Articles filed under Associated Press
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IOC strips Marion Jones of 5 medals for dopingDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that ...
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Tejada traded to Astros for Luke Scott, Matt Albers and three other playersDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - HOUSTON - Miguel Tejada got his wish - albeit a couple of years later than he wanted. Tejada was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros for five players...
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Mild heart attack puts quiz host in hospitalDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Tuesday after a minor heart attack, a spokesman for the game show said. Trebek, 67, was admitted to...
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Petrino hired as Arkansas coachDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Barely 24 hours after another blowout loss with the Atlanta Falcons, Bobby Petrino was back in college football. Petrino was hired Tuesday by Arkan...
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Flyers' Lupul has 6-point gameDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Joffrey Lupul notched a hat trick and had 6 points, and R.J. Umberger matched him with 3 goals to snap Philadelphia's five-game winless skid at home and lift the Flyers ...
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Mukasey says he's studying waterboarding issueDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Tuesday to be rushed into deciding whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, saying simply he understa...
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'Underappreciated' Holmes voted to Boxing Hall of fameDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- He had a boxing résumé that could stand beside the greatest in his sport. Yet, Larry Holmes always seemed to have to justify himself as a champion. Th...
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Debates grow livelier as Iowa voting nearsDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- It's crunch time. Nine Republican and six Democratic candidates will meet this week in their final debates before the leadoff Iowa caucuses, and live...
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Teacher says student's threats caused her to run off with himDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- A former teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student said Monday it was the boy's idea to flee to Mexico and that he told her he would kill h...
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Pending U.S. adoptions OK'd in GuatemalaDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemalan legislators approved a new law Tuesday to tighten adoptions, while allowing pending adoptions -- mostly to U.S. couples -- to go through wit...