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Five left in bid for the Cubs
http://www.suntimes.com/business/1071146,wrig072308.articleDavid Roeder: The five finalists in the billion-dollar derby for the Chicago Cubs include two locally based groups and three from out of town, all with deep pockets and with different ideas for minimizing the deals tax impact on team owner Tribune Co. Sources said the local bids come from Thomas Ricketts, president of corporate bond dealer Incapital LLC, whose father founded the TD Ameritrade brokerage, and a group led by real estate investor Hersch Klaff.
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Disney taps two Bens to host new 'At the Movies'
http://www.suntimes.com/business/feder/1068103,movies072208....Robert Feder: One day after Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper signed off as hosts of "At the Movies," Disney ABC Domestic Television announced their replacements along with a new format for the Chicago-based syndicated movie-review show. Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz were named Tuesday as co-hosts of show when its new season begins Sept. 6.
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Hester plays hardball
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/1072177,CST-SP...With news of his absence from training camp blaring from a sports talk station in the background, Devin Hester said he's prepared to dig in for the long haul. As in the entire 2008 season. The most dynamic return man in NFL history -- and a guy who would have run with the first team at wide receiver had he attended the Bears' first practice Wednesday -- wants more money.
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http://www.alternet.org/module/email/?storyID=92754&type=blo...
Suit: Paralyzed Man Dragged From Car and Beaten by Chicago Cops Posted by Joshua Holland, AlterNet on July 25, 2008 at 7:31 AM. A series of anecdotes aren't data, but these kinds of stories have been popping up every day for years ... Chicago Sun-Times: A quadriplegic man sued the Chicago Police Department in federal court Thursday, claiming officers yanked him out of the passenger seat of a car in 2006, dragged him to the ground and beat him up even though he kept yelling "I'm paralyzed."
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Column - A Little “Wake-Up” Advice To Mom About her Beau
http://www.betsysblog.com/wordpress/2008/07/25/column-a-litt...my column
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MLB Trade Rumors: Friday Round-Up
http://www.faketeams.com/2008/7/25/578976/mlb-trade-rumors-f...Blue Jays' Rod Barajas and the Nationals' Paul Lo Duca might be available, but the Yankees don't necessarily view any of them as upgrades. A source said: "There doesn't seem to be much out there that's better than [Jose] Molina and [Chad] Moeller." Chicago Sun-Times: A source told the Sun-Times this week that the Sox have several trade scenarios in place to acquire pitching, but each one involves moving third baseman Josh Fields in a package. The team hopes to have first-round pick Gordon Beckham signed in the next
