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Daily Herald | Hoffman Estates starts stocking up on salt tonight
Breaking news: Chicago-area residents should expect a “very cold period” after Thanksgiving.
That’s according to the winter weather projections in the 2009 edition of the “The Old Farmer’s Almanac,” in stores in next month.
Yep, my village is debating the cost of road salt, in August, because [...]

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Yes they can: Chicagoans get entry to speech at last minute — chicagotribune.com
DENVER - The group of Chicago people who took a bus to the Democratic National Convention without credentials will get to see Sen. Barack Obama accept the nomination for president after all.
They will be the ones in the white T-shirts showing people to [...]

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So was Best Western’s system hacked - and if so how? | Technology | guardian.co.uk
We’re currently staying in a BW chain hotel in Dublin, and we certainly hope we’re okay - that is, David is able to keep an eye on accounts from here (never you mind how). But this news of a German Best [...]

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Daily Herald | Duckworth blasts McCain over military policy
The former congressional candidate painted McCain as weak on veteran issues, despite his service as a Vietnam War veteran and POW. Duckworth touted Obama’s efforts at boosting GI health care and benefits. Duckworth now is head of the state’s veteran’s affairs department. She recently has been mentioned [...]

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Courtesy of The Guardian: a series of 9 pictures (so far) showing the leader of the free world doing what he does best when traveling - looking like a total dumbass and embarassing everyone.
For some reason, the link to the Guardian is messing up - probably need to turn off a plugin that grabs [...]

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