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Woman released by ISP failed sobriety test | VIDEO Diana Paz failed a sobriety test and had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit when she was released by police near the Eisenhower Expressway, where she was struck and killed by a truck. Rally in Chicago marks end of Iraq war | VIDEO Nine years ago, thousands of people gathered in Chicago's Loop to protest the build-up to the start of the war in Iraq. Friday morning, some of them are back, marking the end of the war. Boil order lifted in East Chicago A boil order was lifted in East Chicago, Ind. Man fatally struck by car on Wheaton road | VIDEO A man died Friday after he was struck by a vehicle at a dark intersection in Wheaton, according to the DuPage County Sheriff's Office. Film critics association to hold awards event The Chicago Film Critics Association has announced it will have its first gala awards event since 2001. Youth football team heads to New Orleans | VIDEO Several young football players are on their way to New Orleans for a tournament thanks to some generous donors. MORE STORIES Strange News Merriam-Webster picks 'pragmatic' as Word of Year Wis. thieves caught after accidentally calling 911 Indonesian police shave punkers' mohawks Marijuana flung from car pelts Oregon trooper Thousands of birds make crash landing in Utah Consumer Illinois warns of fraudulent health insurance Which cars are the safest? A trip down memory lane with Facebook's Timeline Sears open until midnight through Christmas Ford: Focus Electric to get 100 mpg Healthbeat Healthbeat Report: Targeting Cancer Cells | VIDEO Snow shoveling raises heart attack risk, study confirms Low iron could lead to blood clots Call for HPV testing for all women Short workouts can be as good as long workouts MOST POPULAR Hurd allegedly oversaw Chicago drug ring Man fatally struck by car on Wheaton road Who is Chicago Bears football player Sam Hurd? Caught on tape: Police tackle robbery suspect Mother: Daley name protected son's killer All Most Popular

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Friday, December 16, 2011 Legend Lost: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011 BUSINESS SEC Charges Former Fannie, Freddie Executives With Fraud Over Risky Mortgages POLITICS GOP Candidates Avoid Fireworks In Final Debate Before Iowa Caucuses TECHNOLOGY Harald Haas On Lightbulb Data NEW YORK Occupy Wall Street Prepares For Occupation 2.0 WORLD Russia Seizes Iran-Bound Radioactive Metal BLOG POSTS David Frum: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011 A friend of theirs once took Christopher Hitchens and his wife Carol Blue to dinner at Palm Beach's Everglades Club, notorious for its exclusion of Jews. "You will behave, won't you?" Carol anxiously asked Christopher on the way into the club. No dice. When the headwaiter approached, Christopher demanded: "Do you have a kosher menu?" Christopher was never a man to back away from a confrontation on behalf of what he considered basic decency. Yet it would be wrong to remember only the confrontational side. Christopher was also a man of exquisite sensitivity and courtesy, dispensed without regard to age or station. Marlo Thomas: My Funniest Christmas Memory Everyone has great Christmas memories. My favorite involves a camel. Matthew Chapman: Christopher Hitchens: A Memory I had dinner with Christopher in Houston a few weeks ago. I suppose he must have known he was dying and this was probably the last time we'd see each other, but there was no sentimentality or whining. Cara Santa Maria: Anxiety vs. Stress: What's The Difference? Acute and chronic stress aren't diagnosable mental illnesses, but anxiety disorders are. So what's the difference? To me, this line is a bit fuzzy. It all comes down to what's happening in the brain, and how that affects an individual's ability to cope. Rabbi Michael Lerner: Occupy Hanukkah and Christmas One of the reflections of the way both religions have lost their ethical core is that the vast majority of people in both religious worlds have allowed their winter holidays into orgies of consumerism.

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