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Milt Program Guide August 08
Staff reporterFRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST THE HUMAN FACTOR As the Iraq War debate rages on, politicians remind us that America’s initial intervention was based on faulty intelligence. Mistaken or misconstrued information is nothing new for the Central Intelligence...Tags: World Series, Constitutional Issues, Democracy, Culture, Demographics
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Reunion Planned For 1968 DNC Riot Police
(WGN-AM)- The violent clashes between police and protesters during the 1968 Democratic National Convention aren't typically considered proud moments in Chicago history. But some members of the Fraternal Order of Police want to change that. On June 26,...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Riots, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Union Park, Democratic Convention (1968)
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1968 DNC Protestors Speak Out Against Police Reunion
(WGN-AM)- A protester who helped organize the anti-war demonstrations during the 1968 Democratic National Convention spoke out Tuesday morning against the planned reunion Friday for the Chicago police officers who were at the riots.
Don Rose, a former...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Public Relations, Union Park, Democratic Convention (1968)
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Obama Pushes Health Care Reform At AMA Conference
(WGN-AM)- President Barack Obama called the cost of health care a "ticking time-bomb" that threatens to slow the nation's economic recovery as he pushed a massive reform plan during an appearance in Chicago before the nation's largest doctors group....Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Pat Quinn, Insurance, Air and Space Accidents, Government Health Care
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AMA Convention In Chicago Will Feature Obama Speech
(WGN-AM)- Amid the push in Washington for health-care reform, President Barack Obama will come to Chicago Monday to address the American Medical Association, the Chicago-based national doctors group and the White House confirmed today. The AMA's policy-...Tags: Politics, Government Health Care, Valerie Jarrett, Medical Services, Clubs and Associations
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The Sunday Papers
Rick Kogan starts off your Sunday morning (and probably finishes off his Saturday night) with stories unique to Chicago and discussion on the news and oddities of the day.
Rick starts off your Sunday with discussions of the weekend's news and events...Tags: Entertainment, Bars and Clubs, Crimes, Dining and Drinking, Radio
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Walter Cronkite Dies at 92
(WGN-AM) - Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks' golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called "the most trusted man in America," died Friday. He was 92.
Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. with his...Tags: All in the Family (tv program) , Entertainment, Space Programs, Armed Forces, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Won't you please come to Chicago
They've come to protest war, or to protest the money spent on war, or to protest the cuts in social programs that they blame on the money spent on war. They want a tax on Wall Street, a moratorium on home foreclosures, an end to deportation of...Tags: Medical Specialization, Rahm Emanuel, International Organizations, Muammar Gaddafi, Robin Hood
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Police, Secret Service tighten the Loop
Chicago police officers are used to flooding hot spots on the South and West sides to fight the street gang violence that drives most of the mayhem in the city, but this week they have begun to flood another side of the metropolis: the glittering...
Tags: Elections, Chicago Loop, Rahm Emanuel, International Organizations, Chicago Hotels
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Sheriff's official suspended for disrupting Secret Service efforts to protect VP Joe Biden last year
One of Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings top aides has been disciplined for "conduct unbecoming" stemming from an incident during Vice PresidentJoe Biden'svisit to Orlando last year.
Besides trying to get his picture taken with Biden, Maj. Danny Vereen...Tags: Walt Disney, Orlando International Airport, Amusement and Theme Parks, Elections, Joe Biden
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News briefs for Thursday, May 10
A long, slow contemplation, then a decisive turn, behind Obama's move to endorse gay marriage WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's evolution on gay marriage unfolded at a Darwinian pace, like that of the giant tortoise. For more than a year...
Tags: West Point, Marriage, United Kingdom, Benedict Arnold, Politics
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Missouri Democrats to hold state convention June 9
The Missouri Democratic Party announced Thursday that it would hold the 2012 Democratic Party State Convention on Saturday, June 9, at the Lodge of the Four Seasons at Lake of the Ozarks. The convention, billed as the largest gathering of Democrats in...Tags: Elections, Politics, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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