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Young Voters, Once Buoyed By Obama, Turn Away

In 2004, then-candidate Barack Obama campaigned on a message of hope and gained overwhelming support from young voters. In an op-ed in the Los Angles Times, Neal Gabler writes that many of those young voters are disappointed with his tenure, and they've turned to "DIY politics" instead.

President Obama is getting a bum rap on the pace of federal spending, a journalist writes.

Under Obama, U.S. Govt. Spends At Lowest Rate In Decades, Says Journalist

Max Nutting, a journalist who writes for the MarketWatch website affiliated with The Wall Street Journal looked at the data and found that rhetoric and reality don't quite match up. Nutting found that, contrary to repeated allegations from the president's political foes, including Mitt Romney that Obama has been on a federal spending tear, he actually hasn't.

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling had to push through a mob of reporters on Monday after meeting with Rhode Island officials to discuss the finances of his troubled video game company and ask for more state help.

R.I. Strikes Out On Ex-Pitcher's Video Game Venture

After helping the Boston Red Sox win the World Series, pitcher Curt Schilling could do no wrong. Then news broke that his video game company had chewed through a $75 million state loan that it's struggling to pay off. Now, Rhode Island officials are moving to protect taxpayers from what appears to have been a very bad investment.

Bei Bei Shuai, seen in a file photo, was charged with murder in the Jan. 2, 2011, death of her 3-day-old daughter Angel Shuai, after eating rat poison.

Woman Charged In Death Of Fetus Is Out Of Jail

Shuai, a Chinese immigrant who lives in Indiana, is still facing charges of murder and feticide following a failed suicide attempt in Dec. 2010, when she was 33 weeks pregnant.

Robert Kopp visits WNIJ to discuss "I Just Wanna Ride"

Northern Illinois authors share stories with WNIJ

Literature is alive and vital in DeKalb and the Rockford area. I learned this after interviewing five authors for WNIJ's Summer Book Series, which airs…

Around Illinois – May 23

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Couch-surfers pay for their lodgings with social interaction, not cash.

Couch-Surfing: Global Travel On The Cheap

Nearly 4 million people are members of CouchSurfing.org and can find a host in every country — including North Korea — free of charge. New Yorker staff writer Patricia Marx became a member recently, and stayed in the homes of seven friendly strangers.

MIT Engineers Solve An Everyday Problem: A Backed-Up Ketchup Bottle

They accomplished it by coating a bottle with a super slippery, nontoxic substance.

Two women show their inked fingers after casting their votes on the first day of the Presidential election at a polling center in Old Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday.

In Egypt, First Day Of Voting 'Seemed Remarkably Routine'

Many Egypt casted their first vote for President. And despite parliamentary elections with many irregularities, Wednesday's voting went relatively smoothly.

Fireworks fill the sky after the Olympic cauldron was lit on Feb. 8, 2003, marking the one year anniversary of the 2002 Winter Games at the opening and closing ceremony venue in Salt Lake City, the last American city to host the Olympics.

Tentative Deal Clears Way For U.S. Olympic Hosting Bid

A persistent revenue-sharing dispute is responsible, in part, for keeping the Olympics out of the United States for at least 20 years.

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