Articles filed under Associated Press
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Ambac rejects Buffett's offerFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Two of the three troubled bond insurers billionaire investor Warren Buffett offered to help have rejected extra guarantees on municipal bonds. Ambac Finan...
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Sick astronaut's set to walk nowFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The German astronaut who was too sick to perform a spacewalk refused to say what ailed him, but insisted he's feeling great -- albeit a little an...
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Human error at end of Tennessee victory?Feb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The inventor of the timing device used in No. 1 Tennessee's 59-58 win over No. 5 Rutgers, suspects human error led to the disputed ending of Monday n...
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Pierce, Celtics make it four straightFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Paul Pierce had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the host Indiana Pacers 104-97 Tuesday night to win their fourth straight game. Ray A...
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U.S. cites Nazis to defend trialsFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has instructed U.S. diplomats abroad to defend its decision to seek the death penalty for six Guantanamo Bay detainees accused in t...
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American Fido: Illinois native son named top dog at Westminster showFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With enough baying and barking to make Simon Cowell cringe, an Illinois-born beagle nicknamed Uno became the new "American Fido" at the Westminster Kennel Cl...
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Police refute reports of arrest in Tinley Park slayings caseFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say they haven't made an arrest in the fatal shooting of five women at a suburban Chicago clothing store. Tinley Park Police Department Commander Rick Bruno ...
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NCAA: Sampson misled Indiana about recruiting callsFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff violated telephone recruiting restrictions imposed because of his previous violations at Oklahoma, then lied ab...
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Australia apologizes to AboriginesFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - CANBERRA, Australia -- Aborigines organized breakfast barbecues in the Outback, giant TV screens went up in state capitals, and schools allowed students to watch the tel...
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Road-salt theft reported in Buffalo GroveFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Police in Buffalo Grove are reporting a second theft of road salt, this time from a stockpile. An official of Arctic Snow, a snow removal company, reported the theft on...