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State's attorney now looking into Maine West hazing | VIDEO Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez says her office will conduct a top-to-bottom review of the hazing scandal at Maine West High School. 7 CPD district commanders replaced | VIDEO After a violent weekend in Chicago, Superintendent Garry McCarthy says that he has ordered seven changes of district commanders in the city. Realtor sexually assaulted at Hammond showing A search is under way in northwest Indiana for two men who sexually assaulted a realtor as she was showing a home. Logan Square nightclub shooting injures 4 Gunshots were fired inside a Logan Square nightclub during a private party early Wednesday. Cubs manager Dave Sveum shot by Robin Yount while hunting Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum says he's OK after former teammate Robin Yount accidentally shot him in the right ear and back with pellets during a recent quail hunt in Arizona. Suit says woman lost Romeoville job for prosthetic leg A federal lawsuit contends a Chicago-area woman was wrongfully fired from her job because she has a prosthetic leg. MORE STORIES Strange News Eating while driving banned in South Dakota town Facebook status updates -- from the bathroom 'Bully' goat chases, headbutts kids near Texas school | VIDEO Marley drink out of NJ schools after students get sick Ram on the lam: Escaped sheep captured in Iowa Consumer Starbucks adding 1,500 US locations Best tablets for kids Cramming a growing problem for cell phone users First text message sent 20 years ago Survey: Car insurance price trumps customer service Healthbeat Aspirin coating may mask heart benefits Dying with Dignity: The Truth About Hospice Care Suburban woman feels Kate Middleton's pain | VIDEO Study: More sleep increases pain tolerance US flu season could be bad, CDC says MOST POPULAR Kate Middleton Pregnant: Nurse reveals info on prank call Subway shove suspect charged with murder Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012 features new-mom models Puppy recovering after being shot by police Pilot killed in Illinois plane crash identified All Most Popular

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Wednesday's Daily Brief: Filibuster Reform Planned For January

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Filibuster Changes Coming POLITICS The Surprising Reason Secretary Of State Speculation Worries Dems POLITICS Jack Brooks, Who Served 42 Years In Congress, Dies BUSINESS Citi To Slash Thousands Of Jobs MEDIA WATCH: NY Post Photographer Defends Taking Horrifying Picture OWN WATCH: Oprah's Next Book Club Selection Is... BLOG POSTS Linda Bergthold: Is Health Care Part of the "Fairy Dust" Talk About the Fiscal Cliff? I'm getting really tired of the hysteria over this so-called, somewhat media created, "fiscal cliff." But I do think we are in for some changes in health care as a result of the discussions going on in Washington so here's what you should expect. Richard Trumka: Listen to the Voters -- and Save Yourselves It's time for House Speaker John Boehner and the Republican leadership to stop holding America's middle class hostage and instead join Democrats in saying "No" to another tax cut for the rich. Jared Bernstein: Move Over Simpson-Bowles... There's a New Plan in Town The Center for American Progress has a smart, simple, progressive, and politically plausible new fiscal plan out and it's worth a close look. It's actually pretty Clintonesque. Will Bunch: Bob Costas Learns the Right Time to Talk About Guns in America: Never So if Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were afraid to talk about guns (and they were), no wonder America was so shocked when Bob Costas spoke Sunday night, shocked that a man in his position didn't know the right time to talk about guns in this great nation. Mike Ryan: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey': How Is 48 Frames Per Second? Yes, there's a new Hobbit movie coming out soon. (The first of three Hobbit movies, actually.) But, most of the buzz -- both good and bad -- stems from the fact that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be shown on a special kind of film with a rate of 48 frames per second. Truth be told, I had no idea what this meant when it was first announced.

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Tuesday's Daily Brief: Elizabeth Warren Banking Committee Appointment

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Source: Sen.-Elect Warren Tapped For Banking Committee POLITICS #My2K and How to Keep Our Political Debate From Going Over the Cliff POLITICS Fiscal Cliff Talks: Progress Quietly Begins As Both Sides Make Opening Bids GREEN Nuclear Power Whistleblowers Sound Alarm On Secrecy Among Feds WORLD Terrorist Attacks More Than Quadrupled In Decade Since Sept. 11 FOOD Trader Joe's Recalls Another Product BLOG POSTS Oprah Winfrey: Teaching Is My Calling At the end of each school year in South Africa -- which is right now -- I teach a class to the 12th graders at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. It's my last chance before they move out into the world of college and beyond to try and cram everything I wish someone had told me into a week's curriculum. Marlo Thomas: 12 Healthy Holiday Recipes As the holidays approach I can already taste the fabulous holiday meals. But then anxiety rushes in when I think of all the weight I can gain from them -- and after trying so hard all year not to pack it on! But who can pass on all the scrumptious stuffing, creative casseroles and decadent desserts?! Sen. John Kerry: 24 Hours to Decide Watching cable television you might not know it, but the Senate is on the eve of a major decision that -- regardless of outcome -- will ripple around the globe. It's time for action in the Senate on the Disabilities Treaty, and it's time for grassroots action to help push us across the finish line. Thomas M. Menino: Dear President Obama and Speaker Boehner In Washington, "winning the 24-hour news cycle" is victory. You know what victory is for patients down the hall from me? Walking. Alice E. Vincent: Kate Middleton's Womb Shouldn't Be Up for Public Discussion Fertility rights are hugely important. But what's happening in (nee) Middleton's middle shouldn't be up for public discussion. It's fantastic that another royal is on the way but it would be even better if the press could stop the speculation on how it's gestating for the next half year.

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