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							In 
							a press release issued by Mayor Keith Snyder on 
							Monday evening, it was announced that Ward 1 
							Alderwoman Melody Anderson has tendered her 
							resignation from the Lincoln City Council effective 
							immediately. Due to population changes, the city 
							went from 10 Council seats to eight in 2013. 
							Pictured above from LDN archives Anderson drew a 
							four-year term. Her seat would expire May 1, 2017.  
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in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka December 30, 2014.  
 
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				Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck speaks to the 
				media after the Los Angeles County Coroner released an autopsy 
				report on the LAPD's shooting of Ezell Ford in Los Angeles, 
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				 Key House Republican spoke to white 
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				Rep. Steve Scalise, Republican Congressman from Louisiana, holds 
				up a picture of an oil-covered pelican as he questions BP CEO 
				Tony Hayward about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at a 
				House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in 
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				 Bodies, debris from missing AirAsia 
				plane pulled from sea off Indonesia 
				
				A crew member on an Indonesian Maritime Surveillance looks out 
				the window during a search for AirAsia's Flight QZ8501, north of 
				Bangka island December 30, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 
				
				
			
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				the Manhattan borough of New York, December 23, 2014. 
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				futures tick lower; S&P 500 at closing record 
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				the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York 
				December 29, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
 
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				 Foreign 
				automakers taken to task in China over dealers' bloated 
				inventories 
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				removes a plastic cover from a new BMW car at a BMW dealership 
				from the Baoxin Auto Group in Shanghai September 2, 2014. 
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				 Oil 
				hits five-and-a-half-year low below $57 on supply glut 
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				at a station in Falls Church, Virginia December 16, 2014. 
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				ruling coalition approves corporate tax cuts to spur growth 
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				newspaper as a pedestrian walks past, inside a building at a 
				business district in Tokyo June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
 
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					clears Xiaomi, other smartphone brands of breaching data 
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					Pictured 
					on the left is Mark Morris from Gift of Hope with Dolan 
					Dalpoas of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. For the second 
					year in a row, ALMH is proud to play a role in the Rose 
					Parade with a dedicated rose on the Donate Life float in 
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						The 
						Railers warm up in preparation for their second day of 
						play at the Schnucks Classic in Collinsville on Monday. 
						The team played very well taking their second win of the 
						tournament. In pictures, it looked like an easy win as 
						the Railers overtook Quincy with a score of 49-27.  
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				 Top seeds bring plenty of Super 
				Bowl experience 
				
				Seattle Seahawks Jermaine Kearse (C) scores a touchdown in front 
				of Denver Broncos Danny Trevathan (L) during the third quarter 
				in the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game in East Rutherford, 
				New Jersey, February 2, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 
			Basketball 
				
				
				 Bulls rally late to defeat Pacers 
				
				 Bulls guard Derrick 
				Rose (1) dribbles the ball as Indiana Pacers forward Chris 
				Copeland (22) defends at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Bulls won 
				92-90. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports 
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			Hockey 
				
				
				 Blackhawks 
				roar back to beat Predators in shootout 
				
				Blackhawks left wing Bryan Bickell (29) scores a goal against 
				Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) during the third 
				period at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA 
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				 Military service puts Bae's PGA 
				Tour career on hold: report 
				
				South Korea's Bae Sang-moon hits his tee shot on the seventh 
				hole during the second round of the Masters golf tournament at 
				the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia April 11, 
				2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake 
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				 American Shiffrin ends year on 
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				Sarka Strachova from Czech Republic, Mikaela Shiffrin from the 
				U.S. and Wendy Holdener from Switzerland (L-R) react after the 
				World Cup Women's Slalom race in Kuehtai ski resort December 29, 
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