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Cop Given 5 Years For Defending Himself He Says - 7/18/2007 6:11:53 AM
Officer Mike Mette is currently suspended without pay and it appears he will soon be fired by Chicago police top brass. But losing his job is the least of his worries. He's about to do prison time for something he says was anything but a crime. CBS 2&
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_198224535.html

More Explosions Outages In Aurora - 7/18/2007 6:11:54 AM
A day after an apparent cable failure and a possible explosion that blew manhole covers into the air more ComEd customers in Aurora have lost power after another explosion which police say launched debris in a park more than 50 feet.
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_199000047.html

ComEd State Agree To Massive Rate Relief - 7/18/2007 6:11:55 AM
Relief from soaring electric rates may finally be in sight but some consumers need a break right now. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports that it's a deal that would cut Com Ed's recent rate hike by about $75 a year for a typical consumer
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_198112007.html

Cops Hailed As Heroes In Rogers Park Fire Rescue - 7/18/2007 6:11:55 AM
Investigators are probing the cause of a high-rise fire that started in the apartment of an elderly woman who was severely burned late Monday in the Rogers Park neighborhood. VIDEO: Hear From The Heroic Cops Involved In The Rescue
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_198073315.html

Officials Fear More Dead In Brazilian Plane Crash - 7/18/2007 6:11:56 AM
Rescue crews pulled dozens of bodies Wednesday from a Brazilian airliner that crashed and burst into flames at Brazil's busiest airport as the number of people feared dead rose to 195. The airline raised the number of people aboard the plane by four t
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/topstories_story_198185457.html

Mayor Closes Quake-Hit Japan Nuke Plant - 7/18/2007 6:11:56 AM
The mayor ordered that a nuclear power plant hit by a strong earthquake be shut down Wednesday until its safety could be confirmed after a long list of problems -- including radiation leaks burst pipes and fires -- came to light. CBS News Interactive: Gro
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/topstories_story_199004651.html

Democrats Vow All-Night Session On Iraq - 7/18/2007 6:11:56 AM
Democrats pushed the Senate toward an attention-grabbing all-night session Tuesday to dramatize opposition to the Iraq war but conceded they were unlikely to gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation blocked by Republicans. CBS News In
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/topstories_story_198025218.html

U.S.: Afghan Opium Growth Nears Record - 7/18/2007 6:11:56 AM
Afghanistan's heroin-producing poppy crop set another record this season despite intensified eradication efforts the American ambassador said Tuesday. CBS News Interactive: About Afghanistan
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/topstories_story_199032657.html

Seniors Trapped In The Private Medicare Maze - 7/18/2007 6:11:56 AM
In the second part of his investigation into privatized Medicare Armen Keteyian takes a hard look at how far some insurance agents will go to sign up new customers for their private Medicare plans.
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/topstories_story_198204812.html

Almost 200 feared dead in Brazil jet crash (AP) - 7/18/2007 6:13:23 AM
AP - Rescue crews pulled dozens of bodies Wednesday from a Brazilian airliner that crashed and burst into flames at Brazil's busiest airport as the number of people feared dead rose to 195.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_plane_crash

Almost 200 feared dead in air crash (AP) - 7/18/2007 6:13:23 AM
AP - Rescue crews pulled dozens of bodies Wednesday from a Brazilian airliner that crashed and burst into flames at Brazil's busiest airport as the number of people feared dead rose to 195.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_plane_crash

16 Pakistani soldiers dead in attack (AP) - 7/18/2007 6:13:24 AM
AP - Suspected militants attacked security forces in northwest Pakistan Wednesday killing 16 soldiers and wounding up to 21 others in two separate strikes against military convoys officials said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_as/pakistan

Bombs kill 11 in eastern Baghdad (AP) - 7/18/2007 6:13:24 AM
AP - A series of roadside bombs exploded early Wednesday in separate areas of east Baghdad killing 11 people and wounding more than a dozen police said. The U.S. military reported three more American soldiers had died in action in the Iraqi capital.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Democrats stage all-night debate on Iraq (AP) - 7/18/2007 6:13:24 AM
AP - Senate Democrats staged an all-night debate on the Iraq war in a dramatic attempt to wear down Republicans who refuse to vote to begin to bring troops home by fall.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq

Company says radioactive leak was bigger (AP) - 7/18/2007 6:13:24 AM
AP - The company that operates an earthquake-ravaged nuclear plant said Wednesday that a radioactive leak was bigger than first reported but still below danger levels escalating the showdown over a long list of problems at the facility.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_as/japan_quake

Al-Qaida plots new attacks on U.S. soil (AP) - 7/18/2007 6:13:25 AM
AP - Al-Qaida is using its growing strength in Pakistan and Iraq to plot attacks on U.S. soil heightening the terror threat facing the United States over the next few years intelligence agencies concluded in a report unveiled Tuesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_terror_threat