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Wrigley 3Q net income up on strong international resultsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Gum and candy maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 11 percent on growth in Europe and Asia and because of a weak dollar. Quarterly ear...
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Comptroller's new Web site highlights contracts, donorsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Comptroller Dan Hynes wants a law to cut the connections between political donations and government contracts, but for now he'll make do with a Web site m...
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'No Nukes' gets rock revival for digital ageOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rock musicians Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash are putting a new millennium twist on their 1970s anti-nuclear message, urging Congress not to ...
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Merrill Lynch posts steep third-quarter lossOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Merrill Lynch & Co., the nation's largest brokerage, on Wednesday said the summer's credit crisis triggered a bigger-than-expected $7.9 billion writedown dur...
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Get a load of your new, harder-to-fake driver's licensesOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is redesigning its driver's licenses to make it harder to produce fake IDs. New security features include two pictures instead of one, and a motori...
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On the teeOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - PGA Tour Ginn sur Mer Classic Site: Port St. Lucie, Fla. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Tesoro Club (7,210 yards, par 72). Purse: $4.5 million. Winner's share: $810...
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Chargers to play Sunday, but where?Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers don't know where or when they'll play their next game. While they spent Monday taking care of their families and trying to find out i...
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UPS predicts slower holiday seasonOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- UPS' growth in the fourth quarter, which includes the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, will be its slowest in four years due mostly to weak U.S. retail sa...
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Ambulance transporting Chicago Marathon runner got lostOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The ambulance that rushed a dying Chicago Marathon runner from the race to the hospital apparently got lost on the way, authorities said. Chad Schieber collapsed while r...
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'Sopranos' creator David Chase defends famous finale, says fans were bloodthirstyOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Just when we had made our peace with "The Sopranos" finale and moved on with our lives, David Chase has stirred things up again. Breaking his silence months ...