Mayor Daley didn’t shed any tears when he told reporters Tuesday that he would not seek re-election and walk away from City Hall next year on his own terms — calling it a personal decision that he had recently become “increasingly comfortable” making. Read More…
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Reuters Obama's economic recovery plan not a hit with economists USA Today President Obama's proposal to jolt a listless recovery with $180 billion worth of tax breaks and transportation projects left economists largely unimpressed Tuesday. “I don't think they're game-changers,” … Obama pitches road spending, tax incentives in Ohio Reuters Obama's big tax plans Chicago Sun-Times Obama set against Bush tax cuts Washington Post Bloomberg
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) soon will convene an exploratory committee to consider running for the Chicago mayor’s office that Richard Daley said he would vacate next year, a source close to Gutierrez said Tuesday. Read More…
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By HOWIE RUMBERG 2010-09-08T02:20:07Z NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched efficiently into the seventh inning, Adam Jones had a two-run single in a three-run first and the Baltimore Orioles denied their nemesis, CC Sabathia, his 20th victory with a 6-2 win Tuesday night over the New York Yankees….
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By DEEPTI HAJELA 2010-09-07T23:47:29Z NEW YORK (AP) — Officials hoisted a 70-foot piece of World Trade Center steel at ground zero Tuesday and vowed to open the Sept. 11 memorial by next year, although they acknowledged that the ongoing construction at the site would limit where and how the public could visit….
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By ANITA SNOW 2010-09-07T22:52:24Z UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 500 systematic rapes were committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo since late July – more than double the number previously reported – and accepted partial responsibility for not protecting citizens….
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AP – A federal judge on Tuesday refused to lift his order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, saying that a “parade of horribles” predicted by federal officials would not happen.
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A federal judge Tuesday rejected the Obama administration’s request to stay his recently imposed injunction against use of public funds in embryonic stem-cell research.
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By MIKE STOBBE 2010-09-07T18:56:52Z ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday….
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AP – U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday.
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