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After 20 years of service, HE decided to step down from his office as Chicago's Mayor
Richard M. Daley
100
THESE GAMES are played around the world; traditionally playing against other countries once under British Rule.
The Commonwealth Games
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President Barack Obama plans to send THIS MANY more troops to Iraq, in order to secure the safety of the US.
30,000
100
Peanuts, the iconic comic strip that has charmed hundreds of millions of people worldwide with the antics of THIS FAMOUS CHARACTER, celebrating its 60th anniversary on Saturday.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and Linus
100
THIS TOY MANUFACTURER announced Thursday that it has recalled about 10 millions toys because they are dangerous to children.The toy maker said it has recalled about 2.8 million of several types of baby play areas with inflatable balls because of problems with choking. It also recalled 125,000 of the toys in Canada.
Fischer Price
200
A Chicago woman who was posting bond for her husband Saturday, was arrested after officers found her two young children wondering nearby THIS LOCATION.
Jail- a maximum prison penitentiary
200
The Commonwealth Games were suppose to bring a bit of spotlight on India (it's host country), rather it has brought some shame upon the country, due to THIS REASON
The Athletes Towns were not fully constructed.
200
Congress just approved a $58 billion budget, in order to send humans, on THIS OUT OF THIS WORLD trip
To Mars.
200
As the Upper Midwest continued to deal with the aftermath of heavy flooding, water levels were so high one Minnesota town that THIS WAS FOUND--including hefty carp-- down the sidewalks.
schools of fish
200
THIS FORMER PRESIDENT was recently released from a hospital in Cleveland, after suffering from stomach upset from airplane food.
Jimmy Carter
300
Issues are circulating regarding Rahm Emmanuel's current bid for Mayor of Chicago, because he is currently not doing THIS in the city.
he is not living here.
300
The son of THIS North Korean Leader was unveiled recently, since he was named vice chairman of the Workers Party of Korea's central military commission. Little is known about his son. Only two photos of him consistently circulate in news reports outside of North Korea because he's been kept off the radar by the North.
Kim Jong II
300
THIS LAW, asks that suspected illegal immigrants are required to provide proof of citizenship upon the request of the police.
Arizona Immigration Law
300
A Missouri man scratched his way to victory by winning THIS HEAVILY COVETED STATE PRIZE winning once in June and another time in September
the lottery- Ernest Pullen's first million-dollar win came in June when the 57-year-old Bonne Terre, Mo., man scratched off the "100 Million Dollar Blockbuster" prize on a lottery ticket. Pullen doubled that prize this month by winning $2 million on a "Mega MONOPOLY" scratchers ticket he purchased on Sept. 17, according to officials with the Missouri Lottery.
300
THIS FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNER, is demanding a retrial for his court cases involving corruption and bidding of President Barack Obama's former senate seat
Rod Blagojevich
400
After complaints about crowded trains and long waits at railway stations, THIS RAILWAY COMPANY is postponing a construction project to replace 22 aging bridges. This company has been fielding complaints from riders and towns located along its Union Pacific North Line, while juggling schedules as it began work on the $185 million project.
METRA
400
Searchers were hunting for Americans who went missing over the Adriatic Sea using THIS TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION during a race over Europe, the race organizers said Thursday. The floating daredevils Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis were last heard from Wednesday morning near the east coast of Italy, the Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett race said in a statement on its website.
A Hot Air Balloon.
400
The White House employee, Rahm Emmanuel, is stepping down from the office in order to run from THIS POSITION, in order to run for Mayor of Chicago
Chief of Staff
400
Family of a late WWII Medal of Honor recipient was denied White House tour because his grandson wore THIS, deemed inappropriate article of clothing
shorts
400
Rod Blagojevich's lead attorney is asking to withdraw form the case due to the fact that Blagojevich no longer can DO THIS...
pay him. Blagojevich has run out of money set aside to fund this attorney, therefore taxpayers need to pay for his 2 attornies
500
The race for US senate in Illinois just got a little more confusing. For months, Republican candidate Mark Kirk has been plagued with questions about his military resume. Wednesday, the Chicago Tribune revealed THIS DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE may not have been totally honest about his resume either. The Tribune said he continued working at his family bank into 2006, one year after he has publicly stated he stepped away from duties at Broadway Bank.
Alexi Giannoulias
500
The President of Ecuador was held captive by his national police officers for not DOING THIS. Minutes later, members of the Ecuadorian army -- wearing gas masks -- rescued him, a reporter for Ecuadorian Television reported.
Earlier Thursday, national police took to the streets of Quito, the capital, and physically attacked the president over what police said was the cancellation of bonuses and promotions.
500
Barack Obama has been traveling the Midwest in order to encourage young voters to take part in THIS election
The Midterm Elections
500
A little boy, known for being a troublemaker, was throwing bricks in a near by neighborhood. An elderly woman decided to take measures into her own hands and thought THIS was the appropriate way to punish him.
fired shots in the air, one of which hit the boy in the arm.
500
The federal court wants drop charges against an Afghan man, who was the brother-in-law of the man who served as THIS PERSON'S bodyguard. Ahmadullah Niazi was charged in 2009 with lying about ties to terrorist groups on his citizenship application.
Osama Bin Laden.
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