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By Charlie Meyerson | Daywatch columnist

10:20 AM EDT, May 13, 2008

ANOTHER TASTE. Chicago plans a September sequel to Taste of Chicago -- "Chicago Gourmet," focused on the creations of the city's top chefs. Monica Eng and Phil Vettel report: MORE »

Vote: Good idea? MORE »

McDonald's bets on chicken as a breakfast hit: MORE »

'HILLARY CLINTON MELLENCAMP?'

West Virginia voters have been getting what James Oliphant calls "the full Hillary." More in The Swamp: MORE »

McCain rips Bush policy on global warming: MORE »

Bob Barr, who led Clinton impeachment efforts, runs for Libertarian presidential nomination: MORE »

'I'M A PEACE MAN.' President Bush said that in an interview on Al Arabiya TV. Mark Silva reports: MORE »

Mother of NFL player Pat Tillman still doubts military's account of how Army Ranger comrades killed him: MORE »

'MY WIFE DIED IN THE QUAKE. MY HOUSE WAS DESTROYED.' A survivor of the earthquake in China is leaving Dujiangyan, unsure where he'll live next. By one count, more than 18,000 are still buried. Continual updates: MORE »

Pandas' fate unclear: MORE »

'IN A TYPICAL YEAR, WE'RE BURYING THE 5,000 TO 6,000 OF THEM KILLED IN CRASHES.' An editorial says the nation's students need at least six hours of instructor-supervised street driving -- and lists 19 Illinois schools that have won permission to skimp on that commitment: MORE »

Woman killed when vehicle strikes tree in Villa Park: MORE »

'A BIG NO-NO.' Stacy St. Clair says the defense in the R. Kelly child pornography trial has accused prosecutors of intentionally excluding black people from the jury (first post of the day in the blog of the trial proceedings): MORE »

Closing arguments at Tony Rezko trial: Corrupt mastermind or frame-up victim? MORE »

COSMOS ON DEMAND. Microsoft and Chicago's Adler Planetarium today launch a free computer program that gives students, high-end amateurs and everyday stargazers the ability to see and interact with the vastness of the universe at the click of a mouse: MORE »

More high schools reverse 19th Century science class order, teaching physics in 9th grade: MORE »

MAKING IT EVEN EASIER TO IGNORE NEARBY HUMANS. The new BlackBerry Bold aims to rival the iPhone: MORE »

HBO shows coming to iTunes? MORE »

THE NEXT CONAN. NBC says Jimmy Fallon will replace Conan O'Brien in 2009. RedEye has the story: MORE »

A tale of two Jimmys: MORE »

Maureen Ryan: Worst "Office" episode ever? MORE »

TONY FOR CHICAGO. Chicago Shakespeare becomes the fourth Chicago theater to win a regional-theater Tony Award. Chris Jones has the story: MORE »

New Second City show highlights include "a savagely profane ditty ... about the ever-growing lists of male politicians who can't keep their appendages to themselves and some very decent locally oriented material, including such Chicago-area eccentricities as potholes on Lake Shore Drive, guitarists at Potbelly sandwich shops ... " MORE »

'IS EVERYBODY IN TOWN BUZZING ABOUT WHAT A NICE SURPRISE THE SOX ARE SO FAR? NO.' Mike Downey says the buzz is all about the Cubs: MORE »

... who, in fairness, are now on course to win more games at home than in any year since 1910: MORE »

Ex-Cub Sandberg suspended: MORE »

THEY'LL ALWAYS HAVE CHEESE. Milwaukee is suffering a painful split: The United States Bowling Congress is moving its headquarters to Texas. MORE »

WEATHER. Latest forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling's seven-day outlook: MORE »

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