Chicago
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Former media mogul Conrad Black sentenced to 6½ years for fraudDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Conrad Black walked to the curb as he exited the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago Monday amid a crush of reporters and photographers, attempting to keep up ap...
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Stossel's mistaken about tax creditsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Generally I agree with John Stossel, but he is mistaken about education tax credits -- or scholarships derived from tax credits -- being better than publicly-funded scho...
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Rev. Sharpton: End police brutality or I'll fight your Olympic bid
Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - The Reverend Al Sharpton is giving Chicago officials an ultimatum: Do something about what he calls pervasive police brutality or he'll lobby the International Olympic C...
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Giuliani touts free trade during speech to Illinois manufacturers
Dec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani says free trade leads to peace because war is an undesirable option between trade partners. "It's part of the story of how ...
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Hastert resigned to avoid defeatDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - In a letter published Nov. 25, Dick Graff presented several valid issues regarding the resignation of Congressman Dennis Hastert. Additionally, the so-called Mr. Clean m...
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Accident closes Chicago expresswayDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - A portion of the northbound lanes of the Bishop Ford expressway on Chicago's South Side are expected to be closed through the weekend after a dump truck hit the undersid...
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Ex charged in murder of Chicago woman
Dec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The ex-boyfriend of a Chicago drug sales representative found dead in September has been charged in her death. Reginald Potts, 30, of Chicago is being held on first-degr...
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UAL approves $250 million to shareholders
Dec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- United Airlines parent UAL Corp. said Friday it has approved a $250 million special distribution to shareholders and paid down $500 million in debt, citing a ...
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$20 million settles police torture suits
Dec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The city of Chicago has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle lawsuits filed by four former death row inmates who claimed they were tortured by Chicago police offic...
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Media mogul Black headed for prison
Dec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Conrad Black, the brash media mogul who vacationed in Bora Bora, rode around London in a Rolls Royce and ended up convicted of swindling shareholders out of millions of ...