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Captain Phillips rescued, three pirates killed, one in custody >>> Chicago doctor may exposed hundreds to tuberculosis at Northwestern Memorial, Children’s Memorial and Evanston Hospital »»» Israel’s President Shimon Peres: Possible Strike on Iran »»» GM told to prep for bankruptcy »»» UK News of the World: Obama brother accused of UK sex assault »»» Obamas Easter at St. John’s Episcopal in Washington’s Lafayette »»» Cricket signs 10-year agreement and joins Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular in offering service in CTA Red Line and Blue Line subways »»» […]

Sunday school teacher charged with murder of Sandra Cantu of Tracy, California »»» Second hijacking in Gulf of Aden: Italian tugboat with 16 crew seized Saturday »»» Wildfires destroy two Texas towns: Stoneburg and Sunset »»» One of Colorado’s biggest banks, New Frontier Bank closed by state regulators »»» Crime photos mug shots from ShamWow guy Vince Shlomi hotel room fight with alleged prostitute »»» Germany: Microsoft fined $11.8m for rigging MS Office price »»» Afghanistan marriage law: Illegal for Shia Muslim woman to refuse sex after four days »»» Restored vintage aircraft crash near Sandwich Airport in DeKalb County kills two »»» […]

Suicide truck driver detonates 1 ton of explosives near Mosul police headquarters, 5 US soldiers, 2 Iraqis killed »»» Richard Phillips recaptured after escape attempt, pirates say they will kill their hostage if attacked »»» Tornado kills 3 in Mena, Arkansas »»» Two killed in Texas wildfire »»» Mother and infant killed, at least 41 injured by tornado in Murfreesboro, Tennessee »»» UK Anti-terror chief Bob Quick resigns with lucrative pension after walking in public with secret document exposed, photographed by media »»» Karl Rove regarding Joe Biden’s boast to have rebuked Bush 46: He is a serial exaggerator »»» LA Times runs an ad that looks like a story on the front page »»» Off-duty Chicago detective charged with DUI after rear-end crash that burned, killed two »»» […]

Obama’s top economic adviser Lawrence Summers: ‘free-fall’ ending »»» Rick Santorum: Obama has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions »»» Petraeus: US will increase presence near pirates near Horn of Africa »»» USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) on the scene: Somali pirates keep Maersk Alabama freighter Richard Phillips hostage »»» Another bossnapping incident at French auto parts maker »»» San Jose Police: Sabotage, fiber optic cables cut in manhole disrupt Santa Clara, Santa Cruz counties, 9-1-1 »»» Angels Nick Adenhart killed in DUI hit-and-run crash »»» Joliet Emperss Casino closed until mid-to-late-June »»» Obama’s team virtually all Chicago millionaires »»» Meijer pulls ‘Save My Planet’ ferret pet toy after one toy found infested with worms »»» […]

Crew regains control of hijacked freighter ship off Somalia, captain held hostage by pirates in lifeboat »»» Kevin Phillips, author of Bad Money, predicts 1970’s style inflation ahead »»» “Severity off the charts: Chinese, Russian spies hacked into electric grid with computer programs that could disrupts service »»» Hawaii suffering tourism drop »»» White House on Obama dip or bow that caused the king to look down: “It wasn’t a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he’s taller than King Abdullah” »»» 10 Holy Cross priests object to Notre Dame invitation »»» Rep. Jackson under scrutiny by ethics panel regarding Obama’s senate seat »»» First “If you seek Amy” song banned, now ‘ILVTOFU’ plate banned in Colorado »»» […]

Chinese financier Le Fan Wei, 37, indicted: Setting up fake companies to secretly sells nuclear materials to Tehran; New York banks unwittingly helped »»» Obama: goal of “world without nuclear weapons” … “perhaps not in my lifetime” »»» Turkish National Police arrest man with Obama assassination plot »»» Turkey native steals Cessna 172 in Canada, lands in Missouri while tracked by fighter jets »»» Partisan Gap in Obama Job Approval Widest in Modern Era »»» Tearful Allen Stanford denies Ponzi scheme, drug cartel connection »»» U.S. Information Systems for Equifax Inc: 7 percent of homeowners have mortgages at least 30 days late in February »»» Detroit Cheers, Ithaca Hours, Plenty, BerkShares: Local currencies encourage local commerce »»» GM, Segway to make PUMA (Personal Urban obility and Accessibility) »»» […]

L’AQUILA, Italy earthquake (6.3 MAG): death toll 92 and rising, 1,500 injured »»» FOREWARNED! But Italy scientist Giuliani silenced for “spreading alarm” »»» Obama in Strasbourg: America “arrogant, dismissive, and derisive” regarding Europe »»» Bolton on Obama speech: how poor his knowledge of history is … needs some additional schooling »»» Krauthammer on Obama’s Strasbourg comments: He denigrated his country in a way that I think is disgraceful »»» Obama careful on Armenian genocide question while visiting Turkey »»» Michael Jordan elected to basketball Hall of Fame »»» IOC commission tours potential sites for Chicago Olympics 2016 Summer Games »»» […]

