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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Thursday, July 22, 2010 Blago jury could get case next week | VIDEO The Rod Blagojevich trial appears to be in its final days. Police bust yields drugs, weapons, 25 arrests | VIDEO Authorities have arrested more than two dozen alleged gang members following a drug and weapons bust in Chicago. 3 suspicious packages found on Near North Side At least three suspicious packages were found within 12 hours around the Near North Side. NTSB: Plane tried 2 takeoffs before crash | VIDEO A preliminary report is in on the plane crash that killed a Skokie man and three of his grandchildren. Skokie to clear home where hoarder died | VIDEO The Village of Skokie has been granted a court order to enter and inspect the trash-filled home where an elderly woman was found dead this week. More 'Transformers 3' closures ahead | VIDEO Wacker Drive between Wabash and Michigan reopened early Thursday after the filming of "Transformers 3." MORE STORIES Strange News Instruments from Elvis' embalming to be auctioned Police make arrest in `bouquet bandit' case Man gives painting to Colo. bin Laden hunter Thrift store gets laptop back after mistaken sale Crash leaves frozen chickens across the road Consumer Millions of blinds and shades recalled Ways to avoid phone bill scams Clean out your air ducts, not your wallet | VIDEO Survey: Facebook users concerned about privacy, ads Auto approval rates improve Healthbeat New guidelines aim to reduce repeated C-sections FDA issues hold on much-debated Avandia study Study: No link between coffee, prostate cancer New way to kill brain cancer starves cells Can cell phones lead to ringing in the ear? MOST POPULAR Police deal with threats after officer's killing NTSB: Plane tried 2 takeoffs before crash 3 suspicious packages found on Near North Side I-Team: 'Down Time' for city workers Smashing Pumpkins to raise money for musician All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 89°F 78°F Cloudy and warm with a strong thunderstorm in the area; breezy this afternoon Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Wipeout 8:00 PM Rookie Blue 9:00 PM Boston Med 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope 6 dead, many hurt in Greyhound bus crash A Greyhound bus carrying 47 people and traveling to Sacramento from Los Angeles crashed on a highway in California's Central Valley on Thursday, killing six and injuring many others. Thursday marks 76th anniversary of Dillinger death On July 22, 1934, bank robber John Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, where he had just seen the Clark Gable movie "Manhattan Melodrama." Slideshow: John Dillinger Mystery Spot: Dillinger Museum Dillinger letter on the auction block Dillinger museum showcases guns Dillinger's autopsy 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

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2010-07-22       The Daily Brief     Richard (RJ) Eskow: What Shirley Sherrod and Social Security Have in Common AP Richard (RJ) Eskow: When you think about it, Shirley Sherrod and the Social Security system have a lot more in common than their initials. Both of them help people and deserve gratitude, not criticism. Both of them were doing just fine before they came under attack. Both of them were targeted in order to serve a right-wing agenda. And in both cases the administration spent too much time playing along, rather than asking tough questions and fighting for what's right. Click here to read more. Bob Cesca: Fooled Again by Breitbart and the Wingnut Right Andrew Breitbart has done it again. This time, he's flimflammed the White House, the NAACP and the traditional news media. I wonder who will be fired and disgraced next. Willie Nelson: Shirley Sherrod, a Family Farmer's Friend The real story of Shirley Sherrod deserved to be told a long time ago. She has had an amazing impact on the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of families and communities throughout the South. Candy Spelling: No Burkas in the Boardroom Everyone should be worried about security. But to strike out at a small religious group of Muslim women in France in case someone planning to do harm will emulate their clothing is not the way to go. Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: Selling Out Uncle Sam & Outsourcing American Power When information that is supposedly of and for government is in private hands, the power of that information can be used to serve private agendas with the risk of corporate and private players influencing policy to suit those agendas. David Katz, M.D.: Weight Loss and Wonder Drugs: Something Is Fishy Although the problem weight control drugs try to fix -- a body turning surplus calories into an energy reserve -- is normal, they may prove to be elusive not just now, but forever.     HuffPost News Geithner Refuses To Say Whether He'd Be Happy With Warren Leading Consumer Agency Shirley Sherrod Says She'd Love To Talk Race With President Obama Gulf Oil Efforts SUSPENDED: BP Shuts Down Well Work Due To Bad Weather Diane Sawyer Interviews Mark Zuckerberg (VIDEO): Facebook CEO On Privacy, Charging Users, And 'Facebook Movie' 'Inception': 9 Surprising Sleep Facts From the Movie (PHOTOS)   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy

Judge hears arguments on Arizona immigration law - Yahoo! News

Judge hears arguments on Arizona immigration law - Yahoo! News

A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday from lawyers for the governor, the federal government and civil rights groups over whether Arizona's new immigration law should take effect in a week.

AP-Univision poll: Hispanic financial worries deep - Yahoo! News

AP-Univision poll: Hispanic financial worries deep - Yahoo! News

For Hispanics in America, the ravaged economy has been a personal nightmare.

Historic financial overhaul signed to law by Obama - Yahoo! News

Historic financial overhaul signed to law by Obama - Yahoo! News

Reveling over a new milestone in his presidency, a triumphant Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of lending and high-finance rules since the Great Depression, adding safeguards for millions of consumers and aiming to restrain Wall Street excesses that could set off a new recession.

Additional jobless benefits hinge on House vote - Yahoo! News

Additional jobless benefits hinge on House vote - Yahoo! News

A House vote Thursday is expected to send President Barack Obama a long-sought measure to resumeunemployment payments to millions of people whose benefits have lapsed.

Agriculture Dept. tries to move past race uproar - Yahoo! News

Agriculture Dept. tries to move past race uproar - Yahoo! News:

The White House apologized to Shirley Sherrod. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered her a new job. But after a whirlwind week, Sherrod says she needs to think about it.

Congress to extend jobless benefits, but employment crisis continues - Yahoo! News

Congress to extend jobless benefits, but employment crisis continues - Yahoo! News

Although Congress is on the verge of passing anotheremergency extension of jobless benefits this week, concern continues to grow over how long it could take to dig the country out of its current unemployment crisis.