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Rice meets with Libya leader, a former pariah
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLibyan leader Moammar Kadafi welcomed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to his high-security personal compound Friday, in symbolic recognition that after nearly three decades of animosity, the U.S.-Libyan relationship is now officially normal, if not...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Bombings, Human Rights, Ramadan, Guerrilla Activity
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New documentary focuses on historical role of Puerto Ricans in Chicago
Chicago Tribune reporterThe war in Vietnam was killing thousands of Latinos and, in Chicago, scores of families were being evicted from "renewed" neighborhoods like Lincoln Park. It was September 1968, and a gang of mostly Puerto Rican and Mexican teenagers called the Young...Tags: Crimes, New York, University of Illinois at Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Juvenile Delinquency
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Government preps plan to back Fannie, Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to be taken over by the government as soon as this weekend in a bold move designed to protect the mortgage market from the risk the companies could fail, a person briefed on the matter said Friday night. Some of...Tags: Contracts, Mortgages, National Government, Financial and Business Services, Stock Broking
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Palin appears to disagree with McCain on sex education
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTeen pregnancy and sex education were thrust into the spotlight this week when Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin revealed that her 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant. Palin's running mate, John McCain, and the GOP platform say...Tags: California, Medical Specialization, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Reproduction, Elections
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W'burg urges residents to "shelter in place"
Daily PressAlthough Williamsburg city officials plan to monitor Tropical Storm Hanna, as of Friday afternoon the city does not plan to open the city shelter at Quarterpath Recreation Center. City officials are asking residents to "shelter in place." If weather...Tags: Tropical Storms, Williamsburg, Tropical Storm Hanna, Public Officials
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Summary Box: Privatizing Illinois lottery
PAST: Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed privatizing the lottery last year, but the idea fell flat. This year, the Illinois Senate approved a revised version. PRESENT: The House is considering the idea with some changes, including restrictions on the...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Executive Branch, Casino and Gambling Industry, Illinois, Casino and Gambling
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Ill. state workers' union OKs 4-year contract
Members of Illinois' largest state employees union have approved a four-year contract that increases their pay 15.25 percent. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents more than 37,000 state workers, announced...Tags: Government Health Care, Health Treatments, Unions, Illinois, Employees
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Henry named to Forum Communications board
Barbara Henry has been selected to serve on the board of directors of Forum Communications Co. Henry, 56, lives in Indianapolis and recently retired as senior group president of Gannett Co.'s Interstate and Mid-South Newspaper groups. She also was...Tags: South Dakota, Wisconsin, Television Industry, North Dakota, Newspaper and Magazine
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Palin draws enthusiastic crowd in Cedarburg
Associated Press WriterSarah Palin gets Jeanne Cassinelli excited. The 39-year-old homemaker from Oak Creek hadn't heard of Alaska's governor before Republican John McCain picked her as his running mate last week. But now there's a candidate Cassinelli can identify with....Tags: Republican National Conventions, Elections, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Wisconsin
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Tropical Storm Hanna set to soak East Coast
From the Associated PressBeach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland today as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, teetering on the verge of becoming a hurricane before an expected overnight landfall. The storm will likely wash out the...Tags: Regional Authority, Georgia, Hurricane Preparedness, Outer Banks, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Palins lawyer has already questioned 2 witnesses
The lawyer for Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, is moving swiftly to head off the controversy known as "Troopergate." With the country's attention focused on Palin the national candidate, lawyer Thomas Van...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Elections, Justice System, Prosecution, Sarah Palin
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:58 p.m. CDT
A Michigan man accused in a shooting rampage that killed three teenage swimmers at a river on the Wisconsin-Michigan border pleaded insanity to 10 felonies Friday, including new counts that he tried to kill six other teens. Scott J. Johnson, 38, of...Tags: University of Iowa, Crimes, Assault, Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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