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Parcells signs 4-year deal to lead Dolphins' football operationsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - DAVIE, Fla. - Bill Parcells led Super Bowl winners from the sideline. The Miami Dolphins hope he'll do the same from the front office. Parcells signed a four-year contra...
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U.S. caps New York flights to ease delaysDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - HERNDON, Va. -- Fewer flights will go in and out of New York City airports at the busiest times to try to ease chronic nationwide air travel delays, the government said...
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Envisioning a more energy efficient nationDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Gas guzzlers could become relics of the past and farmers may rival oil companies in producing motor fuels under a new energy law. Consumers also will save ...
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More people sign up for unemployment benefitsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- More people signed up for unemployment benefits last week, suggesting that the job market is softening as the economy loses speed. The Labor Department rep...
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FedEx Corp. fiscal 2nd-quarter profit fallsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Package delivery company FedEx Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 6 percent, as the impact of high fuel costs and a weakening ...
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Third man sentenced in firebomb attack that killed mother and childDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - JOLIET -- A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a firebombing that killed a Joliet woman and her 4-year-old daughter. Twenty-four-ye...
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FTC clears Google's $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClickDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. antitrust regulators approved Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc., clearing the way for a formidable combination in the burgeoning...
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Hamas shows signs conflict taking its tollDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza City -- On Islam's most important holiday, the leader of Gaza's Hamas government appealed Wednesday for a cease-fire with Israel and said his people -- b...
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Week 16 NFL CapsuleDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Today's game Pittsburgh (9-5) at St. Louis (3-11) Time: 7:15 p.m., NFL Network Line: Steelers by 9 Series: Rams lead series 15-6-2 Last time: Rams 33, Steelers 21, Oct....
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Fire erupts in Vice President's officesDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Thick smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday in Vice President Dick Cheney's suite of offices in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White H...