Articles filed under Associated Press
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Lawyer agrees to plead guilty to paying kickbacks to revenue agentsFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- A Southwest suburban attorney has agreed to plead guilty to paying kickbacks to former state tax auditors. In a deal with federal prosecutors, 36-year-old Dea...
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Obama photo causes dustupFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A photograph circulating on the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a...
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Clearly Coen country at this year's OscarsFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- They ground up Steve Buscemi in a wood-chipper. They made baby-snatchers out of Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. They turned mythic Greek wanderer Odysseus ...
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UConn needs Moore to beat LSUFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Maya Moore scored 18 of her 29 points in the second half to lift top-ranked Connecticut to a 74-69 victory over No. 6 LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday night, snapping ...
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Key home price index shows record declines in 2007Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A closely watched study shows U.S. home prices falling 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007. That marks the largest drop in the index's 20-year history ...
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Dodd endorses former rival ObamaFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Sen. Christopher Dodd endorsed one-time presidential rival Barack Obama on Tuesday and said it is time for Democrats to join forces to defeat the Republican...
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Whoopi upset at hosting snubFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Whoopi Goldberg seemed sad and choked up on "The View" Monday when her fellow co-hosts discussed how she was not included in a montage featuring Oscar hosts ...
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Troubled star left out of annual Oscar tributeFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Blogs were buzzing Monday with discussion of why Brad Renfro was left out of the Academy Awards tribute to Hollywood figures who died in the past year. Th...
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Report: House may push for feds to probe ClemensFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A draft letter asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Roger Clemens made false statements to Congress has been written by House staffers, The...
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Jury deliberating fate of ex-cop who killed lover, unborn babyFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CANTON, Ohio -- A jury began deliberating Tuesday whether to recommend the death sentence for a former police officer convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend and th...