Articles filed under Associated Press
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Titans' task: win … and inDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans are about to find out if they learned anything a year ago. They went into their regular-season finale in 2006 needing three othe...
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Bush talks to troopsDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush made Christmas Eve calls to 10 U.S. troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other spots around the world, thanking them for their sacrifice ...
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New Orleans' population nears 300,000Dec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Despite slow progress in rebuilding some neighborhoods, New Orleans' population is nearing 300,000, or about 65 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina size,...
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Caroline Kennedy meets 8-year-old who wrote to JFKDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Over the years, Caroline Kennedy sometimes wondered about a third-grader who wrote to her father, President Kennedy, worried that Russian bomb tests at the N...
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Second man charged in death of police officer's sonDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - A 23-year-old Chicago man has been extradited from Michigan and charged in the shooting death of a police officer's son. Chicago police say Darius Walton was charged Mon...
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Pianist, jazz great Oscar Peterson dies at 82Dec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - TORONTO -- Oscar Peterson, whose speedy fingers, propulsive swing and melodic inventiveness made him one of the world's best known and influential jazz pianists, has die...
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Iran plans to construct 19 new nuclear plantsDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran plans to build 19 more nuclear power plants and will soon solicit international bids for their construction, a lawmaker said. "Contracts for the con...
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Bam Margera branching out into the theater businessDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Bam Margera is a step closer to opening a theater in his hometown. West Chester Borough Council has agreed to withdraw its objection to a liquor lic...
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Europe revamps wine rulesDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS, Belgium -- It's the Christmas season and wine merchant Willy Goorden's business has been brisk. His consumers, though, no longer keep up with tradition the way...
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Last-minute shoppers give retailers reliefDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Just weeks ago, the holiday shopping season seemed headed for disaster. But in the waning hours before Christmas, the nation's retailers got their wish -- a ...