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Poll: Obama Leads McCain
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama opens the general election campaign with a narrow lead over Republican John McCain but the two score near even among independent voters, The Washington Post reported ...
http://www.thescore690.com/cc-common/[...]icle.html?feed=104668&article=3835245
McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxes
Make more than $250,000 a year? Watch out. Barack Obama wants to raise your income taxes.
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/2008/06/17/D91BMDJ00_candidates_economy/index.html
Flood victims worry: What's in the water?
By ALLEN G. BREED The Associated Press Updated 06/17/08 - 2:38 AM Sue Ogrocki From left, Logan Lanz, Troy Massner, Dave Lanz and Jerry Edle bring a propane tank in from a flooded Iowa cornfield in Oakville, ...
http://www.heraldonline.com/wire/nation/story/628145.html
ICJIA Offices Have Moved
The Authority regularly publishes or supports publication of criminal justice research and evaluation reports and bulletins, crime prevention brochures, technical manuals, data guides, statistical profiles, ...
http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/index.cfm
Sawyers manages to mold Springfield Sliders
Taking a shot in the dark seven years ago started Ryan Sawyers down the path that eventually landed him the job as manager of the Springfield Sliders.
http://www.sj-r.com/pros/x19917417/Sawyers-manages-to-mold-Springfield-Sliders
Shanklin named interim Lanphier coach
Former Southeast High School assistant boys basketball coach Chuck Shanklin was approved Monday night by the Springfield School Board to be the interim head coach at Lanphier.
http://www.sj-r.com/prep/x1470885816/Shanklin-named-interim-Lanphier-coach
Fighting for dry land
Piles of sand atop Mississippi River levees and 30 shovels, some brand new, sitting in an equipment shed at the Shaffer farm a few miles away tell the story.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x822801416/Fighting-for-dry-land
Prisoner review board under fire
A collection of law enforcement and victims' rights groups is decrying what they view as an effort to make the Illinois Prisoner Review Board more lenient.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x1470885833/Prisoner-review-board-under-fire
Movie review: - Sex and the City' is a cute chick flick
I'm not going to lie: I definitely braced myself. While I'm not a hardcore "Sex and the City" fan, I do enjoy watching reruns whenever I can catch them.
http://www.sj-r.com/features/x8228011[...]ex-and-the-City-is-a-cute-chick-flick
Midwest flooding spurs record corn prices
The worst flooding in the U.S. Midwest in 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers as corn prices hit record highs on devastating crop losses in the heart of the world's top grain exporter.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNew[...]0080617?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Obama Says He Will Visit Iraq, Afghanistan
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday he plans to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before November's election and was encouraged by a recent reduction in violence in Iraq.
http://www.95ksj.com/cc-common/news/s[...]icle.html?feed=104668&article=3835073
Roommate remembers slain teacher-to-be
They were two aspiring Philadelphia teachers who happened to be roommates - until he was gunned down during an attempted robbery around 1:30 a.m. yesterday.
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/19973404.html
Special prosecutor's removal sought in cocaine ring case
Attorneys for four men implicated in a 2006 cocaine investigation, but never charged, will go to court Friday asking a judge to remove the special prosecutor assigned in 2006 to investigate the case.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x822801409/S[...]s-removal-sought-in-cocaine-ring-case
Ill. communities still on edge as water rises
A main street leading down to the Quincy riverfront showed how high the water level has risen by Monday on the Mississippi River near Quincy, Ill.
http://www.semissourian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080617/NEWS03/620089466
Mo. residents bracing for near-record river levels
Northeast Missouri residents and businesses, and an entire City Hall in La Grange, evacuated Monday as crews worked feverishly to hold back the swollen Mississippi River from levels that may in two cases top ...
http://www.semissourian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080617/NEWS03/58147485
Our Opinion: Tighten rules for food supply
FASTER THAN you could say "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," restaurants and grocery stores began yanking Roma and red plum varieties off their tables and shelves amid a nationwide outbreak of salmonella.
http://www.sj-r.com/editorials/x22298[...]Opinion-Tighten-rules-for-food-supply
Bush to get the latest on floods
President Bush is getting a rundown today on Midwest flood damage. Just back from an 8-day trip to Europe, the president's catching up on the havoc the deadly floodwaters have wreaked in his absence.
http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=8509611&nav=menu32_2
$120 million judgment against former Clark Oil refinery reinstated
A $120 million judgment against owners of the former Clark Oil refinery was reinstated Monday when the Illinois appeals court reversed a Cook County judge's unusual decision to dissolve the class-action suit ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/lo[...]chi-clark-oil_17jun17,0,5208671.story
Day labor center opens in central, eastside Portland
Within a few weeks, if the success of similar projects elsewhere is any indication, the new city-sponsored day labor center in Portland's central eastside business district will become a bustling example of ...
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/or[...]?/base/news/12136731053360.xml&coll=7
Poll: Obama Leads McCain
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama opens the general election campaign with a narrow lead over Republican John McCain but the two score near even among independent voters, The Washington Post reported ...
http://www.971zht.com/cc-common/news/[...]ewsarticle.html?feed=&article=3835245
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