Midday News Links

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• Fake Presidential candidate Donald Trump confirms he won't be running for president. [USA Today]


• The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off for its final mission. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords watched as the Shuttle went into space, commanded by her husband, Mark Kelly. [Sun-Times]


• A man who tried to abduct an 8-year-old girl in Lincoln Park was thwarted when the girl asked for a safety password he didn't know. [Sun-Times]


• Rod Blagojevich's lawyers again fail to get an interview with President Obama admitted into evidence. [Chicago Breaking News]


• University of Illinois Athletic Director Ron Guenther is retiring after 19 years. [CBS Local]


• Interim Police Superintendent Terry Hillard resigns his post. [NBC Chicago]


• Cortez Foster is due in court on charges he sodomized a man in Grant Park in March with a tree branch. [ABC 7]