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Obama highlights end of Iraq war during Memorial Day commemoration
Chicago Tribune reporterWASHINGTON-- Paying tribute to dead soldiers and their families, President Obama said Monday that the nation had reached a "milestone” of relative peace, noting the end of the Iraq war and plans to end America’s role in the Afghan war....Tags: Jill Biden, Holidays, Memorial Day, Iraq War (2003-2011), Human Interest
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Homeownership likely to be delayed for 'Generation Now' members
CHICAGO — Maxine Lauer calls the group of consumers 15 to 34 "Generation Now" because they want what they want and they want it now. Trouble is, "now" isn't happening for them, especially for those in the middle of that range, their 20s, who...Tags: Waterford, Consumer Goods Industries
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Cannes 2012: Breaking down Brad Pitt's 'Killing' (Video)
24 FramesBrad Pitt's "Killing Them Softly" divided audiences when it screened this week at the Cannes Film Festival.... -
NATO summit: Obama's Pakistan gamble falls flat
CHICAGO — When the White House sent a last-minute invitation for Asif Ali Zardari to attend the two-day NATO summit, they were taking a highly public gamble. Would sharing the spotlight with President Obama and other global leaders induce the...Tags: Defense, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Russia, White House
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Deal to mend fences with IOC caps marathon effort by USOC's Probst
When historians of such things seek the moment the U.S. Olympic Committee found a way to forge the agreement Thursday that put the U.S. back in the game as a potential Olympic Games host, they need look no further than Oct. 7, 2009.
It was five days...Tags: Sports Organizations, EA Tiburon, Olympic Games, Media Industry, Philip Hersh
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Eugene Polley dies at 96; inventor of wireless TV remote control
Eugene Polley, inventor of the first wireless channel changer, a precursor to the remote control that surfers use to navigate the 500-plus channels offered by modern television, has died. He was 96.
Polley died of natural causes Sunday at a hospital in...Tags: Engineering, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, John Taylor, Satellite and Cable Service, Science and Technology
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Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie wedding date: Don't hold your breath
We know Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are getting married, we just don't know when, and if Pitt is to be believed, neither do they. But if the gay marriage debate gets settled, it might be the day after that. Pitt told reporters Tuesday at a news...
Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Movies, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Entertainment
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'Stroller Brigade' rolls out for Safe Chemicals Act
WASHINGTON — Moms, a few dads and some children gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to urge Congress to strengthen the federal government's powers to regulate harmful chemicals. The group of almost a hundred activists, which included registered...Tags: Politics, Chemicals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Frank Lautenberg
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Anti-NATO protesters clash with Chicago police; arrests reported
Anti-NATO protestors clashed with riot police in Chicago on Sunday afternoon when some demonstrators refused to leave an intersection they had occupied. It’s not immediately clear how the clashes around Michigan Avenue and Cermak Road began....
Tags: Politics, Bradley Manning, McCormick Place, NAACP, Awards and Prizes
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NATO summit demonstrations peaceful despite terrorism charges
On the day three men were charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism at President Obama's campaign headquarters and other Chicago-area sites, protests on the first day of the NATO summit on Saturday have been vigorous and noisy but largely peaceful....
Tags: Politics, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Police Arrests, Mental Health
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Bride found dead in bathtub; police hunting Maserati-driving groom
Just hours after saying "I do," Estrella Carrera was found stabbed to death in her Chicago-area bathtub, still wearing the glittery, sequined dress she wore at her cocktail reception. A manhunt is now underway for her husband, Arnoldo Jimenez, 30, who is...
Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Chicago City Hall, Rentals, Marriage, FBI
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USC football: Tailback Ty Issac commits to Trojans
USC could be thin at tailback this season, but the Trojans moved to shore up the depth issue for the future by getting a verbal commitment Tuesday from Ty Issac. Issac, 6 feet 3 and 215 pounds, will be a senior at Joliet Catholic High in Joliet, Ill....
Tags: Football, USC Trojans, Sports
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