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  • Home Minister Shinde in Washington India seeks access to Rana Headley

    India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, both of undergoing sentence awarded by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges. While there was no official word from either side on the issues discussed in particular those with reference to Headley and Rana, officials said it was prominently ...

  • Phegley making noise at Triple-A Charlotte

    Email CHICAGO -- The .333 average, 11 doubles, 10 homers and 28 RBIs produced by catcher Josh Phegley at Triple-A Charlotte certainly are numbers that have caught the eye of White Sox fans. Phegley, 25, also has impressed many throughout the White Sox organization. But this great start for Phegley doesn't mean he'll be with the White Sox playing every day any time in the near future. ...

  • Dunn able to swing through back pain

    Email CHICAGO -- The bad news for Adam Dunn is that the back pain knocking him from Saturday's game in Los Angeles continues to be an issue. The good news is that it's not affecting the big man's swing. "It only bothered me twice swinging and they were both on pitches that I shouldn't have even swung at," Dunn said. "So that's kind of a good punishment ...

  • Danks likely to start Friday Sale eyeing Tuesday

    Email CHICAGO -- Although Robin Ventura wouldn't make the news official pregame Wednesday, John Danks almost certainly will make his return to the mound Friday against the Marlins. Chris Sale, on the other hand, is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday's game against the Cubs after being scratched Wednesday with a mild case of shoulder tendinitis. "There's going to be an ...

  • Marlins series loses homecoming aspect

    CHICAGO -- White Sox fans and players circled this coming weekend on the 2013 baseball calendar when the schedule was first released last September. The Marlins were coming to town, with Ozzie Guillen leading the team and Mark Buehrle as part of the starting rotation -- two key components to the 2005 White Sox World Series run. But Guillen was replaced as Marlins manager in late October and ...


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Salvatore Giuliano [DVD]

Salvatore Giuliano [DVD]

Franceso Rosis Salvatore Giuliano is an Italian JFK, but without Oliver Stones criticism-inducing visual and theoretical hyperbole. Unlike Stone, Rosi is a more nuanced and rigorous political filmmaker. What they have in common, though, is that they are both inter ... ...

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  • Gillaspie understands destruction of tornadoes

    amateur storm chaser with a strong interest and knowledge of the weather. But there are former college teammates of Gillaspie at Wichita St. who live in the area of the destruction. "I just can't get a hold of anybody because all the cellphones are down, phones are down, power's pretty much out everywhere in that area," Gillaspie said. "It's a sad day for a lot of ...

  • Chicago votes to shutter 50 schools critics petition state

    CHICAGO -- The Chicago Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define -- for better or worse -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in ...

  • Man Gets 50 Years In Prison For Killing Man He Pimped To His Pregnant Wife

    WOODSTOCK, Ill. (STMW) – Timothy Smith tearfully apologized Thursday for pimping his pregnant wife and for gunning down an unarmed man who came to their McHenry County home seeking sex. It did him little good. Judge Sharon Prather minutes later sentenced Smith to 50 years in prison for the 2011 shooting that killed Kurt Milliman, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. And Milliman's ...

  • For Reinsdorf and Urlacher time is relative

    */ One day, longtime White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf remarked that he plans to still be in his position in 20 years. The next day, longtime Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher announced that he won't be around for another season of pro football. No matter how many years an athlete has leverage in contract negotiations, in the end the game will determine his fate. Urlacher earned a ...

  • Cubs May RBI leader the pitching staff

    Email PITTSBURGH -- It is not a good sign when the players with the most RBIs for the month are a team's pitchers, but that is the case with the Cubs. Cubs pitchers combined for 13 RBIs in May and were batting .316 (12-for-38) with two home runs for the month entering Wednesday's game against the Pirates. Outfielder Alfonso Soriano had also driven in 13 runs in May with three home ...

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