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09/03/2010
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Quarter of public school students: Drugs common
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Drugs and gangs are common problems at public schools in the United States, a new teen survey shows.
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09/03/2010
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Museum passes await CPS students on 1st day of classes
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Chicago Public Schools students who show up for the first day of classes next Tuesday will find more than new classmates and teachers awaiting them.
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09/03/2010
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BlackBerry requests legit, U.N. official says
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LONDON -- BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. telecommunications chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignored.
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09/03/2010
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Van Gogh's 'Bedroom' restored
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AMSTERDAM -- Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture.
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09/03/2010
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Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed
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BANGKOK -- A suspected Russian arms dealer's extradition to the United States will be delayed at least until Oct. 4 to allow a Thai court to review new charges filed as a precaution by Washington, a judge said Friday.
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09/03/2010
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Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds
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HAVANA -- Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.
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09/03/2010
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7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks New Zealand
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said.
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09/03/2010
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Stroger pays $11,668 federal tax debt
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Outgoing Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has paid his $11,668
federal tax debt. The Internal Revenue Service recently filed a certificate of release of
federal tax lien with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds that shows
Stroger and his wife, Jeanine, paid the debt as of July 7. The payment
settles what the Strogers owed the government since May 19, 2008,
records show
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09/03/2010
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911 tape in Pagano suicide released
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McHenry County Republican power broker Al Jourdan told a 911 dispatcher she could check his "qualifications" and "credentials" with the county's sheriff and undersheriff when he called to report his conversation with Metra Executive Director Philip Pagano on the morning Pagano killed himself, a copy of the recording indicates.
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09/03/2010
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4 killed in shooting in Southwest Side garage
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Four males died after being shot Thursday night in a garage on the Southwest Side, officials said. Noel Casares, 25; Roberto Riviera, 30, and Alonzo Pena, no age available, were found dead about 8:30 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Kildare. Another victim, who had duct tape on his body, died at a local hospital. The shootings were drug-related, police said.
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09/03/2010
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Gang member tells others: 'Put the guns down'
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Christopher Barbee was among a handful of reputed gang members summoned last month to a meeting with Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis and other local and federal law enforcement officials. "They said, 'Stop the violence or we'll lock you all up,' " Barbee said.
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