Articles filed under Associated Press
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Stocks drop on weaker job numbersJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street fell sharply Friday after the government's much-anticipated employment report showed weaker-than-expected job growth and a rise in the unemployme...
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Report: Museum director ordered $48,500 portrait of himselfJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The recently retired director of the National Museum of the American Indian spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself and selected ...
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Jaguars wear a Steelers lookJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- The Jaguars have out-Steelered the Steelers at their own game. Jacksonville runs to win rather than merely to set up the pass, controlling the line of scri...
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Police thwart man's second escapeJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The man awaiting trial for a bloody escape at the Atlanta courthouse in 2005 is suspected of enlisting his pen-pal girlfriend, a paralegal and at least two sh...
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This year's bowls help shape next season's pollsJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- The bowl season is a lot like the Iowa caucuses. Both take place in midwinter. And both help shape the voters' choices in the fall. That's why Georgia coa...
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Front-runners face tougher criticism from competitionJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama, an Iowa winner seeking New Hampshire spoils, faced stepped-up criticism Friday from Democratic rivals now doubly determined to block hi...
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Jobless rate at 2-year highJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Wary employers clamped down on hiring and pushed the unemployment rate to a two-year high of 5 percent in December, an ominous sign the economy may slide i...
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Ducks hold on to beat Blackhawks 2-1Jan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Corey Perry and Chris Kunitz scored in the first and last minutes of the opening period, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago B...
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Motorola's new CEO faces immediate challengesJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - New Motorola Inc. CEO Greg Brown doesn't have the secret weapon his predecessor Ed Zander possessed when he arrived at the cell phone maker four years ago -- the Razr. B...
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Kreskin offers his help in Peterson caseJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A celebrity mentalist is offering his services in the search for Stacy Peterson, the missing 23-year-old mother from suburban Bolingbrook. The Amazing Kreskin says the ...