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Bill O'Reilly: Our many wounded warriors deserve nation's help
Living in the shadows of the ongoing war on terror are 1,715 American military people who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few of those brave folks lost all four limbs when bombs blew apart their bodies. In addition, there are now at least 20 new...Tags: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, U.S. Department of Defense, Solyndra LLC
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Indoor pot production leaves giant carbon footprint
Seattle TimesMarijuana growing is not a green industry. Done mostly indoors in Washington, pot production often uses hospital-intensity lamps, air conditioning, dehumidifiers, fans and carbon-dioxide generators to stimulate plants and boost their potency. The...Tags: Eric Holder, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Government
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Far out trips close to home
Miami HeraldSummer is when the stream of tourists to South Florida slows, deterred by hot, wet weather and the threat of hurricanes. It's when rates at beachfront hotels plummet, spas and restaurants offer special deals, traffic eases and locals can enjoy discount...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Coconut, Plantation, Morton's The Steakhouse, Breads
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Muddy Waters' home, Chicago bridges make endangered list
Tribune reporterHistoric sites need money to survive. Some also need a little love. That's why some preservationists are optimistic that Muddy Waters' former home can be saved — at least it has people who want to preserve it. Other historic sites might not be...Tags: Hobbies, Human Interest, Springfield, Muddy Waters, Chicago Hotels
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Law-breaking ape in South Bend makes BuzzFeed list
On Buzz Feed's list of the 30 Happiest Facts of All Time, number 24 is that a ape was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend. We wanted to find out if that's true, and wouldn't you know it -- back in the early 1900's an ape did...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System
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Bartender Buddha: Paul "Doc" Dockter of Oliver's Taverne in Essex
Paul "Doc" Dockter Found at: Oliver's Taverne (Essex) What does your dream bar look like? Old, rustic, comfortable. A bar much like one from a pub in Ireland. Why are Dark and Stormy's so popular at the shoreline? You almost have to be...
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Unusual, 20,000-square-foot Orland home still on the market
From the custom elk shed chandelier hanging in the foyer to the archery range in the basement, every inch of Mike and Judy Lembke's massive Orland Park home is crafted to match their family's love of the outdoors. "We're very outdoorsy people so the...
Tags: Hunting, Real Estate, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Latin cinema comes to AMC 600 North
Watch enough new foreign films in a row, and certain things start to stand out. Like the incredible variety of cellphone ring tones used in other countries. They're familiar but just different enough to break your concentration for a moment, like a...Tags: Back to the Future (movie), Vicki Lewis, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Movies, Slumdog Millionaire (movie)
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Al Capone's descendants get Chicago-based reality TV series
RedEyeProving once again that anything can be made into a reality TV series, REELZ Channel announced Wednesday that Al Capone's descendants will be the centerpiece of a new docuseries. "The Capones" will debut this fall and stars Dom and Dawn Capone, owners of...Tags: Television Industry, Organized Crime, The Untouchables (movie), Meatballs, St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1929)
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Herb Magee recalls basketball days at historic prison
The Philadelphia InquirerAt first, Herb Magee wasn't sure. It had been more than half a century since Magee stood in this spot, between Cell Blocks 5 and 6 inside Eastern State Penitentiary on Fairmount Avenue. The sights all around him quickly began matching up to his...Tags: Sports, Basketball, Prisons, Saint Joseph's Hawks, College Basketball
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Dick Scruggs, headed back to prison, says he's found new life
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloDick Scruggs awaits what he calls "the gun lap" --his final stint in federal prison. Reviled by many as the kingpin of Mississippi's most notorious legal scandal six years ago, he says he's found a new life from the darkness of shame and drug abuse....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Movies, Bribery, Lawyers
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Scott Walker's rent-to-own budget provision brings strong reaction
Milwaukee Journal SentinelRent-to-own stores would be able to sell customers high-cost financing plans for televisions, appliances and other goods without disclosing their interest rates, under a provision in Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget. In addition to exempting...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Credit and Debt, Economy, Business and Finance, Lawyers, Newspaper and Magazine
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