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And the big winner
for the night is ...

k Vince Gill accepts the award for best country album for “These Days” at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. Other big winners were Amy Winehouse and Kanye West. Story and list of winners.

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Writers Guild leaders
seek end to strike

kThe Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout.

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LOCAL

Boardman trustee
offers ideas to save

kBoardman Township Trustee Kathy Miller presented several ideas Sunday to trim township costs.

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Youngstown police
on lookout for cops

kThe Youngstown Police Department sponsored a recruitment drive at an East Side flea market Sunday. Detective Sgt. Delphine Baldwin-Casey, who headed the effort, debunked some of the myths about police officers.

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11-year-old lifesaver

kAn 11-year-old McDonald boy saved the life of his brother who had choked on a hot dog.

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SPORTS

SteelHounds sink
Miss. RiverKings

kThe Youngstown SteelHounds got their revenge against the Mississippi RiverKings on Sunday. The Hounds won 5-0 at the Chevrolet Centre.

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NATION

Main Street America:
We’re in a recession

kSixty-one percent of the public believes the economy is now suffering through its first recession since 2001, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.

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WAR IN IRAQ

Bombing kills 23

kA car bomb exploded Sunday near an Iraqi checkpoint in an open-market area north of Baghdad, killing at least 23 civilians and wounding 25, the U.S. military said.

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