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McCain losing Hispanic support
LAS VEGAS---- Cindy Florez can't always remember the name of the man who will get her vote for president, but she knows his party and that's enough.
Chicago Sun Times  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
N.Y. election mix-up: 'Osama' on the ballot
TROY, N.Y.---- Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for ''Barack Osama.''
Chicago Sun Times  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Crash into power line kills balloonist in N.M.
BERNALILLO, N.M.---- A hot air balloon crashed into power lines and burst into flames Friday during Albuquerque's annual balloon fiesta, throwing both men on board to the ground and killing one of them.
Chicago Sun Times  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
FCC sides with NFL Network in dispute
WASHINGTON---- The Federal Communications Commission has sided with the National Football League in a long-running programming dispute with Comcast Corp., ruling that Comcast should carry the league's NFL Network on its popular digital cable package.
Chicago Sun Times  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Fox poll puts Obama ahead
THE POLL: Fox News/ Opinion Dynamics, national presidential race among 900 registered voters, conducted Oct. 8-9.
Chicago Sun Times  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Mazda: No decision on Ford's stake sale
Mazda denied Saturday that a decision had been made by troubled Ford Motor Co. to sell its stake in the Japanese automaker but it didn't rule out a possible deal. Japanese media reported Saturday that Ford was considering selling its one-third stake in Hiroshima-based Mazda Motor Corp. Public b ... more »
Chicago Sun Times  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Scholarship for Web tools
Sandra Guy: How could Web services help a professor studying medieval Chinese texts? What about a researcher trying to map particular scenes in silent movies to discover the director's style of movie making? "Computers are already good at finding patterns, particularly in text," said ... more »
Chicago Sun Times  –  Oct 11, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
McCain booed after trying to calm anti-Obama chants
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (AP) _ The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and ... more »
Chicago Tribune  –  Oct 11, 2008 05:33 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Hampshire alum dies after car accident in Yemen
State Department employee sought toughest assignments After the U.S. State Department offered Hampshire High School alum Jeff Patneau a position, he asked for the most difficult assignments, according to his family.
Chicago Tribune  –  Oct 11, 2008 05:24 AM [GMT]  –  comment?