Articles filed under Associated Press
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Trucking over the borderOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- The American truckers, environmentalists and politicians who are sounding the alarm about the potential dangers of allowing Mexican tractor-trailers onto ...
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Chicago manufacturing index drops in Oct.Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Manufacturing activity in the industrialized Chicago area slumped in October, while inflation pressures increased sharply, according to a survey released Wednesday the N...
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Appeals court denies Ryan's bond requestOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Gov. George Ryan's request to remain free on bond while he asks the U.S. Supreme Court to take his case was denied by a federal appeals court today, meaning he li...
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Merrill Lynch CEO oustedOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stan O'Neal was known as one of the most ruthless men on Wall Street -- clawing his way up from an impoverished upbringing in Alabama to run the world's larg...
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Lawyer makes it easier to provide for pets after deathOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - LANSING -- As a lawyer concentrating in estate planning, Peter Canalia was frequently was asked by clients to set up trusts for their pets. He's established trusts for d...
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Body found in forest preserve during search for missing momOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Investigators searching for a woman who disappeared during a jog through a south suburban Chicago forest preserve found a body Tuesday and police said they believed it w...
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Making a game of good eatingOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Turns out it's OK to play with your food. Three new food-centric games aim to make mealtime -- or at least talking about it -- fun. "Foodie Fight" (18.95) is a simple, c...
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Iraq says no more immunityOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government approved a draft law Tuesday to lift immunity for foreign security companies including Blackwater USA, a bid to overturn a decree imposed...
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Supreme Court takes up child porn ban challengeOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court explored Tuesday whether it could limit the reach of a child pornography law so that it would not apply to legitimate creative expression...
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Student: My escape was 'lucky'Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A student who survived a beach house inferno by leaping from a third-story window said Tuesday he wasn't sure what woke him up, but he had to make the ...