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Lawmakers shoot down exemptions for statewide smoking banMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Complaints about Illinois' new statewide smoking ban aren't translating into action by state lawmakers. A House committee overwhelmingly shot down two pro...
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Abortion bill creates new standoff in Illinois LegislatureMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Another fight is brewing at the state Capitol, and this one appears ugly from the onset. Abortion rights advocates and foes are bracing for another clash ...
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Lawmakers push for revamped State Board of EducationMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Four years after giving Gov. Rod Blagojevich more control over Illinois' elementary and high schools, some state lawmakers want to move authority over edu...
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Memphis police go door to door looking for tips into slaying of 6Mar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Residents prayed and officers went door to door looking for tips that could lead to a suspect or a motive in one of the city's biggest murder investiga...
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Costco second-quarter earnings rise 31 percentMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Warehouse club operator Costco Wholesale Corp. says its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 31 percent from a year-ago period that was hurt by multipl...
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Oil prices surge higher on reports of surprise drop in suppliesMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices surged to a new record over $104 a barrel today after the government reported a surprise drop in crude oil stockpiles and OPEC held production lev...
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Stocks extend gains after better-than-expected reportMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks showed broad gains Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected reading on the health of the service sector and figures on worker productivity calmed some...
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Chesney gains 11 country music award nominationsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kenny Chesney received a leading 11 Academy of Country Music nominations Tuesday, including entertainer of the year and top male vocalist. Rodney Atk...
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Venezuela moves troops to Colombian borderMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - CUCUTA, Colombia -- Venezuela moved troops toward Colombia and turned away cargo trucks at border crossings Tuesday as tensions mounted over Colombia's strike on a lefti...
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Man found guilty of killing wifeMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Shortly after a prosecutor displayed a two-by-four wooden plank used to kill a woman nearly three years ago, a Lake County jury found the woman's husband guilty of first...