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Chief Justice Roberts speaks at LaPorte alma mater
La Lumiere school held their graduation today and Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. made the journey from Washington D.C. to LaPorte to give the commencement speech. In his speech, Roberts gave students tips on being friendly to everyone you meet and...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Judges, Justice System, Philosophy, John G. Roberts, Jr.
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Living a normal life with a mental disorder
About 1 in 4 adults in this country is suffering from a diagnosable mental disorder. That's about 60 million people. Anxiety and depression lead the list. In the past, most people have not been willing to talk about it or get help. Doctors say...
Tags: Mental Health, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Sequestration impact: FAA closing 149 air traffic control towers
CHICAGO (AP) — Under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, the Federal Aviation Administration released a final list Friday of 149 air traffic control facilities that it will close at small airports around the country...
Tags: Electronics, Science and Technology, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Midway
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Obama using King and Lincoln Bibles during oath
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to take the oath of office this month with his hand on not a single Bible, but on two — one used by Abraham Lincoln and another by Martin Luther King Jr. King's Bible is particularly significant...
Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC, White House
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Obama has long work list to tackle when he returns
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's hardly a secret that Barack Obama, like every president no doubt, muses about his ultimate legacy and spot in the presidential pantheon. He approaches his second term confronting tough and shifting challenges that will play...
Tags: Republican Party, Justice and Rights, Joe Biden, Elections, Parties and Movements
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Text of Indiana Gov. Pence's inaugural address
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's prepared inaugural address as released by his office: Mr. Chief Justice, Governors Daniels and Bayh, Senators Coats and Donnelly, Lt. Governor Ellspermann, Attorney General Zoeller, Superintendent Ritz, members of the Congress,...Tags: Government, War of 1812, Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch
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Fake $100 bills found in South Bend
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Games are a hot item this holiday season. Store manager Donald Willman at Imagine That! toy store in South Bend can point out the number one card game and a new type of chess involving lasers. “It’s high tech chess,&...Tags: Walmart, Toy Industry, Game Playing, Chess Playing, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Police: RI man's fake $100 bills had wrong face
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A Rhode Island man police say used counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases at a Target store made a critical mistake. The bills had a picture of President Abraham Lincoln on them. Real $100 bills bear a picture of...
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GOP lawmaker who made pro-slavery comments compares Arkansas gov, AG to Nazis
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Republican legislator in Arkansas under fire for writing that slavery may have been a "blessing in disguise" for African-Americans blasted the state's top Democrats in a letter published Thursday, comparing them to Nazis...
Tags: Slavery, Government, Republican Party, Elections, Parties and Movements
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Notre Dame football: Williams primed for breakout season
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterShaun Williams knew it was coming, but he still got sticker shock from his grocery bill in the days after son Ishaq arrived home from Notre Dame for what was supposed to be a brief three-week break in May. "I definitely had to adjust my shopping," said...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Stephon Marbury, Teaching and Learning, The Pennsylvania State University, Brian Kelly
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Hometown Secrets: South Bend City Cemetery home to fascinating history
Did you know there is a vice president of the United States buried in South Bend's oldest cemetery? Or that there are two revolutionary war soldiers buried there as well?
South Bend City Cemetery dates back to 1832 and holds fascinating stories of...Tags: Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. House of Representatives, John Dillinger, Unrest, Conflicts and War, William McKinley
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Beyond the Campus: Lincoln Exhibit
If Abraham Lincoln were to run for President today, would he be elected? It is a question being debated this month at IU South Bend and one you can research for yourself thanks to a new exhibit at the college. According to some historians, at one...
Tags: Indiana University South Bend, Politics, Justice and Rights, Libraries, Elections
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