From the update desk of chicagotribune.com: Tribune Daywatch
Thursday, February 22, 2007
By Charlie Meyerson, Daywatch columnist
CLINTON-OBAMA WAR OF WORDS. Mike Dorning and Jill Zuckman say it started when…
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Readers comment:
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The Swamp: Poll puts Rudy on top.
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COALITION OF THE LEAVING.
— Britain beginning Iraq pullout:
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— Denmark, too:
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Cheney: Americans “do not … and will not” accept retreat.
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Prince Harry going to Iraq:
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Cuba orders Tribune reporter out:
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8TH GRADER’S DEATH. Shock and anger grip a Chicago neighborhood after the brutal beating of a 13-year-old boy. Johnathon E. Briggs reports:
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Crowd beats dog to stop girl’s mauling:
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NUCLEAR QUESTION. Would new nuclear energy facilities in the Chicago area become targets for terrorists? A hearing tonight seeks the public’s opinion. Ted Gregory and Robert Manor report:
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Two Chicago-area men arrested in terror conspiracy:
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LAST DANCE. The University of Illinois said farewell to Chief Illiniwek last night. See the video:
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Student: “Like losing a family member.”
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Mike Downey: “If I were a University of Illinois student … I would worry why a guy who proudly wears a Fighting Illini basketball uniform would crash a car and then apparently leave a teammate for dead.”
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Illini win big:
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Northwestern says no to private prayer space at games:
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Bears coach Smith’s post-Super Bowl honeymoon over:
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RedEye’s Bag Boy: The Bears are idiots.
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What’s up with WhirlyBall?
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LAYOFF ALARM. About a thousand Cook County workers have been warned their jobs are on the line. Mickey Ciokajlo and Carlos Sadovi have the story:
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Two aldermen back Daley foe:
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Clout Street, the Tribune’s new local political blog: Camera-ready candidates.
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‘I DON’T USUALLY DISCUSS THONGS WITH 84-YEAR-OLD WOMEN, BUT MRS. VIRGINIA CONNOR IS AN EXCEPTION.’ John Kass marks the passing of the Carson Pirie Scott store downtown:
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Whole Foods buying biggest rival:
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Roundy’s grocery chain also may be for sale:
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DAYLIGHT SHAVING. The nation will “spring ahead” three weeks earlier than usual this year. Early risers may have reason to complain. Emma Graves Fitzsimmons reports:
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Beware time-change computer bugs:
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SAVE THAT VINYL. A new recorder makes it easy to convert LPs to CDs. Eric Gwinn explains:
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See it in action:
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AOL adds ads to e-mail:
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Google selling online software:
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WEATHER. Latest forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling’s seven-day outlook:
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Frozen mud blamed for motorist’s death:
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Icy start to weekend?
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Suburb makes it a law: Shovel your walk, or else.
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Cheap way to cut utility bills:
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Officials: Chicago lucky in dodging pothole problems — for now.
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Steve Dahl: “I have begun tanning myself.”
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‘O.C.’ FAREWELL. Maureen Ryan looks to tonight’s finale:
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Suburban student’s parody of “The Office” lands him a visit to the set and an invitation to apply for an internship:
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‘I THOUGHT THE RELATIONSHIP WAS HEADED THAT WAY ANYWAY, SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE PEOPLE’S REACTIONS.’ A college senior explains why he broke up with his girlfriend publicly, on a video that has become a YouTube hit:
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Readers’ short stories speculate on story behind embracing skeletons:
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