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ler writhed in pain on the field.
• He rose to his feet. The Bears defense rose to the occasion.
• Cutler returned after bruising his ribs, and Brian Urlacher made a key fumble recovery to help Chicago beat the Detroit Lions 13-7 on Monday night for its fourth straight win.
• It was certainly not an easy night for the NFC North leaders, particularly their quarterback, but they came away with the win after a week off and possibly buried Detroit (2-4) in the process despite getting a major scare along the way.
• That happened in the second quarter when Cutler was sacked by Ndamukong Suh and ultimately wound up going to the locker room to have his ribs examined.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Tuesday, Oct. 23, the 297th day of 2012. There are 69 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Oct. 23, 1942, during World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein (el ah-lah-MAYN') in Egypt, resulting in an Allied victory.
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• On this date:
• In 1862, King Otto of Greece was deposed in a revolt.
• In 1915, tens of thousands of women marched in New York City, demanding the right to vote.
• In 1932, comedian Fred Allen began his first regular radio show for CBS, "The Linit Bath Club Revue."
• In 1935, mobster Dutch Schultz, 34, was shot and mortally wounded with three other men during a gangland hit at the Palace Chophouse in Newark, N.J. (Schultz died the following day.)
• In 1954, West Germany was invited to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which it did the following year.
• In 1956, a student-sparked revolt against Hungary's Communist rule began; as the revolution spread, Soviet forces started entering the country, and the uprising was put down within weeks.
• In 1972, the musical "Pippin" opened on Broadway.
• In 1980, the resignation of Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin (koh-SEE'-gihn) was (Continued on page 42)
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