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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Obama to Address Nation’s Schoolchildren

Posted at 12:36 pm on August 31, 2010 by marcusb

Once again this year, President Obama is planning to address the nation’s schoolchildren in a speech that will be shown in classrooms around the country.

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Greatest Legal Ad Ever

Posted at 5:37 am on August 31, 2010 by keith

Florida divorce attorney Steve Miller may have the greatest legal ad in television history.…

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Watch FOX Chicago’s Mike Flannery Jog with Blago

Posted at 8:39 am on August 27, 2010 by marcusb

In the endless pursuit of journalistic excellence, FOX Chicago’s Mike Flannery chased the story by chasing former Governor Rod Blagojevich down the block, looking for reaction from Blago to his upcoming retrial.

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A Picture from Inside the Blago Jury Room

Posted at 7:29 am on August 27, 2010 by marcusb

As twelve jurors were deliberating on the future of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, this homemade drawing by juror Steve Wlodek’s daughter hung on the wall to brighten their days and remind them of their own families.

Listen to Big John …

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Terrorist Idol

Posted at 3:54 am on August 27, 2010 by keith

Khuram Sher was arrested yesterday as part of a terror cell in Ontario. In 2008 he was a failed contestant for the reality game show “Canadian Idol.”…

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Best Candidate Ever?

Posted at 5:54 am on August 26, 2010 by keith

Chris Young, a mayoral candidate in Providence may give Alvin Greene a run for his money for most entertaining political candidate.…

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Brookfield Zoo Says Don’t Feed the Animals … or Your Children?

Posted at 11:48 am on August 25, 2010 by marcusb

Brookfield Zoo has been forced to backpedal after a zoo employee recently told a Naperville woman that she wasn’t allowed to breastfeed her child in public in one of the zoo’s restaurants.

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Would You Wear This On An Airplane?

Posted at 5:12 am on August 25, 2010 by keith

CNN has posted a photo of a man in the Dallas Fort-Worth Airport wearing short shorts and a halter top. “This is ok for a male revue nightclub, but not for public daytime,” said Oaks, whose husband Mark snapped the …

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Tiger’s Ex to Get $100 Million, Is It Too Much?

Posted at 10:12 pm on August 24, 2010 by marcusb

Does Elin Nordegren deserved the reported divorce settlement of between $100 and $500 million? Is Tiger just trying to keep her quiet?

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Our Cameras Chased Down Blago at Comic-Con

Posted at 1:35 pm on August 24, 2010 by marcusb

Our very own Bryan Biggs took the Big John and Amy cameras to Comic-Con in Rosemont this weekend to talk to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.…

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