Articles filed under Associated Press
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Bush enthusiastic over law's promiseDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol, cal...
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Train crash survivors mourn victimsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - MEHRABPUR, Pakistan -- Plunged into darkness and chaos, Shahid Khan used the light from his cell phone Wednesday to escape the wreckage of an express train that had been...
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North Carolina slips by Nicholls St.Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points and showed no ill effects from a weekend concussion to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Nicholls State 88-78 on Wednesday night. Wayne El...
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Congress approves new energy standardsDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It was in response to the early 1970s energy crisis and gasoline lines that Congress in 1975 directed automakers to improve the fuel efficiency of their ca...
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Bill Parcells not taking job with the FalconsDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Bill Parcells will not be joining the Atlanta Falcons as head of football operations. Parcells turned down the position, Falcons owner Arthur Blan...
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Senate approves war fundingDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Tuesday to provide $70 billion for U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, handing a victory to President Bush and his GOP allies o...
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7.2 temblor strikes Alaska's Aleutian Islands; no reports of injuriesDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A large earthquake rattled Alaska's seismically active Aleutian Islands, but there were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries. The magnitu...
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Governor calls story on flights 'ridiculous'Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday it's "ridiculous" to suggest he might owe taxes for personal use of state aircraft. The Associated Press reported this w...
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Aircraft carrier comes to aid teen in troubleDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - An Illinois teenager who underwent surgery at sea after her appendix ruptured on a Mexican cruise returned to the mainland Tuesday aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier that ...
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Jamie Lynn Spears, 16-year-old sister of Britney says she's pregnantDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Another Spears baby is reportedly on the way -- and it's not Britney's. Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star and sister of Britney, told OK! ma...