Have You Planned Your Staycation Yet?

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It's that time of year when people begin to ask you, "What are your plans this summer?" So, what are your plans this summer? Will you be traveling? Or will you be embarking on the most beautiful travel plan of all, the one in which you vacation to your own home?

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By Adam Clark Estes

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Jun 1, 2011

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By Caitlin Dickson

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Chart of the Day

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

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May 31, 2011

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 31, 2011

Stat of the Day

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 31, 2011

Spatwatch

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 31, 2011

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May 31, 2011

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 29, 2011

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 29, 2011

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May 28, 2011

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May 28, 2011

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 27, 2011

Spatwatch

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By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

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By Caitlin Dickson

May 27, 2011

Stat of the Day

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By John Hudson

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By Adam Clark Estes

May 27, 2011

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By Adam Martin

May 27, 2011

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Over a thousand have said they will attend a courthouse demonstration

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By Caitlin Dickson

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By Adam Clark Estes

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By John Hudson

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By Erik Hayden

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By Adam Clark Estes

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By Erik Hayden

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By Adam Martin

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We peer over to the next cubicle to bring you this breaking report

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By Adam Martin

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Two cops followed a drunk woman home, but a jury doesn't find evidence of intercourse

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