Articles filed under Associated Press
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Chicago museum offers virtual tour of 1893 fairFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry occupies the last surviving building from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the fabled "White City." And this weekend, a li...
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World maps might changeFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - PRISTINA, Serbia -- Tiny Kosovo -- poor, mostly Muslim but feverishly pro-Western -- braced itself Saturday for a historic declaration of independence from Serbia, a dec...
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Tighter credit hits student loansFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic members of the House are asking the Bush administration to shore up the shaken student loan market before the situation worsens and students are...
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Ten cases of flu show resistance to medicationFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a health alert to doctors and hospitals because ten Chicago-area patients have tested positive for an unusual type of...
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Windows media extender still needs workFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Here's the formula for the gadget of the year: A device that delivers Internet video on the TV. It sounds simple, but no one has really cracked this market, ...
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Motel room yields littleFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Steven Kazmierczak checked into a hotel near campus three days before carrying out his deadly shooting spree at Northern Illinois University, paying cash and signing his...
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Gophers chew up Illini with late FTsFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Talor Battle hit 2 free throws with seven seconds left and combined with David Jackson on a pivotal defensive play down the stretch as Penn State d...
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Syracuse racks up huge win over G'townFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Syracuse may be down. Don't count the Orange out just yet, though. Paul Harris scored 22 points and freshman Donte Greene added 18 to lead Syracuse to a 77-70 victory ov...
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Mercury rising, so cool itFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- While arguing in court that states are free to enact tougher mercury controls for power plants, the Bush administration pressured dozens of states to accep...
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Kosovo state still in doubtFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Kosovo's hope for widespread international recognition of its newly declared independence is facing tense days of negotiations and posturing in the d...