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				Tuesday 
				afternoon a meeting hosted by representatives from the Illinois 
				Department of Transportation, Illinois Commerce Commission and 
				Images, a public relations firm out of Wheaton, brought 
				together a large group of county and city officials as well as 
				several other Logan County residents. The group listened to plans for 
				the construction of tracks for a high-speed rail program that 
				will run from St. Louis to Chicago, passing through Logan 
				County. The topics of greatest concern to everyone present were 
				the closure of crossings and public education and safety. 
				
				Picture by Nila Smith  (Click on 
				picture for larger image.) 
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Dogs 
sit in their seats as they head to Totally Dog day center in Miami on Tuesday. 
Daily up to 25 dogs board the yellow school bus for their ride to the 
5-acre, fully fenced doggy playground, complete with a bone-shaped swimming 
pool. Some of the dogs are dropped off by their owners in business parking lots 
and others are picked up at their homes. 
			
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			Copies of Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair's 
			book are seen displayed at a bookshop in London on Wednesday. Blair's long-awaited memoir, 
			"A Journey," says the former 
			British prime minister doesn't regret the Iraq war, although he wept 
			for its victims, and carries revelations about the politician's 
			alcohol use, his interactions with the queen and his testy 
			relationship with his successor.  
			
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			Pittsburgh Pirates' Neil Walker, right, celebrates 
			with teammates Jose Tabata, left, and Garrett Jones after hitting a 
			two-run home run against the Chicago Cubs in the sixth inning during 
			a baseball game in Chicago on Tuesday. The Pirates won 
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