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Senate committee advances bill to clarify smoking ban penaltiesApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers are trying to clear the haze of confusion over how to punish violators of Illinois' new smoking ban in public places. Starting Jan. 1, Ill...
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Anxiety abounds as crab season opens on ChesapeakeApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The days are longer, the water's warming up and waterman Don Pierce is readying his crab rig in the yard, much as he has each spring since 1975, when h...
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United Airlines inspecting 777s, warns passengers to expect delaysApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - United Airlines is testing dozens of Boeing 777s to make sure components of a cargo fire suppression system are operating effectively. The Chicago-based airline says tes...
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Painful victory for Parker, TennesseeApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY -- With Tennessee's best player struggling to keep her arm in its socket, the fate of the women's basketball powerhouse depended on someone digging through...
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Oprah Winfrey dedicates show on puppy mills to her departed dogApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate a show investigating abuses at puppy mills to her cocker spaniel, Sophie, who died last month from kidney failure. "Sophie gave me 13 yea...
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Auto sales drop in March as consumers hold backApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Automakers reported double-digit U.S. sales declines in March as demand for trucks and sport utility vehicles plummeted and consumers held back because of con...
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Fed chief says recession is possibleApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Ben Bernanke knows a recession when he sees one, and he's starting to sound like that's just what he expects to see. A student of the Great Depression, the...
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Bush seeks missile deal with RussiaApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Scrambling to seal a missile defense deal this weekend, the U.S. is offering guarantees to assure the Russians the system isn't a European militar...
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Man accused of biting ear off another during bar fightApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE -- A Collinsville man remains jailed on charges that accuse him of biting off the ear of another man during a Metro East bar fight. St. Clair County prosecuto...
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3 teams find 'double whammy' gene tied to smoking dependencyApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Scientists have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more prone to get hooked on tobacco, smoke more cigarettes longer, and develop deadly lung canc...