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NASA trouble: Report of drunk astronauts and sabotaged computerJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At least twice, astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety ri...
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Obama scores coup from N.H. congressman
Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CONCORD, N.H. -- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday that he will never have a list of endorsements to match his Democratic rivals, but he hopes grass-roots ...
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State can't rely on smokers to fund programsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Both critics and supporters of a now 90-cent cigarette tax increase essentially agree that the state can't rely on a steady stream of money from raising c...
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Duke prosecutor apologizes
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No ruling on Cary gravel pitJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - After months of debate, the planning and zoning committee in Cary will pass along no recommendation to its board of trustees on a proposed gravel pit in the community. T...
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Owners want to save cottagesJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Dorothy Capen's century-old cottage overlooking idyllic Memory Park has its own memories. Capen speaks for it as she's perched on her white wicker chair on her screen p...
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FBI director contradicts GonzalesJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The head of the FBI contradicted Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' sworn testimony and Senate Democrats requested a perjury investigation Thursday in a...
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Proposal to lower Kaneland driver's ed fee lacks supportersJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A Kaneland School Board member wants to reduce the high school drivers education fee from $300 to $50. But other board members were unresponsive to Diane Piazza's pitch ...
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Estimated costs of keeping lawmakers in SpringfieldJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - $613,824, and we're counting This is the estimated cost of keeping lawmakers in Springfield so far. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has ordered them to stay in overtime until they...
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Drunken astronauts allegedJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A panel studying NASA astronauts found "heavy use of alcohol" before launch, a published report said Thursday. The report said the committee foun...