Articles filed under Associated Press
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DePaul upset bid falls shortFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut extended its winning streak with another close one. Sophomore center Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 8 blocked shots, and t...
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Anthony, Iverson combine for 57Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, Allen Iverson added 28 and the Denver Nuggets spoiled the return of Kevin Garnett, holding on for a 124-118 victory over the Boston Cel...
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Microsoft prepares for proxy fight, Yahoo safeguards employeesFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is getting ready to take its bid for Yahoo right to the Web portal's shareholders, even as analysts wait for a higher offer. Separately, Yahoo...
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Cubans wonder: With Castro out, is reform in?Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - HAVANA -- Now that Fidel Castro has retired, many Cubans are looking to his brother to let more people open businesses, own homes and even travel abroad. But it will pro...
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Mayor Daley, others seek stricter gun-control lawsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Mayor Richard Daley and other elected officials pointed to the fatal shootings at Northern Illinois University and a Lane Bryant store as reasons to act as they announce...
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Patients often stop psychiatric drugs, with sometimes tragic consequencesFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Psychiatrists say it's a common scenario -- troubled patients stop taking their medicine, because of cost, side effects, the stigma, or delusions that they don't need it...
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Bush urges action to stop bloodshedFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - KIGALI, Rwanda -- President Clinton once said on a visit to this teeming city that the U.S. and the rest of the world "could have and should have" done more to stop the ...
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Open-wheel series merger getting close?Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A possible unification of America's two open-wheel series is still on track, with both sides saying Tuesday progress is being made. David Higdon, Champ Car World Series ...
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22-vehicle pileup closes I-94 in northwest IndianaFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A six-mile stretch of westbound Interstate 94 in northern Indiana was closed early today after a chain-reaction wreck involving nearly two dozen vehicles, police said. N...
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Governor's prepared State of the State addressFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's remarks as prepared for his Wednesday State of the State address. In a time of economic challenge, it is our challenge to offer a way forward...