http://www.bnd.com/372/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2009 Belleville News Democrat From the online desk 60 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:38:53 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/372/story/606634.html http://www.bnd.com/372/story/606634.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:41 CST A community is coping after the unexpected death of 15-year-old Jacob Kellogg. http://www.bnd.com/372/story/607592.html http://www.bnd.com/372/story/607592.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:38 CST U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris testified Thursday that he didn't strike any agreement with Gov. Rod Blagojevich to win the plum position, and said he's never been involved in an improper deal in his two decades in government. http://www.bnd.com/372/story/606889.html http://www.bnd.com/372/story/606889.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:23 CST President-elect Barack Obama implored Congress on Thursday to "act boldly and act now" to fix an economy growing perilously weaker. Leading lawmakers set an informal goal of mid-February for enacting tax cuts and government spending that could cost as much as $1 trillion. http://www.bnd.com/372/story/607255.html http://www.bnd.com/372/story/607255.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:23 CST It is perhaps the most intriguing unsolved mystery from the gaudy gangland career of John Gotti: Whatever happened to the neighbor who accidentally ran over and killed the mobster's 12-year-old son - and then vanished? http://www.bnd.com/372/story/606865.html http://www.bnd.com/372/story/606865.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:18 CST The Illinois House should impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich for abusing his power, mismanaging Illinois government and committing possible criminal acts, a special committee concluded Thursday.