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Illinois House rejects gross receipts tax planMay 10, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois House went on record Thursday as overwhelmingly opposed to the gross receipts tax proposed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Not one representative voted in favor of...
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JEFF VRABEL: The eight-legged freak some outMay 10, 2007 11:00 pm - I am not, by nature, a person who is comfortable indulging in the squeamish. When it comes to most things creepy, I am a lightweight, a twerp, what kids in high school...
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ISU hikes tuition about 9 percentMay 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Incoming students at Illinois State University will pay about 9 percent more in tuition beginning next fall, with rates for room and board at the Normal campus about to ...
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Bush visit wows tornado victimsMay 09, 2007 11:00 pm - While Greensburg residents concentrated on their mission to salvage any shred of their former lives Wednesday, President Bush focused on his mission to back the communit...
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Guard units stretched thinMay 09, 2007 11:00 pm - In a roundabout way that even the most Machiavellian Bush administration official could not have imagined, the "war on terror'' has come to America's heartland. Yes, the...
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Downloadable photos of Bush's visitMay 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Click to your left for a collection of photos from Wednesday's visit by President Bush. ...
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Early detection saved lives in KansasMay 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Scrolling messages crawled across TV screens May 4 in south central Kansas, alerting residents in Greensburg of a tornado possibly headed their way. But for people who ...
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Volunteers come rushing to GreensburgMay 08, 2007 11:00 pm - By Emilie Arkin GateHouse News Service GREENSBURG, Kan. -- An eerie silence that settled over Greensburg, Kan., after residents walked away from their tornado-toppled ho...
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Tornado notebook: Church bell rings, nice donation, trailers coming and moreMay 08, 2007 11:00 pm - In the second day since residents of Greensburg, Kan., were allowed to return to the rubble of their community, people continued their effort to salvage the past as they...
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VIDEO REPORT: Inside the Red Cross shelter in GreensburgMay 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The Red Cross, in response to the the tornado in Greensburg, Kan., has set up emergency shelters in neighboring Kansas towns. ...