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Fan injured, 17 ejected, player arrested in Peoria Chiefs game
The Associated PressFifteen players and both managers were ejected, a fan was sent to the hospital, and one player was arrested after a 10-minute bench-clearing brawl in the first inning between the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons on Thursday night in the Class A Midwest...Tags: Major League Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, National Government
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Chrysler to get out of leasing business
AP Auto WriterChrysler LLC said Friday its financial arm will get out of the auto leasing business by the end of the month because economic conditions have made leasing more expensive than buying, for both consumers and the company. The move comes as Chrysler...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Petroleum Industry, Sales, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp.
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Bush policy shifts leave Obama without a foil
The Associated PressBarack Obama wants to sound like the voice of reason on U.S. foreign policy -- the guy who would abandon Bush administration policies he sees as shortsighted, self-defeating or just plain wrong. Problem is, George Bush keeps beating him to it. The...Tags: Barack Obama, George Bush, Elections, Condoleezza Rice, Wars and Interventions
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Gaps in aging levees leave D.C. landmarks exposed
The Associated PressStrolling beside the Reflecting Pool with the Lincoln Memorial in the distance, it's easy to overlook a gentle rise in the landscape a few yards to the north. The small berm is part of an inconspicuous levee system designed to protect world-famous...Tags: Washington Monument, Meteorological Disasters, Internal Revenue Service, Hurricanes, Tourism and Leisure
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Pitcher charged with assault after minor league brawl
The Associated PressA minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault. Peoria Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo was arrested Thursday following the fight with the Single-A Dayton Dragons,...Tags: Major League Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, National Government
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Santo to retire from MB Financial
Tribune staff reporterRonald Santo, chairman and group president of MB Financial Bank and vice president of parent MB Financial Inc., will retire Sept. 19 from day-to-day operations at the Chicago-based institution. He'll remain chairman of MB Financial Bank and board...Tags: MB Financial Incorporated, National Government
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Wisconsin lieutenant governor named head of group
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton is the new chair of the National Lieutenant Governors Association. Lawton was elected unanimously at the group's meeting Friday in Buffalo, New York. The association was formed in 1962 to foster networking and...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Bush arrives for Peoria fundraiser
President Bush has arrived in Peoria, where he is expected to headline a $500-a-plate luncheon fundraiser for Republican congressional candidate Aaron Schock. Schock is running against Democrat Colleen Callahan and Green Party candidate Sheldon...Tags: George Bush, Barack Obama, National Government
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Gov. Schwarzenegger signs law banning trans fats in restaurants
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSACRAMENTO -- California restaurants will have to cook virtually without trans fats, such as those contained in margarine and many oils, under restrictions signed into law today by the state's health-conscious governor. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a...Tags: Diseases, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Laws, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Executive Branch
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Waterway Reopens To Trafiic
The Associated PressThe first of 200 ships idled by a massive oil spill began crawling down the Mississippi River Friday after the Coast Guard reopened the waterway to traffic, but it could be days before all of the ships are cleared. A 100-mile stretch of the river has...Tags: Water Pollution, Emergency Incidents, Carnival Corporation, Environmental Pollution, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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