Articles filed under Associated Press
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Unhealthy people cheaper to treat?Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, researchers reported Monday. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years ...
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Mavericks slip by MagicFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Josh Howard scored 28 points and the Dallas Mavericks overcame Hedo Turkoglu's triple-double to hold off the Orlando Magic 107-98 Monday night. Dallas led by as many as ...
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Service sector contracts January for the first time in nearly 5 yearsFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The nation's service sector contracted in January for the first time in almost five years, a trade group of purchasing executives said Tuesday. The Institute...
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Are our national monuments safe?Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Inadequate security has left national icons such as the Washington Monument and the Statue of Liberty vulnerable, according to a government report on the U...
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Mattingly's wife charged with disorderly conductFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- The estranged wife of Los Angeles Dodgers coach Don Mattingly was arrested and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct after police s...
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Candidates put campaigns in high gear for stretch runFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Super Bowl is so yesterday. Bring on Super Tuesday. Buoyed by cheering crowds and bolstered by more than $1.3 million a day in TV ads, Democrats Barack...
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Podsednik agrees to minor-league contract with RockiesFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - DENVER - Light-hitting speedster Scott Podsednik, catalyst of the White Sox's world championship run in 2005, agreed Tuesday to a minor-league contract with the Colorado...
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Sweet redemption for GiantsFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Vindication for former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi came in one gut-wrenching, last-minute drive engineered by Eli Manning to win the...
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Bush's budget adds more for defense -- and deficitFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The budget President Bush sent Congress has about as much chance of approval as he does of serving a third term. And given the fiscal nightmare facing the ...
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Families oppose BP guilty plea, fineFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil giant BP PLC formally entered a guilty plea Monday as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors for its criminal conduct in a deadly explosion at its ...