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Chicago signs $8.7 million contract to buy hybrid vehiclesSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago is taking another step in becoming environmentally friendly. The city has signed an $8.7 million contract with a car dealership to buy up to 300 Toyota hybrid ve...
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New plagiarism allegations against SIU presidentSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Hours after trustees affirmed their "full confidence" in Southern Illinois University's president, who's been accused of plagiarizing parts of his 19...
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Briggs didn't say why he left sceneSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Lance Briggs refused to tell police why he fled after crashing his Lamborghini on Aug. 27, according to a published report. Briggs, the Bears' Pro Bowl linebacker, was c...
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Jury awards whistleblowers $6.5 millionSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- A jury ruled in favor of two former Detroit police officers Tuesday, awarding them $6.5 million in a whistleblower lawsuit that churned out allegations of mis...
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China fears terrorism at '08 OlympicsSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's top cop said terrorism is the biggest threat at its Olympic Games, and a leading terror expert warned Tuesday that Beijing faces a long-term threat fr...
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Ex-sheriff gets 8 months for corruptionSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - ROANOKE, Va. -- The former sheriff of a struggling, rural county was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in prison for lying to authorities about a scheme to resell drugs ...
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'Sleeper cells' keep officials upSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- National intelligence director Mike McConnell said Tuesday that U.S. authorities are worried about "sleeper cells" of would-be terrorists inside the United...
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Russia claims world's largest non-nuke bombSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- The Russian military has successfully tested what it described as the world's most powerful non-nuclear air-delivered bomb, Russia's state television reported ...
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A sampling of artisanal honeysSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Don't confuse a honey's source with its taste. The blossoms from which honeybees get their nectar impart honey with a flavor that is related, but hardly identical, to th...
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FedEx leaders whining all the way to the bankSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Robert Allenby was among those who feared the worst when he showed up Tuesday at East Lake. The greens were said to be in such miserable shape that the origin...