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- Who Would Benefit From ‘Gitmo North’?
- THOMSON, IL.—The nearly empty maximum security prison at the edge of town has come to define Thomson, Ill., a small village that used to call itself the "melon capital of the world." Before the $145 million prison was built nine years ago,…
- In These Times
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In These Times- 2010 Update: GOP purity test dangers
- Conservative blogger Erick Erickson warns of side effects that a Republican "purity test" resolution, proposed by RNC Committeeman Jim Bopp, would have on the party's 2010 chances. The test would deny RNC funding to any GOP candidate who…
- MSNBC Firstread
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- State budgets lean on property sales, leases
- The Arizona House of Representatives’ office, one of the buildings the state is considering selling as part of a sale-leaseback program to raise cash, would cost a private owner more than $18 million. Lawmakers would continue to occupy the…
- Stateline
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Stateline- Campaign 2008
- AURORA, Colo., July 30, 2008 -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain brought his trademark humor and down-home charm to Colorado for the second time in a week today, seeking to shore up support in this "battleground…
- American Reporter
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- $1 million bail set for suspect in Oconomowoc slaying case
- • The unadjusted unemployment rate in the four-county region that includes Milwaukee and Waukesha counties declined for the fourth consecutive month to 8.2% in October from 8.5% in September and from its peak in June of 9.8%. The…
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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- Holiday happenings
- “A CHRISTMAS CAROL,” through Dec. 20, Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Alan Menken’s musical version. Schedule: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 3 & 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $25 adults, $23 seniors and students…
- Northwest Herald
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- Are We Near a Peak in Farmland Prices?
- Third quarter farmland price survey results have been reported by the Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Federal Reserve Districts. Price increases were reported in Iowa and Illinois, and irrigated land was up in the Ninth District. Otherwise,…
- Seekingalpha.com
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- Weird but true
- Some people will be forgiven for complaining about getting s- - - for Christmas. An Illinois zoo has added sparkling reindeer-dung necklaces to its gift shop for the holiday season. The $15 pendants contain dried, sterilized deer droppings…
- New York Post
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- Press conference focuses on safety
- CLINTON — Law enforcement officials gave no new information at a press conference Wednesday morning regarding a week-long string of four intruder reports, but provided tips on how residents can protect themselves from attack and requested…
- Clinton Herald
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- Could Solar Power Reenergize Far South Side?
- On the Far South Side of Chicago, a vacant industrial site is being transformed into a state-of-the-art energy project. When it’s done, it will be the biggest urban solar power plant in the country. Backers think it could be the start of a…
- Chicago Public Radio
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