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							Alderman 
							Todd Mourning takes his place with his fellow 
							council members for the first time. Mourning was 
							sworn into his Ward 3 position on Monday evening 
							having been appointed by Mayor Keith Snyder and 
							approved by the Council to replace Tom O'Donohue, 
							who resigned in December. 
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						Notice to Elkhart 
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woman and the Chicago skyline are reflected in the snow covered, curved surface 
of the "Cloud Gate" sculpture in Chicago, Illinois, January 6, 2015. 
 
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				 Sub-zero 
				winds grip central, eastern U.S., schools close 
				
				School children pass by buses immobilized by snow and ice on 
				Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia January 6, 2015. 
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				 Obama touts auto bailout success, 
				Michigan worries about trade 
				
				U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to the Ford 
				Assembly Plant in Detroit, Michigan January 7, 2015. 
				REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 
				
				
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				 French policewoman killed in 
				shoot-out, hunt deepens for militant killers 
				
				Armed French intervention police and firemen gather at the scene 
				of a shooting in the street of Montrouge near Paris January 8, 
				2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau 
				
				
			
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				Forensic experts of the International Commission for Missing 
				Persons (ICMP) work on trying to identify the remains of a 
				victim of the Srebrenica massacre, in the ICMP centre near Tuzla 
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						Eagle, Aeropostale raise estimates for holiday quarter 
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						leave the American Eagle Outfitters store in Broomfield, 
						Colorado August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
 
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						lawmakers eye compromise for U.S. on benchmarks 
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						watches the screens at a bank in Lisbon July 3, 2013. 
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						 Where 
						to spend when you're young and squeezed 
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						shop during day after Christmas sales at Citadel Outlets 
						in Los Angeles, California December 26, 2014. 
						REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn
 
						
						
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						York City pension funds moved $4.9 billion out of Pimco 
						in 2014 
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						make their way in the water as buildings are reflected 
						on the surface of the reservoir in Central Park on an 
						autumn day in New York November 10, 2014. REUTERS/John 
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						jobless claims dip, point to firming labor market 
 Jobseekers hold their resumes while they wait to speak 
						with potential employers during the Dr. Martin Luther 
						King Jr. career fair held by the New York State 
						department of Labor in New York April 12, 2012. 
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						 For 
						Obama, Indian parade may be a bit too breathtaking 
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						cold winter morning in New Delhi January 13 2014. India 
						will celebrate its annual Republic Day on January 26. 
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						chief seen siding with Obama on net neutrality 
 U.S. Federal Communications 
						Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler takes his seat to 
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						oversight of the FCC on Capitol Hill in Washington May 
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				 Superheroes 
				triumph at People's Choice awards 
 Melissa McCarthy accepts the award 
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				Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California January 7, 2015. 
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				Swift continues Billboard reign in first week of 2015 
 Taylor Swift performs in Times 
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				Cumberbatch, fiancée Sophie Hunter expecting first child 
 Actors Sophie Hunter (L) and 
				Benedict Cumberbatch pose at the 26th Annual Palm Springs 
				International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, 
				California January 3, 2015. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
 
			
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				Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) dribbles the ball against Chicago 
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				 Bergeron 
				scores 2, Bruins edge Pens in OT 
				
				Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (middle) celebrates after scoring 
				the game winning goal in overtime against Pittsburgh Penguins 
				goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) as Pens defenseman Simon Despres 
				(47) looks on at the CONSOL Energy Center. Boston won 3-2 in 
				overtime. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports 
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				 Cooperstown's Class of 2015 
				reflects diversity in game 
				
				Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez slaps hands with 
				fans before MLB's 2010 season opener between the reigning World 
				Series Champions New York Yankees and the Red Sox in their 
				American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, 
				Massachusetts April 4, 2010. REUTERS/Gretchen Ertl 
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				 Woods considers return to Phoenix 
				Open 
				
				PGA golfer Tiger Woods tees off on the 2nd hole during the 
				second round of the 2014 PGA Championship golf tournament 
				at Valhalla Golf Club. 
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				 Sharapova and Ivanovic reach semis 
				in Brisbane 
				
				Ana Ivanovic of Serbia wins a point against Kaia Kanepi of 
				Estonia during their women's singles quarter final match at the 
				Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, January 8, 
				2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed 
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				Dennis Kimetto of Kenya poses next to the timekeeping vehicle 
				displaying his new world record, as he celebrates during the 
				awards ceremony for the 41st Berlin marathon, September 28, 
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