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Drew Peterson trial jury selection under way | VIDEO Potential jurors filed into a Will County courtroom Monday for the start of jury selection in the trial of Drew Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police officer accused of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Suspect in custody in deadly Lombard fire | VIDEO A fire early Sunday morning left a young mother dead just after her birthday celebration, one day before her 25th birthday. City to settle Burge torture suits for $7M The City of Chicago is settling cases involving two alleged victims of police torture by former police commander Jon Burge for more than $7 million. Explosion inside South Side home The Chicago Fire Department is looking for the cause of an explosion and fire at 90th Street and Normal on Chicago's South Side. Police: Suspects found in break-in at Moody Church Three people were in custody Monday after a break-in at a Near North Side church. Report: Common could lose Chicago condo to foreclosure A Chicago rapper and actor may be on the verge of losing his condo. MORE STORIES Strange News Lobstermen finding more odd colors in the catch BK fires workers; photo showed 1 standing in lettuce bin Bras from 1400s found in Lemberg Castle in Austria 'Volcano sandwich' heating up Elkhart, Ind. 'Zombies' disrupt Univ. of California meeting | VIDEO Consumer DirecTV gets Viacom channels back, deal negotiated United raises fares by up to $10 per round trip Honda recalls 2012 CRV SUVs, 2013 Acura ILX Lay's holding contest to find next big chip flavor JCPenney to use self check-out machines Healthbeat Gene therapy treatment OK, EU regulators say For Your Family: Summer Poison Dangers | VIDEO Flip-flops blamed for wide range of foot pain Study: Older Americans' vision better than decades ago Healthbeat Report: Looking for Trouble | VIDEO MOST POPULAR Bachelorette Emily Maynard gets engagement ring on finale Suspect in custody in deadly Lombard fire James Holmes appears dazed in Colorado court Officer charged in shooting death of woman at party Woman stabbed in face in Gold Coast All Most Popular

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Twilight Of Reason In The GOP

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Monday's Daily Brief: NCAA Slams Penn State

Monday, July 23, 2012 NCAA Slams Penn State POLITICS Obama Tells Moving Story Of Colorado Shooting Survivors POLITICS Westboro Baptist Church Protest Effort Blocked DENVER Shooting Suspect Reportedly Facing Death Threats From Other Inmates SCIENCE WATCH: Stunning Space Time-Lapse With Perfect Score GAY VOICES WATCH: Tripp Palin Calls Aunt Willow A 'Faggot' On TV BLOG POSTS Leo W. Gerard: Hey, Romney, Let Voters See What You Showed McCain John McCain and Mitt Romney share a secret. It's 23 years of Mitt's tax returns. Jared Bernstein: A New, Simple, Smart Plan for the Fiscal Cliff It's really quite shocking how nobody in the policy world is considering ways to deal with an economy that's now probably growing even slower than we thought. Lisa Belkin: Stop Wondering Why There Were Young Children At The Aurora Theater Why do so many care that there were children in the theater? Or, more specifically, why do so many care so much that this is what they focus on before the bodies of the victims are even buried? And why do they feel so strongly that they actually suggest those who died might have brought this on themselves? Noam Chomsky: Destroying the Commons: How the Magna Carta Became a Minor Carta What we do right now, or fail to do, will determine what kind of world will greet the millennial anniversary of Magna Carta. It is not an attractive prospect if present tendencies persist -- not least, because the Great Charter is being shredded before our eyes. Joshua Kors: Guor Marial: Marathon Runner Flees Sudan, Heads to London Olympics On Friday, Guor Marial and I spoke about his extraordinary Olympic journey: from Sudanese refugee, to New Hampshire high school student, to Iowa State track star and now London Olympian.

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