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By
Charlie Meyerson, Daywatch columnist
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PRESIDENTIAL PUNCHES.
-- Obama ad paints McCain as so out of touch with economy he doesn't know how many homes he owns:
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-- McCain shoots back, linking convict Tony Rezko to Obama: "One of his biggest fundraisers helped him buy his $1 million mansion, purchasing part of the property he couldn't afford:
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Obama has picked his running mate. When will he go public?
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DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT SHUT. The City of Chicago cites a fruit fly infestation at Fulton's on the River (cbs2chicago.com):
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Feds OK irradiation of lettuce:
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BIKES BEHAVING BADLY. With more bicyclists riding Chicago's streets, Chicago police are stepping up enforcement of traffic laws governing two-wheeled traffic. Robert Mitchum has the story:
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Tell us: When bike-riding, do you obey stop signs?
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Motorcyclist killed in Northwest Side hit-and-run:
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Growing chance of CTA fare hike (suntimes.com):
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ANIMAL STORIES.
-- Four-eared Downers Grove cat becomes Internet celebrity:
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-- Woman who stabbed estranged husband's pet lizards sentenced to collect road kill:
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TRIBUNE CHANGES. The new managing editor of the Chicago Tribune ascends from the job of editor at RedEye. Michael Oneal has details:
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Former Chicago TV anchor Larry Mendte set to admit he hacked into co-anchor's e-mail:
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OLYMPICS OVERNIGHT.
-- Kind of like the "Miracle on Ice" -- but without the ice:
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-- U.S. boxing hopes die:
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-- Chinese athletes' ages to be investigated:
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North Shore teen collapses on soccer field, dies (suntimes.com):
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SUNNY FORECAST FOR BEARS' ORTON. David Haugh sees a quarterback who showed "poise in a pocket that never collapsed":
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But the Bears still lost:
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Cubs win, but Zambrano loses a tooth:
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John Kass: "It's my duty, as a White Sox fan ... to reassure Cubs fans that they have nothing to worry about. The Cubs will win this."
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RedEye: Meet five finalists in the auction to sell the Cubs.
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Woman who says Michael Jordan fathered her son remains in jail:
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'IT HITS THE SPOT, THROWS 'ER INTO REVERSE AND HITS THE SPOT AGAIN, BEFORE MACHINE-GUNNING IT AND RAMMING IT HEAD-ON FOR THE FUN OF IT.' Michael Phillips praises the "peppy, good-time nastiness" in the new movie "Death Race":
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But Roger Ebert gives it just 1/2 star (rogerebert.com):
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REMEMBER THE MACINTOSHES IN 'SEINFELD'? They make it even more surprising that Jerry Seinfeld has signed on as a spokesman for Microsoft:
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Blues man Buddy Guy's brother Phil -- rhythm guitarist and band leader in his own right -- dead at 68:
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SOGGY WEEKEND WEATHER. Latest forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling's seven-day outlook:
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WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS THE 2012 QUIZ OLYMPICS. Daywatch goes home with depressing 40 percent on this week's news quiz. Your turn:
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