Articles filed under Associated Press
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Lipinski, Shock likely headed to victoryFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski edged out three primary challengers in a district that covers Chicago's Southwest side and suburbs, while exits by two veteran downstate GOP...
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CME Group nearly doubles profitFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- CME Group Inc.'s profit nearly doubled in the fourth quarter as its acquisition of the Chicago Board of Trade helped boost volume at the world's largest finan...
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2007 was one of the worst for flight delaysFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A quarter of domestic flights failed to arrive on time in 2007 -- the industry's second poorest performance on record -- and analysts say it is likely to g...
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Bush's budget draws critics on both sides of aisleFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Top administration officials were on Capitol Hill Tuesday defending President Bush's $3.1 trillion budget plan from complaints by Democrats that it adds al...
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Disney profit down, revenue upFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The Walt Disney Co.'s quarterly profit fell 26 percent from a year earlier, when it benefited from the sale of a magazine and entertainment channel, but t...
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Productivity slowed sharply in fourth quarter while labor costs increasedFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Worker productivity, the key factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the final three months of the year while wage pressures increased. The La...
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Illegal immigration at center of Texas home-renting trialFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- A lawsuit was filed Tuesday over this Dallas suburb's latest effort to keep out illegal immigrants by barring home rentals to people who can't p...
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Bruney stays with YankeesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Bruney stays with Yankees: Relief pitcher Brian Bruney and the New York Yankees agreed Tuesday to a $725,000, one-year contract. The right-hander, who turns 26 on Feb. 1...
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Motorola raises chief's salaryFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. Chief Executive Officer Greg Brown will get a base salary of $1.2 million this year, a 26 percent increase. His salary last year was $950,000, Motorola sai...
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Selanne returns, Ducks winFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Teemu Selanne gave the Anaheim Ducks' slumping offense a jolt in his first game of the season. The 37-year-old Finnish forward put off retirement and rejoined the Ducks ...