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"The idea of human rights begins with a fundamental commitment to the dignity that is the birthright of every man, woman and child."
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The U.S. Secretary of State was speaking on the release of the 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

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Chicago Area Weather Forecast For Monday, March 15, 2010
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Bill O'reilly Spins Some Fox Fiction About Howell Raines' Washington Post Article

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Danks Gets First Blemish On Spring Work
South Side Irish Parade Gone, But Not Forgotten
Illinois Left Out Of The Ncaa Tournament, Headed To The Nit
Illini Left Out Of Ncaa Tournament

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Robbie Williams suffers from stage fright
Ex Servicemen stage rally in New Delhi
Allahabad women protest cleric's statement on role of women in society
Sitara Devi's disciple brings adult film to Nepal

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Pets Rescued, Family Displaced In Hanover Park Fire
A family is displaced following a fire in northwest suburban Hanover Park Sunday.The fire started about 3:20 p.m. Sunday in the 7700 block of Rams Gate Circle South and was contained two hours later,...

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The Israeli prime minister was strongly rebuked on Friday by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who angrily questioned him on Israel's refusal to back down on settlement...

Taliban fighters bombed in PakistanTaliban fighters bombed in Pakistan
Helicopter gunships belonging to Pakistan have pounded Taliban hideouts in the north-western tribal district, killing at least 13...
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bullet Missing Indian woman found dead near Chicago corner

An Indian-American who was reported to have disappeared from her Maine Township home near here in January was found dead in the Des Plaines River and authorities suspected suicide in her drowning death.

The body of Sangitagen Patel, 32, was recovered Sunday afternoon in Allison Woods Forest Preserve in unincorporated Wheeling Township, according to a Cook County Sheriff's office release.

There were no signs of foul play, authorities said. An autopsy by the Cook County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was drowning.

After interviewing those who knew Patel, Cook County Sheriff's Police investigators determined her actions in the days before her disappearance suggested a possible suicide.

The woman was found caught in river debris by a couple about 12:30 p.m. about one-quarter of a mile south of Milwaukee Avenue.

Identification was initially made through personal property, including jewellery, found at the scene. Her family positively identified her body Monday.

Pael was last seen on Jan 2 as she left for her job at a Subway restaurant in Wheeling.


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