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By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Against the backdrop of a sharply polarized nation, the long and mean-spirited 2012 presidential contest is barreling toward the finish with the outcome
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – Sharp Corp., once a titan among Japanese electronics manufacturers, now isn’t sure it will be able to crawl out of a financial pit made deeper
By Mark Z. Barabak and Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times – REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Gabrielle Smith is that rarest of rarities, coveted by both sides in the presidential campaign: an undecided voter
By Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press – JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This was the game the Lions have been waiting for. Balanced. Complete. And thoroughly dominant. Mikel Leshoure became the first running back
By Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune – NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Somehow it was perfect that the number the Bears put on the scoreboard was the same as the one they retired in honor
By Kathleen Hennessey, Los Angeles Times – CONCORD, N.H. — President Barack Obama’s campaign isn’t nostalgic just for 2008. As it blew through New Hampshire 48 hours from Election Day, it was
By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Kay D’Arcy didn’t expect what Hollywood had in store for her. At an age when others have been relegated to playing
By Malcolm X Abram, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — She was born rock ‘n’ roll royalty with all the good (money, instant fame) and bad (your entire life is under
By Tom Hudson, The Miami Herald – In a week with millions of Americans coming to grips with a too-close-to-call election and the long road to recovery after Superstorm Sandy, a giant
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa is the state that launched President Barack Obama four years ago, and the state that bedeviled Mitt Romney in two
By Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune – QUESTION: We are age 79 and 76, retired, in good health, and are fortunate to have enough money to live out long lives and probably leave
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – There was a very good turnout for the first Hayden’s Hope Warrior Run, held Saturday morning. Starting downtown on State Street the