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By Margaret Lyons in News on May 20, 2008 11:45PM

Senator Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor today. Doctors say his prognosis isn't good. [Boston Globe]

Gerald Callahan, the police officer accused of assaulting two people in Niles, has a history of bad behavior. He was suspended in 2006 after other officers smelled alcohol on his breath at work, and was also suspended after arresting a bartender who had cut him off. [Trib]

Dick Durbin has asked the FTC to investigate what he called "price-gouging" in Chicago's high gas prices. [S-T]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Laurie Dann's shooting-spree in Winnetka. [Trib]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled today that uniform paper money discriminates against the blind. [AP]

The city filed lawsuits against eBay and StubHub today, accusing the sites of not collecting Chicago's amusement tax on resold tickets. [S-T]

"By fairly common consent, a hangover will involve some combination of headache, upset stomach, thirst, food aversion, nausea, diarrhea, tremulousness, fatigue, and a general feeling of wretchedness." [New Yorker]

Tuxedo Dolphin, at your service.