Big Ten Conference (USA Today)

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2008 Duneland Year in Review: The ups then downs of a troubled year (Chesterton Tribune)

Amid a number of records and unprecedented events, one thing is clear about 2008: The year ended on quite a different note than when it began. Consider President George W. Bush’s declaration in February, when he tried to assure Americans that “this country is not recession-bound.”

In brief (Times Leader)

The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it will begin purchasing up to $500 billion in mortgage-backed securities early next month in an effort to bolster the long-suffering housing market.

Costenbader 'drives through' the competition (Times News)

Alamo ... and more (Columbia Daily Tribune)

Temperatures will be in the 60s tomorrow night when Missouri’s players float down a River Walk aglow with 122,000 lights during a pep rally in San Antonio.