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Ex-VA surgeon under scrutiny in deaths seeks N.D. licenseOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A surgeon who gave up his Massachusetts medical license and is under investigation in a string of deaths at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital has applied for a medic...
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Schools grapple with sometimes awkward, ill-defined moment-of-silenceOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Opponents say it's an end run around the Constitution and amounts to school prayer. Supporters insist it's simply what the law says it is: A moment of silence...
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Retrial granted man who claimed police coerced him into confessing to murderOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has granted a new trial to a man who claimed he was coerced by Chicago police into confessing to two murders. Court records show that James Andrews,...
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Boeing replaces 787 program boss after delay announcedOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Less than a week after announcing a delay in its new 787, Boeing Co. said today it is replacing Mike Bair, the program's vice president and general manager for the past...
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Study seeks genetic clues to homosexualityOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Julio and Mauricio Cabrera are gay brothers convinced their sexual orientation is as deeply rooted as their Mexican ancestry. They are among 1,000 pairs of gay brothers ...
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Obama: Faith can help planet's healthOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that his religious beliefs influence his plans for how to protect the environment. Speaking ...
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Twenty-eight great facts about pumpkinsOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Here are some facts about pumpkins: • Total U.S. pumpkin production in 2006 was valued at $101.3 million. • 496 million pounds of pumpkins were produced in Illinois in 2...
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Central Illinois man dies after his SUV is hit by Amtrak trainOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - GIRARD -- Illinois State Police say a 19-year-old central Illinois man has died after his sport utility vehicle was struck by an Amtrak passenger train. Matthew Munchalf...
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3 Americans win Nobel economics prize for laying 'foundations of mechanism design theory'Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Americans Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin and Roger B. Myerson won the Nobel prize in economics on Monday for developing a theory that helps explain ...
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Burial set for unidentified boy found two years agoOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The black-haired boy's tiny body was found two years ago, wrapped in a blue laundry bag and hidden under trees in a west Chicago suburb. In the years that followed, his ...