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Analysis: School protest yields more talks
AP Political WriterThe protest over education funding that kept hundreds of Chicago Public School students out of school for two days brought attention to a never-ending issue and the promise of a meeting between the boycott's organizer and the governor. But the boycott...Tags: Sales, Tourism and Leisure, Rod Blagojevich, Casino and Gambling Industry, Laws
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Priest takes center stage in controversy
bart.jones@newsday.comOne of James Lisante's tasks when he was in the minor seminary in the 1970s was to get a public figure to come speak each year. The one he remembers best was Frank Capra, the film director whose works included the Christmas classic "It's A Wonderful Life....Tags: Values, Derek Jeter, Frank Capra Jr., Ethics, William Murphy
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BOLD NAMES
Panthers' Smith cuffs teammate, sent home Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith was sent home Friday from training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., after he punched teammate Ken Lucas at practice. That left the starting cornerback holding an ice pack to his...Tags: Kobe Bryant, Boston Celtics, Carolina Panthers, Ken Lucas, Golden State Warriors
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Los Angeles Fire Department tattoo coverup muddles real mission
I might be a little nervous walking past Carlos Caceres on the street, tattoos covering his beefy arms and the back of his hands and creeping up his neck from beneath his shirt. But what would I think if Capt. Caceres rolled up to my burning house in...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Fires, Defense
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Pope visit fans Egan retirement talk
Associated Press WriterWhatever impressions Pope Benedict XVI took away from his long weekend in New York may influence a big, upcoming decision _ picking a successor to Cardinal Edward Egan as archbishop. Speculating on the next leader of the New York Archdiocese, one of...Tags: Benedict XVI, Dennis Sullivan, Roman Catholic, Jim Fitzgerald, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Huntington resident Robert T. Grant dead at 76
Newsday Staff WriterRobert T. Grant, a longtime Huntington resident who pursued both sports and religion with equal passion, died Thursday at home of complications of T-cell lymphoma. He was 76. Grant's son, Michael S. Grant of Manhasset, said his father pursued a career in...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Government, Death and Dying, National Government, Easter
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Ill. High Court Considers Pharmacy Rules
Associated Press WriterA group of pharmacists asked the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday to throw out a rule that forces them to dispense emergency contraception despite moral objections, claiming it amounts to illegal coercion. Gov. Rod Blagojevich issued the rule in 2005,...Tags: Litigation, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Supreme Court, Local Authority, Lawyers
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Sandra Day O'Connor's loss, and ours
From Arizona last week came the sad news that John O'Connor, husband of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has grown romantically attached to another patient in an Alzheimer's facility where both live. For Justice O'Connor, the pain of...Tags: Court Administration, George Bush, Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease
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Black gold's tarnish seen in Canada
Times Staff WriterThe Aurora Mine exudes the odor of petroleum and the look of untapped riches. The open pit mine plunges 250 feet deep and ranges over a couple of square miles, carved out of pine and spruce forest by gigantic machines that operate 24/7, even in the...Tags: Biology, Imperial Oil Limited, Cancer, Fishing, Energy Resources
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Refuge for those who need it most
Newsday Staff WriterWith no publicity and always in the evening, Cardinal John O'Connor, the late archbishop of New York, used to visit the AIDS care center at St. Clare's Hospital in Manhattan. There, at the city's first center exclusively for AIDS care, he emptied bed...Tags: Benedict XVI, Marriage, Roman Catholic, Health and Safety at School, Long Island
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Battle begins for O'Connor successor
WASHINGTON BUREAUThe long-awaited battle over the Supreme Court began Friday when Justice Sandra Day O'Connor sent a surprise letter to the White House saying she would retire as soon as a replacement could be confirmed. The retirement marks the end of an era in which O'...Tags: Arlen Specter, Upper House, Local Authority, Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease
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LI congressman takes a controversial stance
Newsday Washington BureauFifty years ago, 11-year-old Peter King sat in a classroom at St. Teresa's Grammar School in Woodside watching a little girl, who was deeply depressed about the death of a close relative, struggle with a mountainous multiplication table on the blackboard....Tags: Upper House, Roman Catholic, Immigration, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, St. Albans
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