Articles filed under Associated Press
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Famous 'dinnertime bandit' extradited from Belgium after 9 years on the runDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - STAMFORD, Conn. -- Police describe Alan Golder as a master at his craft, a man who scaled mansion walls, slipped through second-floor windows during dinnertime while ala...
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Pettitte admits using HGHDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002, the New York Yankees pitcher admitted two days after he was cited in the Mit...
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Vikings' Smith likely to face Bears despite marijuana citationDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings starting safety Dwight Smith is expected to play Monday night against the Bears despite a misdemeanor citation this week for mar...
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Hamas marks 20th anniversaryDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinians flooded the streets of the Gaza Strip by the tens of thousands Saturday in the biggest show of support for Hamas since the Islamic ...
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Drug companies move online to pitch doctorsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Patients today are less likely to bump into drug sales representatives at a doctor's office as pharmaceutical companies adopt cheaper technologies and more...
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Atlanta Hawks' Williams carjackedDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Atlanta forward Shelden Williams was carjacked at gunpoint Saturday before the Hawks' game against Charlotte. Douglasville City Police said two suspects were ...
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All Bethlehem wants for Christmas is more touristsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Palestinians lit a four-story Christmas tree in this biblical town Saturday, kicking off a holiday season free of fighting with Israel that offic...
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Online ads get very particularDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - As Internet advertising is increasingly precisely targeted to meet consumers' presumed desires, the trick for advertisers is to sniff out people's interests and needs wi...
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Orthopedic implants trigger metal detectorsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - More than half of all orthopedic implants can be detected by metal detectors, according to a study by the orthopedic surgery department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ...
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Tourists and Parisians take to the street on rental bikesDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- It was a perfect Paris moment: The rain cleared, the sky filled with blue, and I was flying across town on a bicycle, past the Louvre, along the Seine River, th...