Articles filed under Associated Press
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Bold moves to stop spiralJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- When people are panicking, it's hard to stop the stampede with talk about cutting a "federal funds rate." Economic fears on Wall Street and around the worl...
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T.O. will return to CowboysJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones plans to pay Terrell Owens' $3 million roster bonus, which means the All-Pro wide receiver will be back for the final s...
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Two African nations have world's highest child mortality rateJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - GENEVA -- A newborn in Sierra Leone has the lowest chance in the world of surviving until age 5, and the prospects are almost as bad for children in Angola and Afghanist...
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Jagr, Rangers blank ThrashersJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Jaromir Jagr scored and had 2 assists on a newly created line, and defenseman Fedor Tyutin helped set up 3 goals for the New York Rangers, who beat the visiting Atlanta ...
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Crosby hopes he is fast healerJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- If Sidney Crosby wants any advice on dealing with the first major injury of his hockey career, he needs only to bring up the subject at the dinner table. A...
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Toy maker Ty Inc. fights recall of lead-tainted dollsJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A popular toy maker is refusing to pull a lead-tainted doll from store shelves across Illinois, challenging a state law governing lead content in toys, the state says. T...
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Have a plan and a list before hitting grocery storeJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Most people pay for their groceries with three currencies -- money, time and angst. Grocery stores are getting bigger and more complicated. Unless you have all day, wand...
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Holmgren will return for one more seasonJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Mike Holmgren will return for a final season as coach of the Seattle Seahawks -- but only a final season. The 59-year-old veteran of 16 seasons as an NFL head coach anno...
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Iranian religious leader takes swipe at leaderJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- President Bush isn't the only leader facing serious economic woes. Icy weather is causing big political trouble for Iran's hard-line president, who is un...
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Candidates have a taste for presidency, but not beets and eggplantJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - John Edwards has to be a mighty hungry man before he'll touch that mushroom on his plate. Mitt Romney says he's never met an eggplant he'd eat. Presidential candidates d...