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Charlie Meyerson, Daywatch columnist
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OBAMA vs. THE NEW YORKER. Barack Obama's campaign is condemning as "tasteless and offensive" a cover the magazine says was meant to satirize "scare tactics and misinformation." Katie Fretland has the story:
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New Yorker editor tells The Huffington Post: "I ran the cover because I thought it had something to say."
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Dawn Turner Trice: Obama, Osama, magazine drama.
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Eric Zorn: Did McCain suffer "memory lapse," or was he pandering in Pittsburgh?
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'POLITICIANS ... ARE TOO GUTLESS TO TELL RIDERS AND VOTERS WHAT THEY NEED TO HEAR.' So Dennis Byrne says it for them: "Now would be a good time to raise bus and train fares."
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CTA bus catches fire on Lake Shore Drive:
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CTA plans parking structures for bicycles at four busy train stations (suntimes.com):
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Naperville honored as No. 3 on Money magazine's 100 Best Places to Live list (money.com):
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BUD'S BOUGHT. Anheuser-Busch Cos., whose Budweiser brand has identified itself with Americana more closely than practically any other, will be folded into a Belgian firm run largely by Brazilians. Mike Hughlett reports:
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McCain has major ties to Anheuser (nytimes.com):
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'THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON INSIDE OF ME. I KNEW THAT I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.' One Parkinson's disease patient confirms the findings of a new study linking a particular class of treatment to serious behavioral addictions. Robert Mitchum reports:
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Governor moves to require insurance companies to cover kids' autism therapy:
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Colorado set to vote on measure to give fertilized human eggs the same rights as persons:
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7-YEAR-OLD CUBS FAN GETS BETTER. Dominic DiAngi of Frankfort, hit by a foul ball at Thursday's game, is out of intensive care:
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Richard Roeper: "Have him throw out the ceremonial first pitch" (suntimes.com).
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Rick Morrissey: What Chicago should do to prepare for a Sox-Cubs World Series.
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BOY MISSING IN LAKE. Authorities have resumed the search for a 14-year-old Illinois boy who vanished while swimming with friends at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore:
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Watercraft collision on Lake Michigan; one hurt:
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WHOLE AGAIN. After failing two health inspections over three days, a Whole Foods grocery in Lincoln Park has reopened for business:
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The Stew: Who spends $500 a year on fast food?
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WEATHER. Latest forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling's seven-day outlook:
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Ask Tom Why: Why does wet skin feel so cold?
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