Articles filed under Associated Press
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Good news with your news? Ministry wants to distribute Bibles with newspapersJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Everything from detergent to computer discs is packaged with the Sunday newspaper. So why not Bibles? A Christian ministry wants to deliv...
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Soldiers again face blistering summer in IraqJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The Humvee's air conditioner conked out right after four U.S. soldiers clambered aboard for a run through some of Baghdad's most dangerous streets. The temper...
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Bedard outduels Beckett in O's win over Red SoxJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Erik Bedard allowed 2 hits in 6 innings to win his seventh straight decision, and the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night despite 2 h...
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Chief Justice John Roberts leaves hospital a day after seizureJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Waving and smiling, Chief Justice John Roberts walked briskly out of a hospital in Maine on Tuesday and resumed his vacation, returning to normalcy...
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Afghanistan rejects demandJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- South Korea and relatives of 21 kidnapped Koreans appealed for U.S. help Tuesday, but Afghanistan said for the first time it will not release insu...
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Betting scandal may shake industry from prep to prosJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Sports officials are worried the NBA betting scandal will ripple through all levels of sports, bringing increased heckling and distrust from fans. "This is an ...
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Security Council approves 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for DarfurJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Darfur on Tuesday to try to help end four years of fighting that has ...
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Punter trial beginsJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - GREELEY, Colo. -- The backup punter accused of stabbing a teammate to take over the starting job was obsessed with meeting his mother's expectations and "being a big man...
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Villa Park officials ponder police force expansionJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Villa Park trustees want the village board to consider ways to add at least one more officer to the police force. Trustee Dave Hegland said he plans to raise the iss...
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Band manager seeks paroleJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The former rock band tour manager whose pyrotechnics ignited a nightclub fire that killed 100 people is scheduled for a parole hearing on Sept. 19 th...