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July 12, 2007 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events The video of her at Craig Stebic's home was either taken by or given Former US First Lady, Lady In passing the sentence, the to CBS 2 WBBM-TV Chicago, the Bird Johnson dead at 94 judge ruled that the plot was CBS affiliate. The entire 6 min Lady Bird Johnson, wife of United "part of an al-Qaida inspired and RAW video of Jacobson is available States President Lyndon B. controlled sequence of attacks", at cbs2chicago.com. Johnson, has died of natural although the British government causes at the age of 94 at her has always claimed the attacks The WMAQ President and General home in Austin, Texas. were "home grown", and not Manager Larry Wert stated "Amy connected to al-Qaida. has been one of our most valued Libyan court upholds death •Indonesia evacuates thousands reporters for over 10 years The sentence for foreign medics in of people living near Mount decision to part ways has been a HIV case Gamkonora as it appears likely to difficult one. We wish her the very The Supreme Court in Libya has explode. best." upheld the death sentence for five Bulgarian nurses and a •14 Philippines Marines are killed Speaking with WGN Radio on Palestinian medical intern by insurgents in fighting. Wednesday morning, Jacobson condemned for infecting 426 •The Supreme Court of Libya described WBBM-TV's releasing of children with HIV. upholds the death penalty for the the video a "cheap shot". six Bulgarian medics and one Featured story Palestinian doctor accused of She told Spike O'Dell that she is infecting children with HIV. sickened by the entire ordeal and Study links breast cancer to may pursue legal action against high meat consumption the people who took the video of Results published on Tuesday WMAQ's Amy Jacobson fired her at Craig Stebic's house. which are part of the Shanghai following controversial video Jacobson said her attorney said it Breast Cancer Study add to the WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago illegal to videotape people on evidence about breast cancer and announced yesterday that reporter private property and she said she a diet high in meat and dairy. Amy Jacobson was leaving her job after being videotaped in a bikini "is looking at all of her legal options." Wikipedia Current Events with her two sons at the home of Craig Stebic. Jacobson has been •Lady Bird Johnson, former First covering the story of Stebic's wife A press release was sent to the Lady and wife of United States Lisa, who has been missing since WMAQ-TV Newsroom staff on July President Lyndon B. Johnson, April 30. 10, 2007. dies at the age of 94 in Austin, Texas. Jacobson says that she he took her Agassi and Sharapova voted Wimbledon's sexiest •The Pakistani Army says that the children on a social visit on her champions on commercial Operation Silence at Lal Masjid is day off, following an invitation website in its final stages and that 95% from Stebic's family. Andre Agassi and Maria Sharapova of the complex is under its have been voted the sexiest control. WMAQ has concluded that Jacobson crossed a moral line that Wimbledon champions from the •Four people who carried out no reporter should cross. Jacobson last twenty years according to a failed suicide bombings in London has reported at WMAQ for the last survey conducted by the U.K. are jailed for life, with no chance 10 years. commercial website GetMeATicket. of release for at least 40 years. If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Thursday, July 12, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 Agassi and received 77% of the Michael Stich 2% overnight hours. The CTA says that votes as the sexiest champion Stan Smith 1% one track operations and delays amongst names such as Boris Jan Kodes 1% may occur. Becker and John McEnroe. Maria Sharapova racked up 68% of the Canadian merchant Ed Mirvish "We have heard our customers' votes. Agassi won the single's title Dies at 92 frustration with slow zones and at Wimbledon in 1992, Sharapova Noted Toronto resident and today we are acting to address lifted the women's trophy in 2004. Canadian merchant and theatre their concerns,” said Chicago owner Ed Mirvish has died. On July Transit Board chairperson Carole In the survey, 2,536 were cast 11, 2007, the Mirvish family Brown. "I am pleased that we are between July 2 and 6. released a statement confirming able to leverage existing contracts his passing earlier that morning at to begin this work and I look Results St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto. forward to working with state Full list of Wimbledon champions "Honest Ed", as he was known, lawmakers to increase transit from the last 20 years and their was two weeks away from investment to bring our entire percentage of votes for being the reaching his 93rd birthday. system to a state of good repair." 