Articles filed under Associated Press
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IHSA approves random drug testsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Student athletes who compete in Illinois High School Association postseason events will be subject to random tests for performance-enhancing drugs starting next fall. Th...
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Can Harvick repeat his Daytona magic?Jan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kevin Harvick never really understood the lore of the Daytona 500 -- until he won the race. His win last season in the "Great American Race" is no...
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Report: Nearly 2,000 Illinois sex offenders have MySpace pagesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The Illinois attorney general's office has released a report on the use of the MySpace Web site by registered sex offenders in Illinois. The report's release Monday came...
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Self-taught tracker finds trove of dino prints in D.C. suburbsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Ray Stanford pulls into the lot of a fast-food restaurant on a suburban commercial strip and parks at the back. Wearing high rubber boots and carryi...
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Suit settled over 'Bee Movie' sloganJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Paramount Pictures Corp. and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., makers of the animated film "Bee Movie," settled claims by a honey-products company that they cop...
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Recession worries stoked as consumer spending slowsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- More evidence of a dramatic slowdown in consumer spending surfaced Monday, as Sears Holdings Corp. warned that a drop in sales would result in a profit short...
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Bobbitt, Parker lead VolsJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Shannon Bobbitt scored 20 points, Candace Parker added 15 and No. 2 Tennessee beat South Carolina 71-48 Sunday in the Lady Vols' 35th straight win over the Gamecocks. Te...
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T.O.: Don't blame Romo for lose to GiantsJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens' bottom lip was quivering, his voice wavering. While his teary eyes were hidden behind dark sunglasses, he couldn't hide his disappointmen...
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Taking health care to the streets, one food pantry at a timeJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - An out-of-work David Thomas walked into a Milwaukee food pantry just seeking groceries. Thomas learned he was a stroke waiting to happen and got blood pressure medicine ...
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To many, recession no longer a long-shotJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate leaps to a two-year high, record numbers of people are forced from their homes and Wall Street nose-dives again. Such is the fallout ...