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Wednesday, July 16, 2003 

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• Council says goodbye to Osborne and attends to other business

• County and chamber building and rebuilding bridges

• World, national news

• Iraqis Plan War-Crime Court; G.I.'s to Stay Until Elections

• U.S. under fire over N. Korea

• U.S. budget deficit put at $455 billion

• Two dead in Claudette's wake

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• Job hunt 

• Classifieds

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• Business news elsewhere

• Retail sales gain tops forecasts

• Retailers hope for windfall from rebate checks

• Got Military Experience? Employers Want You!

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• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Specialized Phones For Music, Imaging And Games

• New cable boxes play DVDs, MP3s

• Avoiding dangers in chatrooms

• Many to cast ballots by Internet in 2004

• More...

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• House Approves $17.5 Billion Agriculture Spending Bill

• Monterey, California grower focuses on phytonutrients for colorful, healthy corn

• Plentiful showers as U.S. corn pollinates

• Les Pahl: corn lover, farmer, friend

• Rent-a-cow site opens

• More...

• Oasis update

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• BIG, finalized Lincoln Sesquicentennial and Art and Balloon Festival schedule

• 'Lord of the Kill'

• Book reviews elsewhere

• 'The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I'

• 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'

• 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life'

• 'The Main Enemy'

• 'How to Ruin Your Life'

• The day the world exploded

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'Pirates' sails to top

• Die Another Day

• More...

• Sports news elsewhere 

• American League snatches victory, home-field advantage

• MLB All-Star Game box score

• An All-Star Effort Just to Make the Game in Time

• Moyer Gets Job Done at His Own Speed

• Lakers start signing period by adding two Hall of Famers

• Protesters Don't Affect Standings of the Tour

• CNNSI.com

• ESPN.com

• More...

• Consumer health news elsewhere

• West Nile Virus on the March

• Rapid Head Growth in Infants May Hint at Autism

• Study links animal fats, breast cancer

• Nonsurgical Therapies Help Urinary Incontinence

• Drinking Problems Rarely Discussed in Doctor's Office

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• Law news elsewhere

• Muhammad sniper trial moved to Virginia Beach

• Commentary: Tort law tribulation

• More...