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WGN / Chicago Tribune by Market Shares Corp.9/24-28/10; 600 likely voters, 4% margin of errorMore...

IL-Gov: 39% Quinn (D), 38% Brady (R) (WGN/Tribune 9/24-28)

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For months, he had been my anonymous online confidant. Shrouded behind the interwebs, he received the highly personal communiqués I entered each night before going to bed.And then, one day, this faceless recipient of my most embarrassing diet confessionals was standing in front of me, shifting from foot to foot, as I ordered an ice coffee -- "unsweetened, please!" -- at the 39th street Starbucks.More...

Lifting the Inter-veil: How I Met My "Online" Fitness Coach, Face to Face

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With Rahm Emanuel's departure for Chicago, local economists gauged just how much the depletion of Washington's swear jars will affect the local economy. Elsewhere in non-Rahm news, Sharron Angle is VERY worried about Sharia law tearing apart the fabric of American society, Charlie Crist is insulting Marco Rubio's honor by comparing him to Charlie Crist and Jeremy the Intern is going where even Brian Ross fears to tread. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Friday, October 1st, 2010

HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 1ST, 2010

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Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr is leading a social media campaign to cure autism. Charitable organizations in 40 countries are joining forces to spread a single message and raise awareness about a unique event.You are asked to take a break from Facebook and Twitter on November 1, 2010.More...

Take a Break from Facebook and Twitter For 1 Day

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Lanvin has quickly become one of the most buzzed about labels, dressing stars, making its way onto Michelle Obama's feet and partnering with H&M for fall. So what's in store for Spring/Summer 2011? Lots of texture it seems.Take a look at pics from Lanvin's Paris show on Friday and check out who sat front row.
               

Janet Jackson, Lenny Kravitz & Dita Von Teese Take In Lanvin Spring/Summer 2011 (PHOTOS)

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Regardless of how much faith you hold in the supernatural, there are certain places in this world where even the bravest souls might think twice before spending the night. From notorious disaster areas to the sites of some of the most gruesome slayings to occur on both sides of the Atlantic, these are places that would likely qualify as haunted -- even if you don't believe in ghosts, vampires or sea monsters.Here are our picks for the creepiest places on the planet. Some, such as Japan's Aokigahara Forest, maintain closely associated with the present-day macabre, while others, like Scotland's Loch Ness, are frequently disregarded as pure folklore...but then again, no one knows for sure. Be sure to vote for your favorite:
                         



                         

The World's Creepiest Places (PHOTOS)

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The fall TV season has claimed its second casualty: ABC's "My Generation."The series lasted just two episodes; it drew just 3.9 million viewers Thursday and a 1.1 rating in the A18-49 demo, down 31% from its already dismal premiere episode.More...

'My Generation' CANCELED By ABC After Just 2 Episodes

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"Oh, art is too hard," Andy Warhol once sighed, perhaps hinting at the struggle most artists endure to create. After all, one's talents and gifts may be great, but the realities of the world often interfere with the process of creation and self-expression.Which is why, for centuries, artists have depended on the kindness of patronage to support their endeavors. Now, more than ever, as governments slash arts funding to preserve other, more immediately necessary social services, the importance of forms of patronage to developing artists cannot be underestimated.More...

illy issimo Perks Up the Arts

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IL-Sen: 38% Giannoulias (D), 36% Kirk (R) (Tribune 9/24-28)

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Jon Stewart broke his silence over Rick Sanchez's comments about him and Sanchez's firing from CNN Saturday night.After remaining quiet Friday as Sanchez's controversial comments from a radio show — in which he called Stewart a "bigot" and suggested that the media is run by Jewish people — became major news, Stewart addressed the issue at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars" at New York's Beacon Theater.More...

Jon Stewart Breaks Rick Sanchez Silence, Responds