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A multi item page summary noting Inside Business on jobless claims offsetting falling oil prices. Marion mother blasts foster agency over poor child care. Murphysboro cops warn Labor Day drivers. Former student and castmate discuss Real World. Du Quoin Ag Expo returns with events. MTV Video Music Awards may be tamer after Jackson brouhaha. Dear Abby hairdresser focuses more on TV than hair. Panama pardons four anti Castro figures despite Cuban threats to sever relations. Weather outlook shows partly cloudy conditions with showers and storms tonight and Saturday, varying temperatures across regions.
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Keyes declines to speak at convention in New York
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes will be in New York during the Republican National Convention week but will not appear on the podium. Keyes’ spokeswoman cites security delays and a packed schedule, noting a one minute slot cannot fit nine hours of commitments.
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Stephanie's Cabaret manager pleads innocent in court
Williamson County court heard a status hearing for Terry Eubanks general manager of Stephanie's Cabaret a gentleman's club accused of three violations tied to operating a roadhouse Amy Bullock a former dancer joined the hearing claiming the venue does not fit the roadhouse definition and that alcohol rules do not apply patrons may bring in own drinks and beer is allowed local protesters from Victory Baptist Church have staged daily demonstrations outside the club
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NRA backs both Illinois Supreme Court hopefuls in Murphysboro
Republican Lloyd Karmeier and Democrat Gordon Maag both receive NRA endorsements with an A rating. The NRA says endorsements reflect each candidate’s gun rights questionnaire responses and commitment to following the letter of the law. Karmeier touts the NRA support and ABATE endorsement as he campaigns in Murphysboro and Pinckneyville.
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