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Sizing up the new breed of car buyer incentives
Special to the Chicago TribuneWould you like free insurance with that? If you're buying a GM car in Washington or Oregon these days, you might hear those exact words from your dealer. It's part of a new crop of aggressive incentives that also includes Hyundai's trade-in guarantee...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Chicago Tribune, Lee Iacocca, Dodge, Economy, Business and Finance
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Bittersweet surrender
It's a bitter world out there — bitter as in a growing tide of cocktail bitters, digestifs and aperitifs.
The taste imparted by bitter herbs, roots and tree bark isn't for everyone. But I like the flavor, especially in pre- and after-dinner drinks,...Tags: Italy
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Suspected 'Bad Hair Bandit' Arrested in California
KTLA NewsAUBURN, Calif. (KTLA) -- A serial bank robber dubbed the "Bad Hair Bandit" has been captured in California, according to FBI officials. Cynthia Van Holland, 46, is accused in at least 20 bank robberies across California, Montana, Oregon and Washington...Tags: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Netherlands, KTLA, Idaho
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Tsunami Debris Expected To Reach California By 2013
KTLA NewsHAWAII ( KTLA ) -- Millions of tons of debris that washed into the Pacific Ocean during Japan's earthquake and tsunami last March is headed to U.S. shores, researches said Tuesday. Government scientists in Hawaii say everything from furniture to roofs,...Tags: California, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, KTLA
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DEBAUCHE with Shovels and Rope
The Flying OliveSaturday at 10:00pm - July 24 at 1:00am One Eyed Jacks 615 Toulouse St New Orleans, Louisiana Debauche was formed about 2007-2008 at Kahve Coffeeshop on Royal Street, where Y. Romanstov sang every Friday from 10 p.m. till 12 a.m., drinking his home made...Tags: Music Industry, Human Interest
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New drug tests for welfare applicants face hurdles, questions
A new state law requiring all welfare applicants to be drug-tested goes into effect today — even as opponents say the statute is riddled with problems and will not withstand a legal challenge.
It also could end up creating an expensive court battle...Tags: Interior Policy, Florida, Orlando, Abusive Behavior, Health
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Are wild horses native to the U.S.? A federal court seeks the answer
GreenspaceAnimal rights groups are pressing a case in federal court maintaining that wild horses roamed the West about 1.5 million years ago and didn't disappear until as recently as 7,600 years ago. More important, they say, a growing stockpile of...... -
District maps draw a new political landscape
Reporting from Sacramento and Washington -- California's new voting districts could put Democrats within reach of as many as five more seats in Congress and enough in the state Legislature for the two-thirds majority needed to raise taxes, according to...Tags: Democratic Party, Howard Berman, Minority Groups, Brad Sherman, David Dreier
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Movie Review: Buck
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelThe heft of having Robert Redford in your documentary can't have hurt the filmmakers behind “Buck,” a somewhat superficial look at the famed horse trainer who coached Redford during the making of “The Horse Whisperer.” And where... -
Kevorkian raised an issue that won't go away
Goodbye, Dr. Death. Yes, the vilified Dr. Jack Kevorkian is no longer with us and for that many are grateful and pleased. But the issue he raised -- dying on one's own terms -- continues on. When the Detroit area pathologist died on June 3 the...Tags: California, Florida, Alameda (Alameda, California), Health, Suicide
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Marie Callender's restaurants close without warning
Q13 FOX News ReporterPerkins & Marie Callender's Inc., has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. The company is closing 58 restaurants across the country as part of a financial restructuring. Among the closures are three Marie Callender's stores in Washington and...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Finance, Career and Workplace, Financially Distressed Companies, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Fifth-grader publishes poetic tribute to special-needs sister
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsA Woodland fifth-grader will become a published author when an international magazine publishes a poem she wrote about her mentally disabled sister. Cailyn Peccioli, 11, …...
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