Articles filed under Associated Press
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Motorcycle cop escorting Clinton motorcade dies in crashFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- A police motorcycle officer died after a crash while escorting Hillary Rodham Clinton's motorcade to a campaign rally. "We are just heartsick at this loss of l...
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Look out, Sufjan Stevens: Maccomb's Chris Vallillo salutes Honest AbeFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Honestly, there's a new album saluting Abe Lincoln that could become the soundtrack as next year's bicentennial of his birth approaches. Chris Vallillo's "Abraham Lincol...
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US orders diplomats to leave SerbiaFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department on Friday ordered nonessential diplomats and the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade to leave Serbia, f...
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Employee snooping on customer data is commonFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- A landlord snooped on tenants to find out information about their finances. A woman repeatedly accessed her ex-boyfriend's account after a difficult bre...
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Angels beat K-Rod in arbitrationFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Los Angeles Angels defeated Francisco Rodriguez in salary arbitration Friday, and the closer will receive $10 million rather than his request for $12...
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IRL will absorb Champ Car in completed open-wheel dealFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series signed a deal Friday to unify the two American open-wheel series. The agreement ends a 12-year conflict, bringing t...
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Record store owner sells nearly 3M vinyl albums, singles and CDs for $3MFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- A man says he can now retire because someone bought his massive record collection on eBay for the asking price -- $3 million. A buyer from Ireland agreed t...
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Report: Jennifer Lopez gives birth to twins, a boy and a girlFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Jennifer Lopez gave birth to twins early Friday, making the singer and husband Marc Anthony the parents of a boy and a girl after one of pop music's most clo...
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Chinese factories lose orders to cheaper marketsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - SHANGHAI, China -- The teddy bears selling for $1.40 in Shanghai's IKEA store may be just about the cheapest in town, but they're not made in China -- they're stitched a...
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Huizenga sells half of DolphinsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- New York builder Stephen Ross agreed to buy half the Miami Dolphins from owner Wayne Huizenga, with an opportunity to become managing general partner. Ross woul...