Articles filed under Associated Press
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On 1,865th try, Bucs return kickoff for TDDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. -- Even as Micheal Spurlock broke into the open and turned up the sideline with a clear path to the end zone, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers couldn't be sure one o...
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Celtics go to 20-2 with win over RaptorsDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Paul Pierce scored 18 points, Kevin Garnett had 16 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the Toronto Raptors 90-77 Sunday. Rajon ...
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Loews board approves plan to spin off its Lorillard cigarette divisionDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Loews Corp., a conglomerate with interests in financial services, hotels and watches, said Monday its board approved a spinoff of its interest in Lorillard I...
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Bears contain Peterson, except when it counts, in 20-13 loss to VikingsDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Brian Urlacher and the Chicago Bears had Adrian Peterson all bottled up, at least until it really counted. Peterson's 8-yard touchdown run, started b...
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Putin says he would accept job as prime minister if Medvedev electedDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin told a congress of Russia's dominant party Monday that he would agree to become prime minister if Dmitry Medvedev is elected as his su...
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Progress along Pakistan-Afghan borderDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- A top American general said Sunday that attacks along the Afghan-Pakistan border have dropped more than 40 percent since July and the U.S. and its...
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Singer Dan Fogelberg dies of cancerDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in...
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Dolphins winless no moreDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- The Miami Dolphins acted as though they'd never won a game before. When Greg Camarillo turned a short completion into a 64-yard touchdown in overtime, the bench...
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Obama battles religion rumorsDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - MASON CITY, Iowa -- Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday confronted one of the persistent falsehoods circulating about him on the Internet. He went to church. His attendance ...
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Republican to back CIA tapes probeDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee defied the Bush administration Sunday and pledged to investigate the destruction of CIA interrogatio...