Articles filed under Associated Press
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Peru convicts, sentences ex-leaderDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - LIMA, Peru -- Former President Alberto Fujimori was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday on a charge of abuse of authority stemming from an illegal ...
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U.S., China sign product safety accordDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - BEIJING -- China and the United States signed agreements Tuesday to increase safeguards over Chinese products and to open up mid-sized Chinese cities to American imports...
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Citigroup names investment banking head Pandit as CEODec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Citigroup Inc. named Vikram Pandit, the head of its investment banking business, as chief executive Tuesday, after searching five weeks for someone to restor...
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Backyard roosts may get the bootDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - The same city that put out the welcome mat for bees and fought to protect goose livers is poised to send a different message to residents: We don't want your clucking ch...
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President pardons New Athens man convicted in 1959Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW ATHENS -- A little over two years ago, James Albert Bodendieck Sr. learned that to renew his gun holder's license he would need a presidential pardon for his convict...
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Officials: State worker linked to car titles on unpaid leaveDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois Secretary of State employee is on unpaid leave while investigators unravel why uncashed checks, car titles and other documents were found in h...
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CDC report: U.S. cholesterol falls to the ideal range of 199Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, according to a new government report. Results from...
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Algeria bombs target U.N.Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - ALGIERS, Algeria -- Two truck bombs set off in quick succession sheared off the fronts of U.N. offices and a government building in Algeria's capital Tuesday, killing at...
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Putin may end up prime ministerDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- The man tapped by President Vladimir Putin as his successor called Tuesday for the popular president to return as prime minister after the March 2 election -- ...
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Online gaming goes socialDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Jo Ann Hicks doesn't identify with gamers, but she spends hours online every day playing "Kaneva." The 41-year-old homemaker likes the shopping-and-partying game -- whe...