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Fossett mystery solved, but intrigue continues Found: 46 Minutes ago News Democrat - When a Mammoth Lakes, Calif., hiker last week found some belongings of missing aviator Steve Fossett, he returned to the area the next day with a TV cameraman and a local bear guru....
Politicians urge Bush to buy stock in banks Found: 3 Hours 41 Minutes ago Chicago Sun Times -
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told international leaders on Sunday that isolationism and protectionism could worsen the spreading financial crisis. ...
World Bank pledges to help poor nations Found: Minutes ago Chicago Sun Times -
WASHINGTON — The World Bank has agreed to protect poor and vulnerable countries in the current financial turmoil....
Bolingbrook H.S. to hold community forums
Found: 4 Hours 24 Minutes ago Herald News - Seven community forums have been scheduled featuring a presentation by Bolingbrook High School Principal James Mitchem on the school's efforts to help all students succeed through the innovative Design for Change plan.
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Catholic group, Habitat build Lockport home
Found: 4 Hours 24 Minutes ago Herald News - In just 48 hours more than 60 volunteers turned a slab of concrete into the shell of a 4-bedroom, 1,200-square-foot home in Lockport. Mary Barbara Kurtz, fraternity director for the Catholic Holy Family Society, said the group has been constructing houses for various Habitat for Humanity chapters every Columbus Day weekend for 15 years.
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Kane home values fall, assessments rise
Found: 4 Hours 40 Minutes ago Beacon News - Don't expect your property's assessed value to go down with the market. That's the word from assessment officials, who are feeling the heat from residents wondering why their home's market value seems to decline, but their assessed value for the purposes of taxation does not.
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Elgin woman discovers art out of her grief
Found: 4 Hours 47 Minutes ago Courier News - Following the death of her husband to Alzheimer's disease in 1996, Elgin resident Betty Dwyer picked up a paintbrush at the prompting of her seven grown children, who hoped to give their mother an outlet for her grief. Focused on creating idyllic landscapes, Dwyer has honed her craft throughout the years and showed her works for the first time publicly Saturday.
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Norbert weakens to tropical depression Found: 7 Hours 22 Minutes ago ABC 7 - Norbert dissipated into a tropical depression over Mexico Sunday, after ripping off roofs and forcing thousands to seek shelter in Baja California....
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