Articles filed under Associated Press
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Iowa looms as first testDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Republican presidential race has gone from merely unpredictable to chaotic. As the first votes are cast Thursday, contests are tight in many stat...
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Pistons win eighth in a rowDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Richard Hamilton scored 24 points, Chauncey Billups had 17, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 98-92 Saturday night for their eighth straight victory. Reser...
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Paterno's Lions win Alamo BowlDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Joe Paterno's 500th game as Penn State coach ended the way most have -- with JoePa on top. Evan Royster broke a tie with a 38-yard touchdown run, and Deon Butler scored ...
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Bears end season on a high note with win over SaintsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Hoping to win, hop on a plane and get good news when they arrived back in New Orleans, the Saints instead headed home Sunday knowing their season was over. Ki...
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Testaverde will retireDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After 21 seasons, Vinny Testaverde has had enough. The 44-year-old quarterback said Saturday that he'll retire after Carolina's season finale at Tampa...
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Wisconsin, Dayton pull off upsetsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Wisconsin's Michael Flowers had two options with time running out: pass to tie, shoot to win. Easy choice, really. With a Texas defender leaving him room to shoot, Flowe...
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Lady Bird Johnson, Soviet leader Yeltsin, legend PavarottiDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson outlived her husband, Lyndon, by more than 35 years, expanding on her White House efforts to carve her own legacy as an e...
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Living a pampered dog's lifeDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- They're not as loaded as Leona Helmsley's pooch, but three Maryland canines are plenty rich enough to live high on the dog. The dogs -- named Buckshot...
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Perfect PatriotsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Tom Brady was as giddy as the quarterback of an unbeaten and perhaps unbeatable team should be. Had Bill Belichick spotted him slapping the bac...
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Fraud doesn't get 'Hannah' ticketsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - GARLAND, Texas -- A 6-year-old girl who won four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert with an essay falsely claiming her father died in Iraq isn't going to the show after...