Articles filed under Associated Press
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Pilots allege 'use-tax' misusedDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Maine -- When Steve Kahn got a $26,000 tax bill on his airplane, he thought Maine Revenue Services had made a mistake. Kahn lives, works and keeps his plane in...
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New home sales plummet to 12-year-lowDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes in November plummeted to their lowest level in more than 12 years, a report said Friday. New-home sales tumbled 9 percent in November fr...
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Street closes an erratic weekDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street finished an erratic week narrowly mixed Friday after a government report of a steep decline in new home sales stirred concerns that weakness in h...
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Buffett opening bond insurance businessDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Town governments, school districts and other municipalities looking to borrow money got a new option Friday when trying to insure their bonds: billionaire in...
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Butler shoots down SIUDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Guard A.J. Graves sank a half-court shot at the buzzer to lift No. 16 Butler to a 57-55 win over Southern Illinois on Friday in Carbondale. The teams were tied at 52-52 ...
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Wade's 48 not enough for Heat; Nets winDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Stan Van Gundy had seen this all before from Dwyane Wade. Jumpers that swish with the game on the line. Forcing turnovers. Setting up teammates for big shots. Van Gundy ...
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Bush to veto defense billDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush on Friday used a "pocket veto" to reject a sweeping defense bill because he dislikes a provision that would expose the Iraqi government...
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Automakers having a December to forgetDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- Industry analysts are predicting a lackluster end to an already dismal year for automakers, likely the worst in nearly a decade. Holiday discounts failed to b...
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Pakistan says al-Qaida operative behind Bhutto assassinationDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript from a phone tap as...
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French tradition up in smokeDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- From next week, one of France's most iconic institutions -- the smoky cafe -- will be but a hazy memory. The extension of France's smoking ban to bars, discothe...