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Mayor Resists More Cops For Crime-Ridden Chicago

Mayor Resists More Cops For Crime-Ridden Chicago

CBS Chicago: During the Police Department’s budget hearing on Wednesday, Ald. James Balcer (11th) asked McCarthy, “Can you please tell me what is the difference about Chicago, and why we are seeing this level of violence?” “That’s a big picture

Kansas Case Puts Face on 'Total Identity Theft'

Kansas Case Puts Face on 'Total Identity Theft'

By ROXANA HEGEMANAssociated PressWICHITA, Kan.When Candida L. Gutierrez’s identity was stolen, the thief didn’t limit herself to opening fraudulent credit and bank accounts. She assumed Gutierrez’s persona completely, using it to get a job, a driver’s license, a mortgage and

Amid Drug War, Mexico Fights Wave of Common Crime

Amid Drug War, Mexico Fights Wave of Common Crime

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressMORELIA, MexicoOn a cool September evening, about a half hour after the sun set on the rose-colored Baroque cathedral of this colonial city in western Mexico, three men burst into a Coca-Cola distribution center on the edge

Group: Libya Militias 'Executed' Gadhafi Loyalists

Group: Libya Militias 'Executed' Gadhafi Loyalists

(AP) Group: Libya militias ‘executed’ Gadhafi loyalistsBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROLibyan rebels appear to have “summarily executed” scores of fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, and probably the dictator himself, when they overran his hometown a year ago, a human rights group

'Taken 2' Trumps 'Argo' in Close Box Office Weekend

'Taken 2' Trumps 'Argo' in Close Box Office Weekend

(AP) LOS ANGELES – Liam Neeson’s “Taken 2” has defended its box-office title with a narrow win over Ben Affleck’s “Argo.” Sunday studio estimates put 20th Century Fox’s action sequel “Taken 2” at No. 1 with $22.5 million in its

Nevada Voter Fraud Law Upheld, ACORN Conviction Sustained

Nevada Voter Fraud Law Upheld, ACORN Conviction Sustained

Nevada’s law banning cash bonuses for voter registrations has been upheld by that state’s supreme court despite an ACORN-backed legal challenge to its constitutionality. The decision upholds the 2011 criminal conviction of former senior ACORN executive Amy Adele Busefink for

Chavez Wins 3rd Re-election in Tightest Race Yet

Chavez Wins 3rd Re-election in Tightest Race Yet

(AP) Chavez wins 3rd re-election in tightest race yetBy FRANK BAJAK and IAN JAMESAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez put to rest any doubts about his masterful political touch in winning a third consecutive six-year term after a bitterly fought race

Occupiers Vandalize Downtown Oakland Once Again

Occupiers Vandalize Downtown Oakland Once Again

About 200 Occupy Oakland activists held a march which turned into a roving vandalism spree through downtown. Billed as a protest against the war in Afghanistan, protesters smashed the windows of banks, businesses and BMW’s along their route. Marchers also