Articles filed under Associated Press
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Defense opens case in Liberty City 7 terrorism trialNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- The leader of a group of men on trial for allegedly plotting to topple Chicago's Sears Tower took the witness stand in his own defense Tuesday, describing his f...
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Senate looks at television preachers' amenitiesNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Acting on tips about preachers who ride in Rolls Royces and have purportedly paid $30,000 for a conference table, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said...
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Bush, Sarkozy smooth out U.S-French relationsNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- "Freedom fries" are so yesterday -- replaced now by lobster bisque and lamb at an elegant White House dinner, where President Bush and French President Nic...
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Instant replay closer than ever in baseballNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Baseball could soon have a new position: replay judge. General managers recommended for the first time Tuesday that instant replay be used to help umpir...
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For chef Art Smith, food a 'common thread that connects us all'Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - For chef Art Smith, food a 'common thread that connects us all' Chef Art Smith wants to get you back to the table. Specifically, the dining table. Smith believes that me...
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Girl gets detentions for hugsNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - MASCOUTAH, Ill. -- Two hugs equals two days of detention for 13-year-old Megan Coulter. The eighth-grader was punished for violating a school policy banning public displ...
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Alice Waters explains art of culinary simplicityNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - As the nation's de facto culinary conscience, Alice Waters has spent decades leading the movement that made household terms out of "organic" and "local." Now she is read...
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What price, business?Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Two top Yahoo Inc. officials on Tuesday defended their company's role in the jailing of a Chinese journalist but ran into withering criticism from lawmaker...
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Two students charged with cookie assaultNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Two students at Southern Illinois University in this St. Louis suburb kidnapped, paddled and burned a young man with freshly baked cookies after a ...
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Ryan vows to prove innocence as he serves prison termNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - OXFORD, Wis. -- Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan slipped through a back gate at a rural federal prison today, avoiding any fanfare as he began serving a 6 1/2-year corr...