def load_targets_file(input_file):
	"""
	Takes a string indicating a file name and reads the contents of the file.
	Returns a list containing each line of the file.
	Precondition: input_file should exist in the file system.
	"""
	with open(input_file, 'r') as f:
		f = f.readlines()
	out = [i.replace('\n','').replace('\r','') for i in f]
	return out