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12 dead: Gunman Michael McLendon, 28, kills 11 and self in Coffee and Geneva Counties »»» 15 dead: Tim Kretschmer, 17, kills 14 near Stuttgart, Germany »»» Robert Royko, 45, son of Mike Royko pleaded guilty for attempted bank robbery »»» Illinois unemployment hits 7.9% »»» Market Holding Steady at 6930.40 »»» FDA issues peanut safety guidelines for foodmakers »»» Minneapolis Somali-Americans Recruited for Al-Qaeda-Linked Group »»» FBI: online chat rooms used to recruit? At least a dozen missing Somali worshipped at Abubakar As-Saddique mosque »»» Kucinich questions Citigroup’s $8 billion financing to Dubai & Bank of America’s $7 billion investment in China Construction Bank Corp; Kashkari warns against government micromanaging »»» […]

DJI up over 300 points »»» Second fatal terrorist attack in Northern Ireland: Policeman killed after two British soldiers killed Saturday »»» Gary Sinise, executive producer of “Brothers at War,” criticizes De Palma’s “Redacted” »»» Ali Al-Marri, sleeper agent in court for first time after 6 years in prison »»» Rasmussen Reports: Obama disapproval rating among Republicans doubles since inauguration »»» Dakotas, Minnesota hit by blizzard while Midwest rivers rise »»» FLOOD WARNING for Des Plaines River, Fox River, Iroquis River, Kankakee River, Vermillion River »»» Trial set Oct 27 with new charges: David Kernell, accused of hacking Sarah Palin’s email account pleads not guilty »»» […]

U.S., South Korea conduct war games while North Korea issues warning about attacks on its missile test »»» Obama: End of stem cell research ban a scientific decision based on fact, not ideology. Opponents: day marks defeat of morality »»» DJI 6547.05 (-79.89) »»» China: U.S. naval ship was conducting illegal surveying activities. U.S. protest unprofessional maneuvers, harrassment by Chinese Navy »»» Jim Cramer: Obama team thin-skinned, Frank Rich & Jon Stewart manipulate sound bite to promote urban legend »»» Martha Stewart’s puppy and 16 other dogs killed by propane gas explosion at Pennsylvania kennel »»» Quaker Oats begins “Go Humans Go” campaign »»» […]

Iran Test Fires New Air-to-Surface Missile »»» Maryville, Illinois pastor shot and killed after first bullets deflected by a Bible »»» Obama to ease trade, travel restrictions on Cuba »»» World Bank: global economy forecast to contract for first time since World War II »»» Chicago area FLOOD WARNING (see updates at Arlingtoncards.com/weather) »»» Tornadoes: South Central Kansas, Missori, Illinois, Central Indiana, South Indiana (RSS) »»» Cybersecurity Chief Beckstrom resigns over NSA’s central role in cybersecurity »»» Two U.K. Soldiers Killed in Northern Ireland Attack »»» […]

Sovereign Movement: 4 arrested in Las Vegas probe of anti-government group »»» DENIED: Environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg challenges Al Gore to debate on global warming »»» Perezagruzka (reset) or peregruzka (overcharged) and Hillary Clinton’s reset button gaffe: No details in Moscow Times »»» Terrell Owens to Buffalo Bills »»» Flood Watch Chicago Area (check Arlingtoncards Weather for updates) »»» Attorney General Eric H. Holder rebuked by Obama for ‘nation of cowards’ comment »»» […]

Jobless Rate Hits 8.1%, Highest in 26 Years »»» DJIA 14,164.53 (October 2007) down to 6,594.44 (February 2009) »»» WSJ: Obama’s radicalism Is killing the dow »»» Krauthammer: Deception at core of Obama plans, greatest non sequitur ever foisted on the American people »»» Trump Ocean Resort Baja venture collapses, investors lose deposits »»» Obama rescinds restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem-cell research »»» Chicago tortilla plant linked to illnesses »»» Dr. Sanjay Gupta withdraws from consideration of surgeon general position »»» […]

Citigroup stock hovering aroud $1 »»» GM auditors considering Chapter 11; shares slide below $2 »»» Barbara Bush, 83, heart surgery to replace aortic valve »»» Robin Williams, 57, evaluated for heart problems »»» Cook County Sheriff sues Craigslist for sex ads »»» Murder defendant David Paradiso, 28, shot dead in court room by police detective while attacking female judge »»» […]

