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Chicago braces for final day of NATO protests

By Sophia Tareen and Tammy Webber Associated Press

Updated: 9:24 amCHICAGO (AP) — Demonstrators prepared Monday to launch a second day of protests in Chicago as world leaders met at the NATO summit, while comm…
May 21, 2012 8:06 am
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NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace

By Anne Gearan and Ben Feller Associated Press

CHICAGO | President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as th…
May 20, 2012 6:00 pm
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Peavy, Dunn lead White Sox past Cubs 6-0

ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

Updated: 8:49 amCHICAGO | This is what the Chicago White Sox expected when they made those big moves to acquire Jake Peavy and Adam Dunn. They just figured it…
May 20, 2012 10:30 pm
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Purdue Calumet confers 813 degrees during 2 ceremonies

BY LU ANN FRANKLIN Times Correspondent

MERRILLVILLE | Commencement marks the beginning of a journey, not its end.
May 20, 2012 7:45 pm
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Valparaiso University commencement celebrates tradition

By Heather Augustyn Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Programs were waved, fanning heat away from the jubilant faces of families, friends and 716 graduates Sunday afternoon at a Valpa…
May 20, 2012 6:00 pm
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