Articles filed under Associated Press
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Gambling ads costly to big threeDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The three largest Internet companies have agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling, the...
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Pistons edge CelticsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Chauncey Billups hit 2 free throws with one-tenth of a second left and the Detroit Pistons handed the Celtics their first home loss of the season, 87-85 on Wednesday nig...
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Giuliani heading home after hospital checkup for flu-like symptomsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Doctors gave Republican Rudy Giuliani the all clear to go home to New York City after the presidential candidate spent the night in a St. Louis hospi...
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Cash-rich nations buy stakes in U.S.Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- These days, when Wall Street runs short of money, it turns countries such as China and the United Arab Emirates to help replenish its coffers. And where does...
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Dad, 3 kids found alive after three days in snowy woodsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - PARADISE, Calif. -- A father and three children who vanished on a Christmas tree-cutting trip in the Northern California mountains were found alive Wednesday after huddl...
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Al-Qaida uses Web to enhance imageDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida has invited journalists to send questions to its No. 2 figure, Ayman al-Zawahri, in the first such offer by the increasingly media-savvy terror ...
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Can the FutureGen coal plant work?Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Decades after Texas outdueled Illinois for a multibillion-dollar science project that went nowhere, the Land of Lincoln got revenge Tuesday as the chosen ho...
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Stocks head for higher open after earnings from Oracle, Bear StearnsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street was poised to open higher Thursday, with investors encouraged about technology shares following strong earnings at Oracle but still uncertain abo...
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Millions spared big hit on taxesDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- More than 20 million families will be spared an extra $2,000 tax hit on average after Congress excluded them from a higher alternative tax originally aimed...
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YouTube drives memorable quotes for 2007Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. -- It was the plea heard round the world. "Don't tase me, bro" -- shouted by a Florida college student as officers removed him from a speech by Sen. John...