Background
McLean County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is included in the Bloomington, Illinois-Normal, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 150,433. Its county seat is Bloomington, Illinois6. It is the top-producing county in the United States of both corn and soybeans. McLean is pronounced "mik-LAIN" or "muh-KLAIN" (as with native son McLean Stevenson), not "mik-LEEN" as some non-natives say.
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...such thing as a Republican job or a Democratic job. It's about bringing people together to create good jobs," McAuliffe said in Norfolk. The announcement sets up a three-way primary fight for resurgent Virginia Democrats in an already contentious contest with...
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The Salisbury Daily Times
iCore Networks is pleased to announce that it has renegotiated the terms on its loan with Chevy Chase Bank for 2009.
McLean, VA (PRWEB) January 7, 2009 -- iCore Networks is pleased to announce that it has renegotiated the terms on its loan with
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Emediawire.com
...groups, golf schools and junior programs. McLean's corporate base at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida-home of the PGA TOUR's World Golf Championship's CA Championship -- is one of the nation's busiest golf destinations in January, February and March....
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PR Newswire
...of the device in star-gazing. From Galileo (resist bursting into song, I beseech you) to Hubble via Hawaii, Arizona and Greenwich, learn all about refractors, reflectors, Gregorian patterns and how to observe the sun safely. Having reached the ripe age of...
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Guardian Unlimited
145- Tony Griswold (W) won by forfeit; 152- Jim Webb (W) won by forfeit; 160- Luke Zakrajsek (W) dec. Jim Detwiler, 3-0; 171- David Kohlbach (W) won by forfeit; 189- Jesse Angevine (W) won by forfeit; 215- Noah Sibley (W) pinned Colin Mclean, 5:30; 103-
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Binghamton Press
...for heart patient Philip Schnibbe When: 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Cheeburger Cheeburger, 4915 Courthouse St., New Town Shopping Center, Williamsburg. More information: 10 percent of the evening's sales will go toward Schnibbe's health care fund. Send an e-mail...
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Hampton Roads Daily Press
...like to rev up the engine on the fastbreak and play in-your-face defense. And if the Mustangs need an extra jolt of energy, McLean provides the motivation. "He shows the same passion as every one of us," said Chaz Dyer, a 6-2 senior who is the team's tallest...
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Philly.com
...are being offered in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington....
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
...such as Advancement Via Individual Determination, which helps students who are first in their families to go to college. But McLean said school districts, given adequate funding and information on effective programs, can determine which ones will work for...
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Southern CA Press-Enterprise
The Creative Commons blog notes that Nine Inch Nail's Ghosts I-IV - which was freely available under a CC license - was the best selling MP3 album on Amazon in 2008. Jan.07/09Comments (0)
The Toronto Star reports that police seized more than 200,000
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Michael Geist Law
Last Week - About McLean
...immigrated from China in 2004, working a number of odd jobs including cleaning a Winnipeg church and delivering newspapers in Edmonton. Their lives converged in an unspeakable act that shocked Canadians and made headlines around the world - a quiet evening...
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Canoe
...Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) - Mike Comrie scored twice and Mark Streit had a goal and an assist as the New York Islanders defeated the Florida Panthers, 4-2, at Nassau Coliseum. Sean Bergenheim also tallied, while Kyle Okposo chipped in with a pair of...
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The Sports Network
...champagne and beer. At the table were his fiance, Kate McLean, 27, of Sacramento, and his mother, Chris Kane. Steven Kane, who is from Yorkshire, England, but lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, said today's celebration bore similarites to an English one. "It's...
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Sacramento Bee
...if it’s rated AAA), is usually a recipe for disaster. AIG fit that mold well. The second article is from Bethany McLean of Vanity Fair. I remember reading her writings during the accounting scandals at Fannie Mae. She was sharp then, and sharp now. There...
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iStockAnalyst
...nonprofit said hundreds of "would-be drunk drivers" took advantage of free cab rides this New Year's holiday. The McLean-based Washington Regional Alcohol Program says 468 people used the free cab service, SoberRide, instead of possibly driving home drunk. ...
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Hampton Roads Daily Press
...NASA intern, will work alongside fellow meteorologist Clare Nasir. They will broadcast on alternate weeks. Andrea, who was born in Glasgow, bowed out of GMTV yesterday after more than 10 years on the show. Kirsty leaves her role on the BBC weather team, having...
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The Daily Record
...The Commonwealth of Kentucky lost over 20,000 jobs in 2008 and unemployment rates are up in nearly every county. McLean County's 7.4 percent jobless rate is a 72 percent jump from a year ago. In Daviess County, the unemployment figure is 6.2 percent, that's...
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WFIE-TV
...died at age 28 in the crash of a small plane in a field near Clear Lake, Iowa, that also killed 1950s rock stars Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens and sent a shock wave around the world. The accident was immortalized as "the day the music died" in "American Pie,"...
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San Francisco Chronicle
...will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the church. Masonic rites will follow visitation. Memorial gifts may be made to the Mount Hope/Funks Grove Township Fire and Rescue Department or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Quiram Peasley Funeral Home is in charge...
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The Pantagraph
...showings was Naples resident Tim McLean, 42, who won the Masters Male category in 29 minutes, 34 seconds. Ali Gardino, 21, of Naples placed second in the Overall Female group, finishing in 33:39. To submit items for the recreation column, send e-mail to sports@naplesnews.co...
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Naples Daily News
Last Month - About McLean
...when we were there. But that isn't the way that these things work," Rice said. "And I still believe that the overthrow of Saddam Hussein is going to turn out to be a great strategic achievement." Perino said Bush's three-hour visit to the counterterror center...
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Boston Globe
...to the media after visiting the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) in McLean, Via., Dec. 8, 2008. With Bush is NCTC Director Mike Leiter (L) and Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell (R)....
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United Press International
...Mike Leiter, left, and National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell, speaks at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., on Monday. WASHINGTON (AP) President George W. Bush says the United States will continue to face the threat of terror and the...
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USA Today
...Senate office instead referred my colleague Eamon Javers' call to Kiki McLean, a former spokeswoman for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman in 2000 who helped out on the Clinton campaign this year and is now at the Dewey Square Group. McLean -- who is helping out on...
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The Politico
...At about half of these schools — including some along Louisiana's Gulf Coast as well as in affluent suburbs such as McLean, Va., and Lakewood, Colo. — benzene was primarily responsible for the potential health risks. The chemical is often found in refinery...
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USA Today
...often require the expenditure of a significant number of points or miles. But Henry Harteveldt, travel analyst for Forrester Research, said they could appeal now to people trying to conserve cash “for the things they really need, like the mortgage, rent, the...
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The New York Times
...potential threats. The president spoke after a three-hour visit at the highly secure National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., the primary hub of analysis for intelligence related to foreign and domestic terrorism. His appearance was meant to underscore...
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FOX News
...the effort forward, not only to secure the future of Tysons but also to create a model for other areas of the county, including McLean, Springfield and Reston, where redevelopment is planned. "Stay vigilant about Tysons," Connolly said. "It's the single most...
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The Washington Post
...“This is the first significant growth in assessed value we have seen in 15 years.” Olympia includes portions of five counties: McLean, DeWitt, Tazewell, Logan, and Woodford. Wise said he has received tentative data from four of those counties, and Tazewell...
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The Pantagraph
...we're going to get a lot of finger-pointing, which will be totally unproductive," said Bert Ely, a banking industry consultant in Alexandria, Va. Fannie and Freddie, which own or guarantee around half the $11.5 trillion in U.S. outstanding home loan debt,...
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The Street