Articles filed under Associated Press
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Cosby talks positive parenting at MLK scholarship breakfastJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Comedian Bill Cosby says successful parents make it clear they want their children to succeed. He says that message wasn't there for people who are failing. ...
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Schumer says limiting stimulus to those who pay income tax is unfairJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Any rebate included in an economic stimulus plan should include people who pay Social Security taxes, not just those who pay income taxes, a leading Democr...
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Friends and relatives of missing Bolingbrook woman hold vigilJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Friends and family of missing Bolingbrook woman Stacy Peterson have held a candlelight vigil in honor of her 24th birthday. The mother of two disappeared in late October...
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New York high-rise construction accidents and deaths are increasingJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Building tall is getting more dangerous in New York. The death last week of a worker who fell 40 stories off a Donald Trump tower and a spate of recent accid...
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How oil figured into Katrina disasterJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA -- Service canals dug to tap oil and natural gas dart everywhere through the black mangrove shrubs, bird rushes and golden marsh. From the...
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Dungy to remain with ColtsJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Tony Dungy insists family always comes before football. But Dungy believes he can make those priorities coexist -- even if it means long commutes. With h...
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Mom: My daughter was 'perfect victim'Jan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - DAYTON, Ohio -- A slain Marine's image as a woman who struggled with the truth made her vulnerable and may have triggered events that led to her violent death, her mothe...
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Oscars: Show will go on -- with or without starsJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Oscar nominations arrive, but will show go on amid writers strike? Film fans finally will soon learn who's competing for this season's Academy Awards. Now all we need to...
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Vegas likes Patriots by plentyJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- New England Patriots fans who want to bet on their team in the Super Bowl will face a significant point spread against the underdog Giants as quarterback To...
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'Cloverfield' sets January box-office record with monster $41 millionJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The creature-feature "Cloverfield" became the first monster hit released in 2008, debuting with $41 million, a record opening for January, according to st...