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By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jul 30, 2011 9:00PM

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  • A Catholic group in Roscoe Village is pushing for the Catholic church to start ordaining women. [NYTimes]
  • Two planes clipped wings at on the tarmac at O'Hare. [Sun-Times]
  • Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin urges an end to the political stalemate in Washington, saying the fate of the American economy is at stake. [Tribune]
  • Lynn Sweet says the political gridlock in Washington is the worst she's seen in the 20 or so years since she started covering Congress in 1993. [Sun-Times]