Articles filed under Associated Press
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Television networks tune into tinsel-themed showsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The Hollywood writers' strike may have halted television production, but it hasn't stopped the networks from keeping the holiday spirit on their December schedules. View...
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U.S. spurning proposed greenhouse gas cutsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - BALI, Indonesia -- American climate negotiators refused to back down in their opposition to mandatory cuts in greenhouse gas emissions Thursday, even as a U.S. Senate pa...
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Oil prices dip below $87 a barrelDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - SINGAPORE -- Oil prices dropped below $87 a barrel Thursday to their lowest levels in six weeks after an overnight report showed an increase in U.S. supplies of gasoline...
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Home builder Toll Bros. reports lossDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - HORSHAM, Pa. -- Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. said Thursday it fell to a fiscal fourth-quarter loss -- its first loss in more than 20 years -- as the housing dow...
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O'Hare among airports offering flu shots to goDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- After taking off their shoes, emptying their pockets and passing through the security checkpoint, travelers at some major U.S. airports, including Chicago's O...
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Toyota shows off new violin-playing robotDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - TOKYO -- Compared to a virtuoso, its rendition was a trifle stilted and, well, robotic. But Toyota's new robot plays a pretty solid "Pomp and Circumstance" on the violin...
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Loyola Medical Center develops a worthy sponge tracking systemDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood has announced plans to use new technology that will help surgical teams keep track of all sponges used during a procedure. Ab...
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Iran report leaves war of words in its wakeDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- President Bush, trying to keep pressure on Iran, called on Tehran Wednesday to "come clean" about the scope of its nuclear activities or else face diploma...
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Painter concerned about Purdue's lack of effortDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Purdue's last two games have followed a pattern that worries coach Matt Painter. In both games, Purdue took a big lead against an inferior opponent in the first half, th...
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Holiday shopping season off to uneasy startDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The holiday shopping season got off to an uneasy start as consumers took advantage of big Thanksgiving weekend discounts and then pulled back, leaving retail...