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INDIANAPOLIS - The National Weather Service urged people to
stay off the roads and some airlines made early flight
cancellations as a winter storm bulked up with heavy snow bore down
on Indiana.
The National Weather Service was predicting 6 to 8 inches of
snow overnight in the Indianapolis area, where snow was expected to
begin falling about 11 p.m. Thursday. [...]

CHICAGO - Kevin Everett slowly unbuttons his suit jacket
and sits down.
It hardly seems like a big deal, those three little buttons. For
Everett, though, it is nothing short of amazing. Less than five
months after the catastrophic collision that doctors said might
leave him paralyzed — or worse — he is walking and slowly regaining
full use of his [...]

MADISON, Wis. - Anti-abortion activists gave state
lawmakers graphic descriptions of partial-birth abortion Thursday
in hopes of persuading them to reinstate Wisconsin’s ban on the
practice.
Wisconsin Right to Life’s legislative director and a registered
nurse told the Assembly Judiciary and Ethics Committee it involves
delivering a baby up to the neck, poking a hole in the head and
sucking out the [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - H%26R Block Inc. said Thursday it will eliminate more than 500 corporate positions as part of an effort to slash expenses by $110 million a year.The bulk of the 325 filled and 180 open positions are at the company’s headquarters in Kansas City, representing about 23 percent of its corporate workforce.H%26R [...]

CHICAGO - Kevin Everett slowly unbuttons his suit jacket and sits down.It hardly seems like a big deal, those three little buttons. For Everett, though, it is nothing short of amazing. Less than five months after the catastrophic collision that doctors said might leave him paralyzed — or worse — he is walking and slowly [...]

DETROIT - Tougher identification rules went into effect
Thursday along the nation’s borders, but there appeared to be
little added delay as travelers unprepared for the change were in
many cases allowed to cross with a warning.
Rather than seeing a bottleneck over the Ambassador Bridge into
Detroit, truck driver Paul Kraus said, “It’s actually slow
today.” The 42-year-old regularly crosses [...]

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats are plotting to make Republicans cast tough election-year votes on whether to add checks for disabled veterans, the elderly and jobless workers to an economic stimulus package.Republicans, in turn, say their political opponents risk delaying $600-$1,200 rebate checks for more than 100 million taxpayers.The spat isn’t likely to kill the recovery [...]

WASHBURN — It wasn’t enough for Marlin Ledin to bike from
Washburn to Ashland in the oppressive summer heat — he wanted to
brave the journey in a brutal Wisconsin blizzard. So, while the
22-year-old Washburn native was living in Minneapolis last year, he
built a souped-up bike to do the job. The finished product sports
4-inch-wide tires, has hydraulic [...]

UNITED NATIONS - In his new role as U.N. messenger of peace, George Clooney was playing himself.The 46-year-old actor arrived Thursday at the United Nations, joking and shaking hands and repeating “Hi guys!” as he stepped past hundreds of curious U.N. employees.Clooney toured U.N. headquarters for a ceremony and a new pin on his lapel [...]

NEW YORK - MasterCard’s U.S. cardholders charged more in the last quarter of 2007 than they did in the previous year, but are spending less on discretionary items and more on necessities.Americans may be taking on more debt to pay for the high price of food and gasoline, which could be a troubling trend for [...]