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Just ahead of this evening's Closing Ceremonies, London firefighters have controlled a massive blaze they say is the biggest the British capital has faced in years, reports the BBC. The fire broke out at an east London recycling center 7 miles from the Olympic Park, reports the AP, but with favorable winds blowing smoke in the opposite direction, organizers said it would not affect the city's adieu to its Games. "It's certainly a dramatic end to the Olympics for the London Fire Brigade," said the city's fire commissioner. More than 200 firefighters had been called in.

These are excerpts of Tweets received during the past few hours from Nurse H posting in "Traditional American (@RightWingAngel)" account: Please #Pray My friend and One of the Partners in Medical Practise in Major Car Crash! Angel Tears Heading to Hospital. This is Nurse H with update Dr. Phil Angel's best friend is fighting for his life. Please pray. I can't DM, and will be signing out soon. He has been put into critical status, so things are hectic. Thank you all for prayers please continue he is leaving By Mercy Flight to Trauma Hospital. Very bad shape.

"Tonight's results in New Hampshire show the race for 'conservative alternative' to Mitt Romney remains wide open. I skipped New Hampshire and aimed my campaign right at conservative South Carolina, where we've been campaigning hard and receiving an enthusiastic welcome. I believe being the only non-establishment outsider in the race, the proven fiscal and social conservative and proven job creator will win the day in South Carolina. "South Carolina is the next stop. I have a head start here, and it's friendly territory for a Texas governor and veteran with solid outsider credentials, the nation's best record of job creation,...

An open letter to the President of the American League and the Comissioner of Baseball: Gentlemen: I have loved baseball my entire, rather long life. Regarding tonight's game in Detroit, you both, for the integrity of the game, have a duty and responsibility to reverse the call. Fix it. Get it right. It is sufficiently clear. Statistics regarding the 28th batter can be reversed out. A concept such as “we don’t change calls after the fact” holds no water in these rather unique circumstances. Fix it. Get it right. There is the concept of a protested game, when the actual...

REFERENDUM ON THE EXTENSION OF ROUTE 53 TO BE CONSIDERED For years, a lack of local consensus has been cited as a main reason the proposed Route 53 extension into Lake County has not moved forward. Lake County Board Commissioner David Stolman of Buffalo Grove is leading an effort by Lake County officials to attempt to resolve that situation on April 7th. The County is considering placing an advisory Referendum on whether Route 53 should be extended as a tollway from Lake Cook Road north into Lake County and then east to the Tri-State Tollway on the April 7, 2009...