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Congress acts to clear up passport backlogJul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - For the past few months, Americans have been deluging members of Congress with complaints about passport delays wrecking their vacation plans. Now legislation that would...
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Mahoney: On ID theftJul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Mahoney: On ID theft ...
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Cleveland powers past Texas, 7-5Jul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Perhaps neither C.C. Sabathia nor his manager are thinking about 20 wins right now. But, the countdown has begun. Sabathia worked six innings to become the first pitcher...
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State shutdown could jeopardize Illinois State FairJul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Carnival rides, competitive animal husbandry and deep-fried cheesecake - as if plain cheesecake isn't rich, or fattening, enough - are just around the corner. Then again...
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Around the NFL: Training camps a time to turn fantasy into realityJul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - They sweat. They ache. They wonder. As they plow into training camps at 32 outposts around the USA, they dream the Super Bowl dream. For some, the vision is as realistic...
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High schoolers: Give it the ol' college tryJul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Now is one of the busiest times for prospective students to visit colleges, but campus trips shouldn't be carefree summer adventures. Campus visits are the initial step ...
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Jones: Health-care plan will have to be scaled backJul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Senate President Emil Jones said Thursday that Gov. Rod Blagojevich will have to accept a scaled-back version of his idea to give every Illinoisan access to hea...
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Many police officers suffer from some form of sleep disorderJul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When asked in an e-mail if police work ever interferes with getting a full night's sleep, Peoria Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard wryly replied, "[l]et me start ou...
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MIT students compete in eco-friendly house contestJul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine never having to pay an electric or heating bill again. That's precisely what a group of MIT students is trying to accomplish on the corner of Albany and Portland...
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Defeating dementia: Can diseases' mysteries be unlocked?Jul 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Dementia can torment a family for generations. Juanita Dell, a 73-year-old from Washington, has watched the devastating progression from different perspectives. Just lik...