Articles filed under Associated Press
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Kenya's bloody impasseJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - NAIROBI, Kenya -- Police used tear gas, water cannons and batons Thursday to block thousands of people from protesting Kenya's disputed election amid a political deadloc...
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Huckabee put faith in candidacyJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Evangelical Republicans in Iowa chose one of their own in Mike Huckabee. The question is whether the former Southern Baptist minister is strong enough to w...
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Of publishers, writers and moneyJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Roger Straus, the late founder and longtime leader of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, regarded his company as a family and liked to boast that "We publish authors, ...
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Scotland Yard arrives in Pakistan to join probe into Bhutto's assassinationJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- British anti-terror officers came to Pakistan Friday to join the investigation into Benazir Bhutto's assassination, a day after President Pervez M...
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Netflix to deliver movies directly to TVs with LG Electronics boxJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- DVD-by-mail service Netflix Inc. will begin delivering movies and other programming directly to televisions later this year through a set-top box that w...
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Cell phone-using drivers are wasting your timeJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study. Motorists yakking away, even with handsfree devices, cr...
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Manufacturing activity falls in DecemberJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Construction spending edged up slightly in November as a continued steep slump in housing was offset by record spending on government and business projects...
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Red Wings cruise past StarsJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Dan Cleary had a goal and an assist to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western ...
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Late-night TV goes live againJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A fully bearded David Letterman opened his first show in two months by walking out amid dancing girls holding picket signs for striking TV writers. "I know w...
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Jobless benefits fall sharply during Christmas weekJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week although much of the improvement reflected unusual factors rel...