Articles filed under Associated Press
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Baying and barking, Uno the beagle takes first winning steps at WestminsterFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Uno the beagle turned Madison Square Garden into his own big, green backyard. He barked and bayed. He nipped at a newly printed sign. He tried to grab his le...
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Making online dating saferFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- As Valentine's Day approaches, all is not lovey-dovey in the high-stakes online dating industry. The contentious issue of the moment -- pitting one of the th...
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GM posts record US automotive loss of $38.7B for 2007Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. reported the largest annual loss for an automotive company Tuesday and said it is making a new round of buyback offers to U.S. hourly wor...
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War on terror now going to trialFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The charges cannot be bigger, not in what is now known as the war against terror. Nor is there likely to be more global scrutiny of the White House's prose...
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Surprise! Even some with chronic disease can live to 100Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at ...
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Clinton remains confident of campaignFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - WHITE MARSH, Md. -- Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton denied Monday her campaign is in trouble after losing to Sen. Barack Obama in four states this past weekend an...
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Administration announces program to help embattled homeowners threatened with foreclosureFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Homeowners threatened with foreclosure would in some instances get a 30-day reprieve under a new initiative the Bush administration announced Tuesday. Dubb...
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Starbucks locations to close for 3 hours Feb. 26 for espresso classFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Starbucks Corp. will close the doors at nearly 7,100 of its U.S. coffee shops for three hours one night later this month to give baristas a refresher course o...
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Yahoo board taking big gamble by rebuffing Microsoft's $44.6B bidFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc.'s rejection of Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid left investors guessing the next move in a tense mating dance that may hatch a more...
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Pettitte among 3 excused from Clemens hearingFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens and his accuser, Brian McNamee, will be the main witnesses at a House hearing on the Mitchell Report after Andy Pettitte and two others origi...