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The U.S. Senate has approved legislation to extend unemployment benefits and expand a homebuyer tax credit.

Crain's Daily News Alert prepared for Top Executives

Viewing on a PDA? Click here.   To view this email in a web browser click here. CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SEARCH TOP HEADLINES Wednesday, November 4, 2009 · Video: New-home sales boost · PrivateBancorp insiders buy shares to buoy lender · Cook County sales-tax receipts plunge · Sears pins holiday wishes on luxury appliances · FBOP retains, plans to finish condo project · Kraft must work harder to woo Cadbury · Toolmaker, union end strike over health coverage · MillerCoors profits sparkle on cost controls, efficiencies from joint venture · Beer distributor Reyes Holdings expanding in HQ move · Gold Coast hotel involved in Hong Kong settlement · Hyatt IPO pricing, sale moved up a day · American schedules early takeoff for Chicago-Beijing service  CRAIN'S BLOGS · DuPage chief Schillerstrom's experience cuts both ways in guv race: Greg Hinz · Small-biz job losses roll on, but pace slows; brushing up your sales skills; cautious optimism in latest small-biz survey: Enterprise City · Your dime, his dance floor: Coppock writes a book; Sun-Times sports editor moves to Tribune: Biz of Sports · Star turn at lunch for Holocaust museum: Taking Names  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,802.14 +30.23 +0.31% NASDAQ 2,055.52 -1.80 -0.09% Crain's Index 79.73 -0.630 -0.784% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's 2010 Book of Lists. This is the issue you'll see on every decision-maker's desk in the city, starting with the 1500 companies featured inside. Place an ad to put you in the right place at the right time all year round. Contact Kate Van Etten at kvanetten@crain.com or 312-649-5492. Delivers Dec 28. OTHER HEADLINES · Chicago's inspector general's office sues the city Chicago Sun-Times · Fed sees no need to raise rates soon New York Times · It's still a weak recovery MarketWatch Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Check out this year's honorees in our new interactive 3D wall. Read their stories and watch their answers to: "Tell me something good." Read More · Chicago Business Today — Nov. 4 · Enterprise City — a small-business blog SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Board votes to enforce abortion law | VIDEO Physicians must now notify parents or guardians of girls 17 or younger before performing abortions. Large fire roars through Solo Cup factory Dozens of firefighters were called to fight a fire at a company on the Southwest Side. Police: 3 shot while detaining suspect Three men, including a Cook County Medical Examiner's Office death investigator, are hospitalized after they were shot at an apartment building. Warning out after N. Side sex assault attempt Chicago police have issued a warning after a woman was grabbed from behind and dragged into a gangway on the city's North Side. Illinois tax scofflaws get outed on Web Illinois taxpayers and businesses owing more than $1,000 in delinquent taxes are going worldwide. MORE STORIES Strange High school student wins seat on school board Calf fitted with prosthetic legs Town puts limits on cat ownership Woman, daughter hold signs admitting theft Police repost recliner from DWI on eBay Consumer T-Mobile still out of order for some | VIDEO Warning issued on canned food BPA Gov't: Defect in Toyota vehicles may be problem | VIDEO Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges How much to tip during the holidays? Healthbeat Tests find chemical BPA in food cans Prostate Cancer: Surveillance or Surgery? Low cholesterol may prevent some prostate cancers Daily aspirin may do more harm than good for some High-fiber diet may interfere with ovulation MOST POPULAR Feds: Chicago terrorists had secondary target 1 dead, 2 arrested after chase, crash Gov't: Defect in Toyota vehicles may be problem Toddler thrown onto CTA tracks in accident Large fire roars through Solo Cup factory All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 52°F 35°F A brief shower or two this morning; otherwise, mainly cloudy and cool Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Hank 7:30 PM The Middle 8:00 PM Modern Family 8:30 PM Cougar Town 9:01 PM Eastwick 10:00 PM ABC 7 News Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Sheriff: 3 dead students likely didn't see pond Three college softball players found dead after their sport utility vehicle went into a pond on a North Dakota farm during a stargazing trip likely drove straight into the water in the dark, authorities said Wednesday. Fast, quality food from Bandera This time of year North Michigan Avenue restaurants are buzzing- but one lets diners overlook the chaos from their second floor perch. More from the Hungry Hound SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Sign up for news alerts Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Sign up for news alerts

