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Justice Department OKs CME Group and Nymex merger: MORE>>
Mortgage companies are pledging to let troubled borrowers know whether they're approved for help within 45 days: MORE>>
Northwestern University is ending its longstanding academic affiliation with Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, which is likely to link with the U. of C.: MORE>>
• AMA
doctors: We don't need secret-shopper patients: MORE>>
As the American economy slowed and stockholders watched money evaporate, CEO pay rose to new heights in 2007: MORE>>
• The highest paid CEOs of 2007: MORE>>
• Chart of CEO pay at Chicago companies: MORE>>
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FCX Clarity, Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car, rolled off a Japanese production line and is headed to Southern California: MORE>>
• Oil hits new record near $140 a barrel, then tumbles: MORE>>
FCC chairman backs merger of Sirius, XM Radio: MORE>>
Navistar extends engine deal with Cummins: MORE>>
Lehman Brothers reports a staggering $2.8 billion 2Q loss: MORE>>
GE stock at its lowest since 2003: MORE>>
Ross Perot and his charts are back: MORE>>
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"Zappos is so interested in the customer experience that they'll pay you to go away if all you care about is a quick buck," said Paula Rosenblum, managing partner at Retail Systems Research in Miami about the shoe retailer's $1,500 payment to those who want to quit during training: MORE>>
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 All Chain O' Lakes waterways have been closed to boaters following weekend storms that caused severe flooding: MORE>>
• Two
more dead in Iowa; 500,000 sand bags for Illinois: MORE>>
• Mississippi
rising as next threat: MORE>>
CTA Bus Tracker to grow by 20 routes: MORE>>
Hourly flight caps at O'Hare will be lifted in October: MORE>>
Al Gore endorses Barack Obama: MORE>>
• Poll:
Most voters think Obama will win: MORE>>
Woman in Internet hoax blamed for a 13-year-old girl's suicide pleads not guilty: MORE>>
Gay couples wed in California, but ban looms: MORE>>
• Science keeps trying to figure
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European Union announces new sanctions against Iran: MORE>>
Iraqi cleric Sadr's followers won't run in Iraqi elections: MORE>>
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Those outsourced jobs may be imaginary says Steve Chapman. More in Minority of One: MORE>>
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 Tiger Woods wins U.S. Open on 19th hole in sudden-death playoff : MORE>>
• Ed Sherman predicted
Woods romp: MORE>>
Dick Bavetta, the referee who worked one of the games Tim Donaghy alleged was rigged, officiated Game 5 of the NBA finals: MORE>>
Big Ten and Comcast network ready for a truce: MORE>>
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Lake County judge OKs Zion man's petition to change his name to "In God We Trust" -- last name is "We Trust" for those manning the file cabinet: MORE>>
 Leona Helmsley's maltese loses $10 million: MORE>>
Rome's diocese has barred the producers of the prequel to the "The Da Vinci Code" from filming in two churches there: MORE>>
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