Articles filed under Associated Press
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Oscars's 80th birthday doesn't pull in viewersFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least...
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Senate advances legislation to cut off money for Iraq warFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday helped advance a Democratic-pushed bill to cut off money for the war in Iraq, saying the additional debating time would allow...
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Gas prices rev up for springFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gas prices at the pump added more than 2 cents over the weekend, topping a more than eight-month high reached Friday. Meanwhile, oil prices ended higher Mond...
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Stocks lift after IBM OKs buybackFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street reversed earlier losses and rallied Tuesday after IBM approved a $15 billion stock buyback, suggesting to investors that there are still some com...
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Airline defends crew's actions in woman's deathFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- American Airlines defended its staff as professional and its equipment as sound Monday after a swift review of a passenger's in-flight death, despite her fam...
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Giants' Strahan may call it quitsFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Now that he has his championship, money no longer matters to Michael Strahan. Well, maybe it matters a little bit. Not enough, though, that it will be the de...
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Edwards' Ford too good for Johnson and GordonFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - FONTANA, Calif. -- For Carl Edwards, it's a signal. At least one NASCAR Sprint Cup team is ready to take on Hendrick Motorsports. Edwards won the rain-delayed Auto Club ...
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N.Y. orchestra well-received in North Korean debutFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - PYONGYANG, North Korea -- The New York Philharmonic performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and North Korea's anthem for Pyongyang's communist elite Tuesday -- a historic f...
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Trio help Pistons top NuggetsFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton had 20 points each to lead the Detroit Pistons over the host Denver Nuggets 98-93 on Monday night. The Nuggets had...
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Higher costs for food, energy and medicine push wholesale prices up sharplyFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Inflation at the wholesale level soared in January, pushed higher by rising costs for food, energy and medicine. The Labor Department said Tuesday that who...