Articles filed under Associated Press
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Johnson's clutch free throws lift Illinois StateFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Dom Johnson hit 2 free throws with 25 seconds left to give Illinois State a 64-63 victory over host Missouri State on Saturday. Johnson finished with 23 as Illinois Stat...
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Bomb toll nears 100Feb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A top U.S. commander said Saturday that two bombings carried out by women wrapped in bombs that killed nearly 100 people in Baghdad underscored that al-Qaida ...
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Mormon leader recalled as 'great communicator'Feb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- Gordon B. Hinckley was remembered as a "prophet to the people" on Saturday as tens of thousands of faithful Mormons gathered to say goodbye to the chur...
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Eli's no pushoverFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Baby brothers across America know hardship. They grow up playing "permanent center" while the bigger kids get to be quarterbacks and wide receivers. They lose...
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Cedar Point to have new area of rides for kidsFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Seven kids' rides from the Geauga Lake amusement park in northeast Ohio are being given a new home on the other side of the state, at Cedar Point. The ...
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Stocks end strong week with advanceFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street capped a week of big gains with another sizable advance Friday after investors set aside anxiety over news the economy lost jobs last month and f...
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Once-dominant Yates team fights for survivalFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - CONCORD, N.C. -- The name Yates used to mean royalty in NASCAR. A dominant operation that others tried to catch, the race team reached its high when Dale Jarrett won the...
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Bucking up for Santana -- $137.5M, 6 yearsFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK-- Johan Santana is a money pitcher, and the New York Mets are paying for it. Santana and the Mets agreed Friday to a $137.5 million, six-year contract, a record...
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Scores rescued after winds push ships agroundFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Rescue operations Friday saved scores of people from two ships that ran aground in stormy waters off the British coast, but efforts to evacuate the injured cap...
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U.S. ambassador to U.N. notes Iraq war helps IranFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Iran is stronger today because of the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the American ambassador to the United Nations said Friday. The 2003 invasio...