Articles filed under Associated Press
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Civil unions may boost New Hampshire tourismDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - BETHLEHEM, N.H. -- If the rainbow-painted deck chairs, fluttering rainbow flag and purple shutters don't make it clear, the Highlands Inn's toll-free number, (877) LES-B...
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Oil traders expect $100-a-barrel pricesDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices ended the year near $96 a barrel, or 57 percent higher than where they began 2007, and analysts expect rising demand and geopolitical instability ...
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Hospitals to test their new metalsDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Out with stainless steel, in with copper? It might be a new hospital trend -- not for looks, but for germ-fighting. Some intensive-care units in New York a...
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New law opens access to government informationDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush on Monday signed a bill aimed at giving the public and the media greater access to information about what the government is doing. The ...
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Wallace carries BobcatsDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Gerald Wallace led a furious comeback in the fourth quarter and took charge in overtime, finishing with 36 points and giving the host Charlotte Bobcats a 107-103 win ove...
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Cotton Bowl: Missouri 38, Arkansas 7Dec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - DALLAS _ Hey, BCS: Still think Missouri isn't good enough? The guys from the "Show-Me State" made their case for having deserved a chance in one of the elite bowl games,...
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Sluggish Notre Dame tops No. FloridaDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Notre Dame didn't look Monday like a team ready to begin Big East play. Playing against a North Florida squad that may be the weakest opponent on Notre Dame's schedule, ...
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Parcells starts cleaning houseDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Shoes and other equipment filled 4-foot-high bins in the Miami Dolphins' locker room Monday, signaling the start of the off-season. Another sign: upheaval in the offices...
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Kenyan leader warns protesters of reprisalsDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's president threatened a tough crackdown Monday as rioters rampaged for a third day to protest what they called his sham re-election -- a bloody ...
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Chicago's Pritzker family loses matriarchDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Rhoda Pritzker, whose late husband's family founded the Hyatt hotel chain, has died, her son said. She was 93. Pritzker died at her winter home Dec. 23 in Cas...