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Ties to Hill bridge Obama to Democrats in Congress
Tribune Washington BureauAs a congressman and leader of a party campaign committee, Rahm Emanuel helped 54 Democrats win the House seats they hold today. When Tom Daschle was the Senate Democratic leader, he contributed more than $1.5 million to help a new generation of...Tags: Government, Rahm Emanuel , Bill Clinton, Tom Daschle, Upper House
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Fans travel to Cleveland for 25th anniversary of Christmas film favorite
Fans of the holiday classic A Christmas Story are celebrating the film's 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the Cleveland house where the movie was made. The 1983 film, an adaptation of Jean Shepard's memoir of a boy in the 1940s, was set in...Tags: Religious Festivals, Christmas, Santa Claus
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Goodyear Dunlop cuts 147 jobs in western New York
Union officials say Goodyear Dunlop has cut 147 jobs at its western New York plant because of a slowdown in tire sales. The company announced plans to reduce its Tonawanda workforce in October, saying it was decreasing production of passenger auto tires...Tags: Vehicles, Unions
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Kings Point public works plan upsets Great Neck Village
christina.hernandez@newsday.comGreat Neck Village residents, worried about diminishing forest land, increased pollution and bad effects on their property values, are upset about neighboring Kings Point Village's plan to build a 10,000-square-foot public works department near their...Tags: Ethics, Vehicles, Business Enterprises, Pollution, Values
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NPR journalists escape bombing attack in western Baghdad
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ An American journalist for National Public Radio and three Iraqi colleagues escaped injury Sunday when a bomb attached to their car exploded as it was parked along a street in west Baghdad. Ivan Watson, a 33 year-old reporter for NPR on...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces, Radio, Bombings, Guerrilla Activity
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Regaining traction
McClatchy/TribuneThe steep drop in gas prices might not be enough to save Detroit, but cheaper fuel undoubtedly has made it easier for dealers to unload the trucks and sport utility vehicles that have been gathering dust ever since oil's record price spike this past...Tags: Toyota, Automotive Equipment, Sales, Passenger Cars, Petroleum Industry
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Fans flock to Ohio house in 'A Christmas Story' to cheer cult holiday film's 25th anniversary
CLEVELAND (AP) _ Fans of the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" are celebrating the film's 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the house where the movie was made. The 1983 film, an adaptation of Jean Shepard's memoir of a boy in the 1940s,...Tags: Religious Festivals, Cults and Sects, Christmas, Fiction, Santa Claus
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Dodge Ram Crew Cab keeps on truckin'
Automotive EditorIn 1992, at a preview for a few automotive journalists, Chrysler product czar Bob Lutz, who now serves in a similar capacity at General Motors, unveiled the company's next big chance-taker, the 1994 Dodge Ram pickup. It was revolutionary, with the...Tags: General Motors Corp., Chevrolet, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ford, Dodge
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Meeting The Challenge To Feed New Britain's Needy
The Hartford CourantOxford Thompson, 21, still dreams of returning to college and becoming a photographer. But lately, he's mostly focused on finding work and food. This fall, Thompson's full-time job as a parking lot attendant withered to eight hours a week. College...Tags: Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Groceries, Soups, Vehicles, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut)
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Auto bailout: Wis. radio station makes deal with 2 contestants who lived in truck for 55 days
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ A Wisconsin radio station had to make two contestants an offer they couldn't refuse in order to get them to quit a game to win a new car. Tommy Kempfer, 26, of Sun Prairie, and Lisa Thompson, 40, of Westfield, had been living in a...Tags: Radio Industry, Vehicles, New Year's
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Seen from bike or boat, the view is simply spectacular
Special to the sentinelMost of us have seen the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco -- or least pictures of it -- but imagine the thrill of bicycling over it. I did that very thing several years ago on a picture-postcard-perfect day. I made my way down to Fisherman's Wharf...Tags: Belle Isle
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Endangered Sites
Always wanted a list of the 500 places you should see before they disappear? Frommer has compiled it in "Frommer's 500 Places To See Before They Disappear" ($19.99). The book features natural and historic sites, from ancient places of worship, to...Tags: Land Rover, Fenway Park, Trips and Vacations, Vehicles, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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