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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois top legal officer went to the state supreme court on Friday to try to get scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich temporarily removed from office.

The move by Attorney General Lisa Madigan came as Blagojevich showed no sign of resigning three days after his ar read more »

On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.

Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store on Nov. 1 as part of a 20-year tradition he shared with his wife Charlotte. Later that day, read more »

From The Times
December 27, 2008
Pakistan sends 20,000 troops to Indian frontier
Troops on guard in Pakistan

Troops on guard as crowds gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister
Zahid Hussain in Islamab read more »

A NASA report on the last minutes of Space Shuttle Columbia cited problems with the crews helmets, spacesuits and restraints, which resulted in "lethal trauma" to the seven astronauts aboard. But the report also acknowledged that "the breakup of the crew module ... was not survivable by any cur read more »

Singh Says Mumbai Attacks Aimed at India?s Economy (Update1)
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By P.S. Patnaik

Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- India?s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said last month?s terrorist attacks in Mumbai were aimed at slowing the economy that has expanded at an ave read more »

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Saturday named Denvers public schools superintendent as his choice to fill a Senate vacancy that will be created by the promotion of Sen. Ken Salazar to interior secretary in the Obama administration.

The move surprised many Republicans and Democrats, who c read more »

From The Times
December 27, 2008
Pakistan sends 20,000 troops to Indian frontier
Troops on guard in Pakistan

Troops on guard as crowds gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister
Zahid Hussain in Islamab read more »

You can call it a case of creative drug-dealing. Athens police have a 38-year-old man in custody for allegedly accepting gift cards for payment for crack cocaine and prescription drugs. Police Captain Marty Bruce, a spokesman, said the man was arrested Monday night. He was charged with possession o read more »

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration was considering some tough conditions for unions and creditors as it began Friday to craft a multibillion-dollar rescue of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC from the wreckage of a $14-billion plan that crashed in Congress this week. People familiar with the read more »

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Saturday named Denvers public schools superintendent as his choice to fill a Senate vacancy that will be created by the promotion of Sen. Ken Salazar to interior secretary in the Obama administration.

The move surprised many Republicans and Democrats, who c read more »

Palestinians say Israeli F-16 bombers have launched a series of air strikes against key targets in the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of people.

Missiles hit security compounds run by the militant group Hamas in the centre of Gaza City, killing at least 40 people, Hamas offici read more »

Hundreds of thousands of revelers packed a frigid Times Square for the descent of the famous Waterford crystal ball on Wednesday, eager to say goodbye to 2008 and hoping to put the nations economic troubles in the past.

The wind chill made it feel like 1 degree in the area, but that di read more »