Marni Kay Yang, 41, arrest for murder of Shaun Gayle’s girlfriend, Rhoni Reuter »»» Bill Gates bans children from using Apple products, Melinda admits she’d like an iPhone »»» KUMO: New Internet search engine tested by Microsoft »»» FDIC: Insurance Fund Could Be Insolvent This Year »»» Las Vegas mogul Sheldon Adelson criticizes Obama »»» One in five U.S. mortgage borrowers are underwater »»» Chicago’s Mr. Beef faces forclosure, Midwest Bank cut off line of credit »»» MB Financial: 25-30 Chicago banks could fail »»» New iPhone app can read Amazon Kindle files »»» Obama repeal of abortion regulation may discriminate against pro-life doctors »»» […]

Dow Jones 6727.02 (-37.27) »»» S&P below 700 first time since 1996 »»» Medvedev Rebuffed Obama Offer to Halt Eastern European Missile Shield in Return for Help with Iran »»» Blagojevich Gets “Six-Figure” Book Deal with Phoenix Books »»» Wilmette Murder-Suicide: Richard Wiley Served 15 Years for Killing First Wife and Kills Again »»» Married gays in Mass. sue US for federal benefits »»» Almost 2,000 Mexican soldiers crackdown on drug gangs on Ciudad Juarez, Near El Paso »»» Unlawful Alcohol Possession: Buffalo Grove Police Arrest 18 at Party 3 am Sunday »»» […]

Football Players — Missing Boaters in Clearwater, Florida »»» 6763.29: Dow Jones Lowest Close Since April 1997 »»» Washing D.C. Global Warming Protest: NASA Chief Climate Expert Call for Civil Disobedience »»» Wash. D.C. Snowstorm 4″ Plus »»» Chicago: Two Roseland Community Hospital Patients Die of Bacterial Infections »»» Cirque du Soleil Expected to Bring Show to Chicago Theatre »»» Obama Releases Secret Bush Memos »»» ACLU Sues CIA Over Interrogation of Terror Suspects »»» More Than 40 Weekend Tea Party Protests Rick Santelli-Inspired »»» Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Immigration Policy Under Fire »»» […]

Paul Harvey, 90, Dies in Hospital in Phoenix »»» Robbers Roll Getaway Car on I-57, Carjack Good Samaritan, and Get Caught »»» Jerry Springer Show To Leave Chicago & Move to Connecticutt »»» Rihanna and Chris Brown Back Together »»» Warren Buffett: Economy ‘In Shambles’ 2009 and Beyond »»» Church and Community Leaders Support Roland Burris »»» […]

After apologizing, Northern Trust says it will give TARP funds back »»» Bruce Windsor, 43, Church deacon, soccer coach, father, bank robbery suspect in South Carolina »»» Kudlow: Obama Declares War on Investors, Entrepreneurs, Businesses, And More »»» Magnificient Mile Borders Books Closing in 2010 »»» Crazy Night Driving, 4 Crashes Kill 4 People Overnight in Chicago »»» Glenbrook South HS Sets National Swimming Record for 200-yd Freestyle Relay: 1:22.63 »»» Schwarzenegger declares Calif. drought emergency »»» February 2009 (-11.72%): DJI Worst Month Since 1933 (-15.62%) »»» […]

Berlin Protestors Torch Random Signs of Wealth and Power: Luxury Cars »»» Chicago Man Targets Obama and Staff with Envelopes Containing Infected Blood »»» Citibank Reaches Aid Deal, Shares Down 36% Friday Noon »»» Worker at Bloomingdale, IL Walmart sets himself on fire in parking lot, dies »»» Johnny “Red” Kerr, 76, Dies of Prostate Cancer Hours After Norm Van Lier Death »»» Record rain (1.9″), flooding for Chicagoland Thursday »»» Russians Tests Canadian Security, Send Bomber Toward Canadian Airspace Day Before Obama Visit »»» […]

52M watched Obama address »»» It’s Obama spreading panic (Morris Opinion) »»» $1.75 trillion deficit »»» U.S. Prepared to Knock Down N. Korea Missile »»» Motorola says to sell Arlington Heights campus »»» Suburban home prices fall in 2008, Peaked in 2007 »»» U.S. jobless claims rose 667,000 last week, Now 5.1 million receive unemployment benefits »»» Bottle of viagra, two women, 12 hours of sex equals heart attack death for man, 28 »»» Former Bulls star Norm Van Lier Dead at 61 »»» […]

Turkish Airlines Plane Crash in Amsterdam, 9 Killed »»» Stocks Rebound, Then Fall »»» Obama Sends Message of Hope, Innovation in First State of the Union Address »»» Suspect in teens’ slayings was acquitted in ’05 killing »»» Silver Sears Tower Makeover Considered »»» Jindal’s GOP Response Gets Bad Reviews, Offends USGS Staff »»» […]