Crain's Daily News Alert prepared for Top Executives

Viewing on a PDA? Click here.   To view this email in a web browser click here. CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SEARCH TOP HEADLINES Tuesday, November 3, 2009 · Video: Broken banks · Borsellino wins $11M in suit vs. Putnam · ShoreBank shakes up exec suite, names new CEO · Warren Buffett buys Burlington Northern for $34B · TribCo papers will try ditching AP to cut costs · Vaccines help push Walgreen Oct sales up 4.9% · ADM profit drops but beats expectations · City zoning official admits taking bribes · Nursing home REIT postpones IPO · In brief: Chapter 11 | Muvico | AutoZone  CRAIN'S BLOGS · VC Nick Rosa talks control vs. relationships; why search may not click for retailers, and more: Enterprise City · State lists tax deadbeats; big primary field for '10 and some early predictions: Greg Hinz · Family story behind Blackhawk restaurant closing: Taking Names · Hawks score in Oct. TV ratings; November baseball doesn't make sense; golf hands out first doping penalty: Biz of Sports   Final Markets Dow Jones 9,771.91 -17.53 -0.18% NASDAQ 2,057.32 +8.12 +0.40% Crain's Index 80.36 +0.560 +0.702% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's 2010 Book of Lists. This is the issue you'll see on every decision-maker's desk in the city, starting with the 1500 companies featured inside. Place an ad to put you in the right place at the right time all year round. Contact Kate Van Etten at kvanetten@crain.com or 312-649-5492. Delivers Dec 28. OTHER HEADLINES · Aldermen bemoan cutback in library hours Chicago Sun-Times · Sales rise at G.M. and Ford, but fall at Chrysler New York Times · Elections could be early test of Obama influence Washington Post · Gold closes at record high MarketWatch Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Check out this year's honorees in our new interactive 3D wall. Read their stories and watch their answers to: "Tell me something good." Read More · Chicago Business Today — Nov. 3 · Enterprise City — a small-business blog SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.

Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. The myth of Fox News' ratings spike Fact: The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype -- hype that Fox News and the Beltway press have relentlessly pushed. Read More Fox News ignores that vaccinating Gitmo detainees benefits military personnel The November 2 editions of Fox News' Special Report and Hannity both reported solely on criticism of reported plans to allow Guantánamo Bay detainees access to H1N1 vaccines, ignoring the benefit to military personnel. Neither report noted that military personnel will be vaccinated before detainees, that vaccinating detainees can help protect military personnel and their families, or that conservatives have repeatedly in the past touted the health care benefits given to detainees in order to defend the controversial detention center. Read More Washington Times adds judicial nominee David Hamilton to its witch hunt on Obama nominees A Washington Times editorial has again used select comments and decisions made by one of President Obama's judicial nominees to smear him as a "radical's radical." In addition to invoking judicial nominee Judge David Hamilton's views on "empathy" -- a favorite conservative attack -- the editorial, which is being highlighted by the Fox Nation, misleadingly suggested that Hamilton believes judges should "effectively amend the Constitution" and that he discriminated against Christianity by banning the word "Jesus" from state legislature prayer, but allowing the word "Allah." Read More Following Rep. Foxx's lead, media conservatives compare health care reform to terrorism On November 2, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said on the House floor regarding health care legislation before the House: "I believe we have more to fear from the potential of that bill passing than we do from any terrorist right now in any country." Following Foxx's statement, Fox News' Glenn Beck compared health care reform to 9-11, and talk radio host Neal Boortz and the Fox Nation promoted Foxx's attack. Read More Fox News finds another cause: Promoting Rep. Bachmann's health care protest In recent days, following its pattern of advocacy, Fox News has repeatedly promoted Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) upcoming anti-health care reform protest, to be held on Capitol Hill and in the halls of Congress. Fox News has previously promoted numerous other rallies such as the April 15 tea party protests, health care town hall protests, and the 9-12 march on Washington. Read More Beck witch hunt for socialists, communists, Marxists moves on to SEIU's Stern Continuing his pattern, Glenn Beck suggested during the November 3 edition of his radio program that SEIU's Andy Stern  is a communist, socialist, and Marxist because he said in an interview that "workers of the world unite, it's not just a slogan anymore. It's the way we're going to have to do our work." However, when asked in a separate interview why he uses the slogan, Stern replied that it's "good news" that "communism's dead"; further, numerous conservatives, including Newt Gingrich and John McCain, have approvingly cited quotes or tactics from communist and socialist dictators -- yet those conservatives have seemed to escape Beck's witch hunt. Read More Media in 2001: Off-year elections have little national significance Conservative media are attempting to use the results of gubernatorial elections to suggest President Obama's agenda and Democrats' 2010 electoral prospects are in trouble. In the wake of Bob McDonnell's apparent victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race, Media Matters has documented examples of media arguing that Democratic victories in 2001 had little national significance. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

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Democrat Bill Owens has defeated Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in New York’s 23rd District special election, according to the Associated Press.