away Thursday from imposing a state of emergency in Pakistan that would have drastically curtailed freedoms...
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Hate crime charge dropped in plea dealAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities dropped a felony hate crime charge against a 16-year-old Crystal Lake girl Thursday after she admitted to a lesser charge for distributing anti-gay fliers at...
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Secretary of State camera stolen from Elgin facilityAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A camera part holding images of 300 driver's licenses was stolen in a Wednesday night burglary at the Elgin secretary of state facility, officials said Thursday. A ribbo...