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Charles Peters on Afghanistan, Taxes, and Jobs
I will be 83 next month, and I find myself wanting to get across a few things I've learned during these years. Most people seem not to know them; many of my contempora... 88.41
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Dangerous Game: The Next Round of the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Face-Off
While Tehran pushes to renegotiate a deal on nuclear fuel, the U.S. is pushing for more sanctions. Iran seems to be betting that it can withstand whatever Washington c... 88.35
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Muscle car show burns rubber out of McCormick
March event moving to Rosemont Well, now the muscle car show is leaving McCo... 88.18
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Muscle cars pull out of McCormick Place
Well, now the muscle car show is leaving McCormick Place, but not for Las Vegas or Orlando. 88.05
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Chicago home builders group files for Chapter 11
With its membership pinched, the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago.
87.93Ruling due this afternoon on Block 37 future
A Cook County Circuit Court judge will rule on the fate of the ailing Block 37 project at about 1:45 p.m. Friday. The judge will decide whether to place the project in...
87.78Retooled labor deal key for Harley plant
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A tentative labor agreement distributed Friday to workers at Harley-Davidson's plant in south-central Pennsylvania makes it appear likely that the ...
87.72AirTran doubles rewards out of Milwaukee
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Friday that it will offer double reward credits to all of its frequent-flier c...
87.61French jail mail escapee caught
A French murder suspect who hid in a cardboard box and escaped in a delivery van is recaptured after weeks on the run.
87.51Yacht pair plead for ransom talks
A British couple kidnapped by pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.
87.21Galileo's fingers and a tooth found, Italian museum says
Fingers and a tooth cut from the body of famed astronomer Galileo Galilei have been found, an Italian museum says.
87.03Cable thrashing mother sentenced
A mother who struck her 12-year-old daughter with a computer cable, a broom and a wooden spoon is given a suspended jail sentence.
86.7Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat, allegedly for use in cosmetics
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosme...
86.36The Anglican and Catholic Churches: Friends or Rivals?
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams heads to Rome a month after the Vatican outlined new procedures designed to help disaffected conservative Anglicans enter t...
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86.35
Easyjet sorry for Holocaust error
Easyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine.
86.29Russia's Latest YouTube Craze: Exposing Police Corruption
Russia has pledged to clean up its police forces -- again -- after whistleblowers posted videos online complaining of corruption, low pay and poor working conditions
85.97Ethics committee admonishes Sen. Burris of Ill. in letter, but recommends no punishment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements abo...
85.97Cleaner jailed for hammer attack
A cleaner is jailed for 15 years for trying to kill her employer with a hammer after a spending spree with her stolen store card.
85.94Floods continue to disrupt county
Lough Erne in County Fermanagh is at its highest level since records began in the 1950s and the waters are predicted to rise.
85.54Megrahi 'should return to prison'
A US senator writes to Prime Minister Gordon Brown calling for the Lockerbie bomber to be returned to prison.
85.22UK navy fires on 'Spanish flag'
The UK apologises to Spain after the Royal Navy uses a buoy with Spanish colours for target practice off Gibraltar.
85.22'Gang asbos' extended to children
Children as young as 14 could be banned from wearing gang colours or having violent dogs, under government plans.
85.15Tainted Victory: French Feel Shame Over Ireland Match
The mood in France was subdued, not jubilant, after its team qualified forthe World Cup thanks to a handball by star player Thierry Henry. Even Henrycalled for a remat...
85.13Sani Abacha son 'must pay $350m'
A Swiss court orders the seizure of $350m in assets from the son of Nigeria's ex-ruler Sani Abacha after a 10-year investigation.
85.09Cliff repair work being delayed
Work to repair cliffs above the Local Hero village of Pennan, to prevent a possible landslide, is being delayed.
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Knx.To Is Your Social Graph And Address Book Rolled Into One
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FunMail Takes The Work Out Of Picture Messaging
Everyone loves picture messaging - or at least, they love the idea of it. T...
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Facebook Agrees To Set Friend Lists Free. Mashups With Twitter Lists Should Follow.
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Google And The Amazing Technicolor Search Options
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Memento: Protocol-Based Time Travel for the Web
The Web constantly changes and evolves. That, of course, is what makes the In...
Qwisk Brings Your Social Networks To The Browser
Qwisk, which is launching today at the Real-Time CrunchUp, is an innovative...
RealTime CrunchUp: Salesforce’s Benioff Talks Social Enterprise Strategy, Chatter And More
Salesforce.com co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff is sitting down with TechCru...
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Don't You Dare TOUCH My Leverage!
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RealTime CrunchUp: Win A Signed Copy Of Benioff’s ‘Behind The Cloud’
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Truth and Method
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An excellent reason to see '2012'
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Onion staffers find themselves writing headlines for everything they see
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