Articles filed under Associated Press
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Putin to seek Russian premiership after term endsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin says he is ready to accept a political demotion, but many here believe he will stoop to conquer. The Russian president on Monday ended years of ...
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Saudi king frees gang rape victimDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- A woman sentenced to prison and a public lashing after being gang-raped has been pardoned by the Saudi monarch in a case that sparked an internat...
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Skirmishes rising along U.S.-Mexico borderDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Border Patrol agents are firing tear gas and powerful pepper-spray weapons across the border into Mexico to repel what the agency says are an increasing num...
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Former Sun-Times publisher gets 29 monthsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A sentencing hearing more than two years in the making brought former Chicago Sun-Times publisher F. David Radler 29 months in prison for his role in stealing millions o...
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New era dawns in Michigan footballDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Rich Rodriguez walked through a flashlight-lit locker room, down a darkened tunnel and stepped onto the Michigan Stadium field for the first time. "I...
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Stocks head for higher openDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks were poised to rebound Tuesday as investors anticipated strong fourth-quarter financial results from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the Wall Street bank th...
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Hamas unlikely to see much of promised aidDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Hamas-ruled Gaza will likely see little of the unprecedented $7.4 billion in aid pledged to the Palestinians by the international community on Monday. While don...
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Jackson to produce 'The Hobbit,' prequel to 'The Lord of the Rings'Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the...
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Obama not getting national union support for presidential bidDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's appeal among Democrats is undeniable. He's near the top of every poll and he packs rooms wherever he goes. But a vital piece of the Democrat...
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Runyan takes a knee instead of a touchdownDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- With nothing between him and the goal line in the closing minutes of Sunday's win over Dallas, the only thing that could stop Brian Westbrook was the bel...