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Durbin working through his grief
The Swampby Jill Zuckman This should be a joyous time for Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), the assistant Senate majority leader. His close friend was recently elected president. Senate Democrats will return to work in January with their effective ranks swelled to......Tags: Rahm Emanuel , Medical Specialization, David Axelrod, Grant Park, Parliament
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Miami activist illegally moves people into foreclosed homes _ 'liberating' properties, he says
Associated Press WriterMIAMI (AP) _ Max Rameau delivers his sales pitch like a pro. "All tile floor!" he says during a recent showing. "And the living room, wow! It has great blinds." But in nearly every other respect, he is unlike any real estate agent you've ever met. He...Tags: Foreclosures, Real Estate Agents, Homes, Financial and Business Services, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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'A Passion for Nature' by Donald Worster
A Passion for Nature
The Life of John Muir
Donald Worster
Oxford University Press: 536 pp., $34.95
Glaciers advance and retreat, but the joie d'esprit of John Muir is eternal. Anyone who today hikes the Sierra Nevada -- or, for that matter, their...Tags: Literature, Religious Texts, Bars and Clubs, Kansas, Natural Resources
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State to state, Amber Alert triggers vary
Associated PressAuthorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important. Yet despite a federal law meant to create a uniform system, an...Tags: Murder, Transportation, Mississippi, Amber Hagerman, Laws
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What's next for GOP?: Hispanics key for Republicans
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist had some savvy advice for his Republican colleagues during the recent Republican Governors Association conference in Miami. "You have to be inclusive," Crist said. "You have to work for a big tent. That's about as obvious as...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Newspaper and Magazine, Polls, Executive Branch, National Government
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Police say Story City boy's death was homicide
Police say the death of a 3-year-old Story City boy last summer has been ruled a homicide. Spencer Corson died after emergency crews found him unresponsive at a home in Nevada (nuh-VAY'-duh) on June 23. He died at a Des Moines hospital. Nevada...Tags: Murder, Police, Crimes
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Mild holiday weekend to close on a snowy note
Quiet holiday weather continues through Saturday—a boon for area shoppers and Midwest travelers—but evidence grows that homeward-bound travelers may have to contend with snow on Sunday. A moderate-intensity storm system is to spin-up over...Tags: Arizona, Weather Reports, Commuting, Alaska
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James Biela, Brianna Denison
James Michael Biela has been named by police in Reno, Nev., as a suspect in the January kidnapping and slaying of 19-year-old college student Brianna Denison, who was abducted as she slept on a friend's couch. Police say Biela, 27, of Sparks, was...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Police Arrests, Murder, Kidnapping, Police
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Beats and poetry from Kevin Coval
Special to the TribuneIn "Stranger Than Fiction" Will Ferrell plays Harold Crick, an IRS auditor with an expansive list of frighteningly precise habits: He uses the same number of strokes to brush his teeth each morning, he counts his steps to the bus stop and pauses daily for...Tags: Amiri Baraka, Colorado, Internal Revenue Service, Rap, Poetry
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Outgoing CEO Lanni to leave MGM Mirage board
Associated Press WriterMGM Mirage Inc. said Wednesday its outgoing chairman and chief executive is leaving its board, severing all formal ties with the casino operator he led for more than 13 years as he faces increased scrutiny over whether he misrepresented his academic...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Mississippi, Corporate Officers, Tourism and Leisure, Michigan
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The Killers enter a new 'Day & Age'
When the Killers' singer Brandon Flowers crossed the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood before a recent taping of " Jimmy Kimmel Live," he displayed the first sign that the band was beginning anew: He lacked a mustache.
Around the time of the...Tags: Music, Sales, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Christmas, Rock and Roll
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Holiday hostess: Thanksgiving at City View diner
As countless Americans prepared to sit at their dining room tables and tuck into some roasted turkey and all its accoutrements Thursday, Bev Fies was preparing to sit as well. To sit others, that is. A table of four. A booth for two. A setting at the...Tags: Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Turkey, Dining and Drinking
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