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Homeward bound

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Home means stability, and a series of walk up apartments or rented houses with moth-eaten couches don’t really scream stability.



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South Shore line looking for extension savings

Officials with the South Shore commuter rail line are looking for ways to cut the estimated $900 million cost of proposed line extensions in northwestern Indiana.



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Ind. receives up to $6.1M for new-appliance rebates

Indiana will receive up to $6.1 million in federal stimulus funds to offer rebates to consumers who buy new energy-efficient appliances including furnaces, air conditioners, refrigerators and water heaters.


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Local schools receive US history grant

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U.S. history teachers in Monroe County received some good news last week with the announcement of a $497,917 grant being awarded to county schools for history education by the U.S. Department of Education. The Monroe County Community School Corporation was the only school district in Indiana to receive the award.


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World’s oldest new mom dies, leaves twin toddlers

MADRID – A Spanish woman believed to have become the world’s oldest new mother when she gave birth at 66 has died at 69, leaving behind twin toddlers, newspapers reported Wednesday.



Health Care Overhaul

House, Senate prepare separate health care reforms

WASHINGTON – Firing up his drive for health care overhaul, President Barack Obama pressed lawmakers Wednesday to step up to their responsibilities and move legislation this summer, even as his campaign organization rolled out television ads targeting reluctant senators.


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Al-Qaida No. 2: US threatens Pakistan’s destiny

CAIRO – Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader warned the Pakistani people in a new audio message that the U.S. interference in their country’s affairs poses a grave danger to Pakistan’s future and very existence.


APTOPIX NIGERIA OIL UNREST

Nigeria oil militants call for 60-day cease-fire

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s main militant group said it is calling a 60-day cease-fire immediately in response to the release of an ailing rebel leader.






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Physicians, families debate Obama’s health care proposal

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As President Obama comes closer than ever to implementing a public option health care policy, physicians, private insurance companies and the general population continue to speak up about what a public option could do to the industry and the country.




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Italian Red Cross hostage freed in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – Al-Qaida-linked militants freed an Italian Red Cross worker Sunday from six months of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said. The 62-year old said he was treated well but constantly feared being beheaded.