Articles filed under Associated Press
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Delta pilots prepare to mergeJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- A combination involving Delta Air Lines Inc. may be close, the head of the carrier's pilots union said in a letter to rank-and-file members Wednesday. Lee Moa...
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Heat drops ninth straightJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Mo Williams scored a season-high 35 points to lead the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 98-92 victory over Miami on Wednesday night, sending the Heat to its ninth straight loss...
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Dayton holds off Rhode IslandJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - DAYTON, Ohio -- Brian Roberts scored 23 points, and No. 17 Dayton withstood a furious second-half rally by No. 22 Rhode Island to capture a 92-83 victory Wednesday night...
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Bush quickly applies pressure in Middle EastJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- President Bush said he came to the Middle East to nudge the stalled peace process -- not to "butt in and actually dictate the end result of the agreement." ...
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Chairman Bernanke says Fed ready to cut interest rates again as neededJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged today to slash interest rates yet again to prevent housing and credit problems from plunging the country into...
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Blackstone acquiring GSO Capital Partners for as much as $930 millionJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Asset management firm Blackstone Group LP said Thursday it will acquire GSO Capital Partners LP for as much as $930 million and its board of directors approv...
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Gossage has empathy for steroid usersJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Goose Gossage can understand why some players would try steroids. With major-league salaries so high, finding a way to extend a career is an awfully tempting...
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Bloomberg gets serious about runJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has quietly been polling and conducting a highly sophisticated voter analysis in all 50 states as he decides whether to laun...
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China declares ban on free bags to cut pollutionJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - BEIJING -- Declaring war on the "white pollution" choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags and calling for a return to the cl...
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Steckel's third-period goal lifts AvsJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Donald Brashear and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory over the Colorado ...