'sexiest' in this survey:Women: Maria Sharapova 68% "Mr. Mirvish did pass away this Brown Line Reconstruction Project Chris Evert 21% morning at around 1:30a.m. at St. On February 20, 2006 the CTA Steffi Graf 15% Mike's Hospital," said his friend formally broke ground on the Maria Bueno 11% Russell Lazar. Brown Line Capacity Expansion Serena Williams 11% Project in order to repair its aging Martina Hingis 10% The mayor of Toronto, David Miller, infrastructure and increase Venus Williams 8% told CBC News that, "His store was passenger capacity at Brown Line Martina Navratilova 7% about making sure that everyone stations. The primary features of Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7% could afford to live with some the project include: Karen Susman 6% dignity and decency. His theatres * Reconstruction of stations and Angela Mortimer 6% were about bringing some joy and trackage and make each station Margaret Smith 6% passion into people's lives." ADA compliant Lindsay Davenport 5% * Lengthening of platforms to Billie Jean King 4% Mirvish was known for his accommodate eight-car trains Amelie Mauresmo 4% landmark discount store, Honest * Modernization of right-of-way Virginia Wade 3% Ed's, and as a patron of the arts between Kimball and Rockwell Conchita Martinez 3% who helped revitalize the theatre Avenue Jana Novotna 2% scene in Toronto. * Upgrade of traction power Ann Jones 1% equipment and train control Margaret Court 1% Men Chicago elevated line to be systems Andre Agassi 77% renovated * Installation of a new fiber optic Pat Cash 23% Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) communication network. Bjorn Borg 19% riders on the subway portions of Pete Sampras 14% the Red and Blue lines may see The first two stations to be rebuilt Roger Federer 14% relief of the slow zone in the —Kedzie and Rockwell—reopened Boris Becker 8% coming months. So-called "slow on 16 August 2006. The project is Goran Ivanisevic 8% zones" are locations were trains scheduled for completion in 2009 Jimmy Connors 7% travel at restricted speeds because and is expected to cost $530 Stefan Edberg 7% of track work or deteriorating million. Arthur Ashe 6% conditions. John McEnroe 6% Libyan court upholds death Rod Laver 6% The is putting nearly US$15 sentence for foreign medics in Lleyton Hewitt 5% millions towards renovation of the HIV case Roy Emerson 3% O'Hare to Clark/Lake portion of the The Supreme Court in Libya has John Newcombe 2% BLue Line and Chicago to Belmont upheld the death sentence for five Richard Krajicek 2% portions of the Red Line. Work will Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian Manuel Santana 2% happen during off peak and medical intern condemned for If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, July 12, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 infecting 426 children with HIV. reconfirmed to the Associated Former US First Lady, Lady Bird Just one day ago, a deal to free Press that a settlement to free the Johnson dead at 94 the foreign medics was detainees still exists, which he said Former first lady Lady Bird announced. was acceptable to all parties and Johnson, wife of United States would end the crisis, without President Lyndon B. Johnson, has The six defendants were not giving further details. died at her home in Austin, Texas. present at the court ruling, while She was 94. family members of the children Unnamed officials who wished to rejoiced when the judge confirmed remain anonymous disclosed the She died of natural causes about the verdict. "This is a victory for deal would involve financial 4:18 p.m. CDT. Her family and the Libyan judiciary system. We compensation in exchange for the friends surrounded her when she are awaiting the execution of the death sentences being commuted passed. death sentence," said Al-Monseif to a prison sentence, according to Khalifa, a lawyer for the plaintives. the Associated Press. E.U. officials Bess Truman was the only other say the European Union would first lady to live past age 90. Lady E.U. Commission President José agree to establish a fund of tens of Bird Johnson became first lady Manuel Barroso remains hopeful millions of dollars to pay for the after the assassination of John F. that the medics will receive children's future medical care. Kennedy. After her husband's clemency. "We regret that these Bulgaria and the European Union presidency, she became known as decisions have been made, but I are calling it humanitarian aid an advocate of various also want to express my instead of compensation, which environmental projects and confidence that a solution will be would imply that their citizens environmentalism in general.