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Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Studs Terkel, the Pulitzer Prize- winning author and enduring radio-show host whose oral histories chronicled the travails and triumphs of America’s working class, has died. He was 96.

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Gary Simson CLEVELAND — The dean of the law school at Case Western Reserve University will step down at the end of the semester and will be replaced temporarily by local attorney Robert Rawson. CWRU President Barbara Snyder announced the…

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AUSTIN, Texas—-Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘AA’ rating to the city of Grand Prairie, Texas’ $9 million general obligation bonds , series 2008 and $26.6 million combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation , series 2008A.

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Suns general manager Steve Kerr wasn’t surprised to see San Antonio as his team’s first destination out of the box when the schedule came out this summer. The league office wants attractive and, in some cases, combative matchups to, well, spur early interest.

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The unprecedented suspension of Monday’s World Series Game 5 turned a day of anticipation around Philadelphia, where the Phillies were hoping to win their first World Series championship since 1980, into an evening of suspense, frustration and controversy.

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The roles of Tony and Maria, not to mention all the Sharks and Jets, have been cast for the upcoming Broadway revival of West Side Story, opening March 19 at the Palace Theatre.

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A new, user-friendly interface instantly transports shoppers to any one of seven popular specialty shops previously available only via catalog (PRWeb Oct 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1505364.htm

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10-Piece Bucket (15) - Shoot down the low flying Griffons in Episode 6 Animal Control (70) - Complete game on Normal difficulty Axe-Wielding Maniac (15) - Kill 25 enemies with the Fire Axe in Single Player Barf Pin~ata (10) - Destroy a Blood Spider Queen in Episode 4 Bookworm (20) - Collect 1/2 of PDA pick-ups Bounty Hunter (25) - Kill 10 enemy players in a ranked Multiplayer match without being …

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Most Lyons Township High School students are too young to cast a ballot in this year’s presidential election. But 2012 won’t come too soon for many of these politically-tuned teens.

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PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies rolled into a chilly but mostly dry Citizens Bank Park on Monday afternoon with visions of a night dominated by champagne, cigars and a big ol’ shiny trophy. But by the time they left the field, chilled to the bone and soaked to their jocks, all they were thinking about was finding a warm, dry place to forget about everything.

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