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Funeral held for woman whose sister attended Obama speech on gun violence
The South Side woman killed in North Chicago hours after her sister attended President Obama's speech on gun violence was remembered at a funeral service today. Janay McFarlane was shot and killed in the 1300 block of Jackson Avenue on Feb. 15. 21 year-...
Tags: Shootings, Barack Obama
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Storm dusts Tucson with snow, gathers strength as it rolls east
In most places, hoopla about an official snowfall reading of less than one-tenth of an inch sounds silly. In Tucson, it makes sense. On Thursday, a day after the Sonoran desert's saguaros got a rare -- albeit thin -- blanket of snow, the winter...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Air Transportation Delays, St. Louis, National Weather Service, Snow Storms
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For Jackson, the rules do apply
WASHINGTON -- Jesse Jackson Jr. arrived in court wearing a leather bracelet, not the gold-plated Rolex watch he bought with $43,350 in federal campaign cash. The former congressman's head was bare, unadorned by the Michael Jackson fedora, purchased with...
Tags: Bruce Lee, Bob Menendez, Politics, Michael Jackson, Elections
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Jacksons' case a tale of runaway spending
Tribune reportersIt was the kind of runaway spending usually reserved for someone with newfound riches — a holistic retreat, a cruise, pricey restaurant tabs, flat-screen televisions and even a pair of stuffed elk heads —and former Congressman Jesse Jackson...Tags: Political Corruption, Politics, Museum of Science and Industry, Missing Persons, Chicago City Council
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Jacksons' guilt a tale of excess
— It was the kind of runaway spending usually reserved for someone with newfound riches — a holistic retreat, a cruise, pricey restaurant tabs, flat-screen televisions and even a pair of stuffed elk heads —and former Congressman Jesse...
Tags: Political Corruption, Museum of Science and Industry, Politics, Chicago City Council, Executive Branch
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Former New Orleans mayor pleads not guilty in corruption case
Former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, whose lambasting of the federal government’s response after Hurricane Katrina helped make him the face of his city’s post-disaster tenacity, pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to bribery, money...
Tags: Political Corruption, Bribery, Crime, Law and Justice, C. Ray Nagin, Corporate Crime
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N.Y. anchorman resigns amid allegations he tried to strangle wife
A New York television anchorman who was the face of WCBS-TV resigned Wednesday amid allegations he tried to strangle his wife. Rob Morrison, whose booking photo showing a bloodied face has been circulating on the Internet the last few days, spent...
Tags: CBS Corp., Stamford
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Feds, Texas A&M authorities investigate bomb threat at school
About 700 people were evacuated at several facilities at Texas A&M University on Wednesday after a bomb threat forced the closing of part of the school and its athletic complex. “The investigation is continuing,” spokesman Lane Stephenson...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Explosions, Los Angeles Times, Bombings, Colleges and Universities
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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s guilty plea: Readers react
When former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiring with his wife, Ald. Sandi Jackson, to keep some $750,000 in campaign funds for personal use, the story quickly became Wednesday's most-read story on chicagotribune.com, and the subject...
Tags: Chris Tucker, Chicago Tribune, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Court Preliminary, Trials
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Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to conspiracy count
The Shakespearean tragedy that was the life of Jesse Jackson Jr. came to its expected denouement Wednesday when the former Illinois congressman entered a guilty plea in federal court to a charge that he conspired to misuse more than $750,000 in campaign...
Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Elections, Michael Jackson
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Dashed expectations
Change of SubjectJohn Kass, Monday about the fall of Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandi: Expect some media hand-wringing, and wailing and piteous cries, references to civil rights and racism conquered and the good fight against evil. I've seen, heard and...... -
Mother of woman killed after younger daughter saw Obama prepares for funeral
Tribune reporterThe mother of a woman killed the same day as a younger daughter heard President Barack Obama speak about gun violence in Chicago was left preparing funeral arrangements today as charges were pending against the alleged killers. Angela Blakely finalized...Tags: Shootings, Mount Hope, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Rahm Emanuel, Murder
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