Obama in Prague: North Korea broke the rules … now’s the time for a strong international response »»» Suicide bomber kills 22 in Chakwal, Pakistan Shiite mosque »»» Six gay men shot to death in two incidents in Sadr City of Baghdad »»» Richard Daley, Pat Quinn Outline $200 million spending plan for Chicago streets »»» New York Time Co threaten to close Boston Globe if unions don’t concede $20 million »»» Farrah Fawcett reportedly hospitalized, fighting anal cancer 3 years »»» Fire destroys 5 South Lawndale homes on Springfield Avenue »»» DUI crash on I-90 between Route 72 and 47 injures seven »»» […]

North Korea launched rocket at 0230 GMT Sunday from Musudan-ri launch pad, crossed Japan air space, plunged in Pacific Ocean »»» Hundreds of shots: Pittsburgh killer feared Obama gun ban, killed three cops »»» Father, 5 kids age 7 to 16 die in murder-suicide »»» Venezuelan leader Chavez: ‘Capitalism needs to go down’ »»» Anti-NATO protests set two hotels, supermarket on fire in Strasbourg, Michelle Obama trip to cancer hospital cancelled due to violence »»» People of Broughton, England block camera car of Google street view contractor »»» Barrington Hills crash: Woman and daughter killed, another daughter critically injured, four others critically injured »»» […]

Gunman kills 13 and self at American Civic Association in Binghamton, NY »»» Unemployment soars to 8.5 pct.; 13 million jobless, Cardinal Health eliminating 1,300 positions »»» Couple on Dr. Phil admit to being professional shoplifters last November, home raided Thursday Mar. 26 »»» A 16-year-old girl posing as construction worker is caught smuggling immigrants »»» Robot breakthrough: formed hypotheses and carried out experiments without creator’s intervention »»» FTC regulatory changes will make bloggers and social media participants responsible for statements »»» Iowa Court: Marriage ban unconstitutional »»» […]

ATF: 90% guns are from U.S. vs. FOXNews: 83% are NOT from U.S. »»» Mexico weapons come from South Korea, China, Spain, Israel, Soviet Boc, Russian Mafia, Columbia (FARC), Guatemala, Mexican Army deserters »»» Wall Street rally: 8067.45 (+305.85) at 12:38 EDT »»» G-20 to give $1 trillion to IMF, World Bank »»» Manchester, UK: Man uses Facebook for campaign to catch fiancée’s rapist »»» Blagojevich, his brother, top aides indicted »»» Cardinal Francis George to Notre Dame: Don’t uninvite Obama, urges Catholics to call, e-mail, write letters about the “extreme embarrassment” Illinois House votes to ban texting while driving, goes to Senate »»» Chicago Bears get quarterback Jay Cutler, left tackle Orlando Pace; trade away Kyle Orton »»» […]

Financial Fools Day: Hit the rich warfare, G20 turns violent »»» Obama to Peter DeFazio: “Don’t think we’re not keeping score, brother.” »»» Geithner: More CEO firings could follow »»» CBS ‘Guiding Light’ to be turned off in September 2009 »»» Chinese Dong Feng 21 missile: Aircraft carrier killer »»» Conficker, April Fool’s Day worm quiet so far »»» CTA buses: signs promoting healthy gays defaced »»» Backup 9-1-1 center construction underway at O’Hare »»» Helmet law defeated in Illinois Senate »»» New Dance Expressions dance studio was prostitution front »»» […]

Obama arrives in Britain for G20, Europe tour »»» Surveillance tower planned for Detroit, Buffalo »»» Palatine Police shut down gun show at Hotel Indigo »»» Chicago manufacturing index takes a dive »»» Affluenza: the socially transmitted disease of overload »»» USAF: Bright lights over Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina not man-made »»» Green laws ignored: people smuggling in Cascade and Electrasol into Spokane »»» Honda demonstrates interface that converts thoughts to action »»» Bobcat that attacked bar patrons in Cottonwood, Arizona (Mar. 23) was rabid »»» […]

Tim Gould, former Chicago Heights Bronco football player turned Chicago Police officer performs difficult fire rescue, saves 68-year-old »»» Mortgage Defaults, Delinquencies Rise »»» Bill Maher rips the United States and troops »»» Sarkozy threatens to walk out of the G20 global summit if France’s demands for tougher regulations are not met »»» China, Russia coordinating proposals on new global currency »»» Gadhafi, claims he is king of kings of Africa, imam of Muslims, then storms out of Arab summit criticizing Saudi King Abdullah’s ties to U.S. and Britain »»» Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina residents witness streaking lights, fireball — green with an orange tail — and thunderous sound »»» […]

Gunman Robert Stewart injured and arrested after he kills eight at nursing home in Carthage, North Carolina »»» Israeli drones attacked Iranian convoys in Sudan »»» GM CEO Rick Wagoner to resign at the request of Obama administration in bailout deal »»»Conficker: Internet worm will try to send spam, send excessive web traffic and more on April Fool’s Day via infected PC’s »»» April 7: Lake County voters to be asked about Route 53 extension »»» Brunswick Georgia: Woman uses Facebook to contact network of friends to solve auto break-in by contacting network of neighborhood wives; one saw suspect »»» Stabbing at Vain nightclub Sunday »»» […]