Articles filed under Associated Press
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Mortgage industry slices 25,000 jobsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- At the North Carolina offices of mortgage lender HomeBanc Corp., Archie Clark is the only employee left. But in a few days, he'll be gone, too. "It's ...
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Mine boss defends rescue actionsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- Lashing out at criticism he was abandoning six trapped coal miners, the mine chief promised Wednesday to keep searching through the weekend and punch...
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Va. Tech panel report leaves questionsAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech recommended monitoring troubled students and increasing security Wednesday in an internal report that didn't address one of the most tro...
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Dubai company rolls dice on casinoAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- A holding company for the Persian Gulf state of Dubai has laid down a big marker on the Las Vegas Strip -- a $5 billion investment that gives it a chunk of ...
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10,000 Congolese flee nation amid violenceAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - KAMPALA, Uganda -- As many as 10,000 Congolese refugees have crossed the border into Uganda in the last two days, fleeing violence in their villages, local government of...
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Dean hits Mexican oil coastAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - TECOLUTLA, Mexico -- A sprawling Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days Wednesday and quickly stretched across to the Pacific Ocean, then...
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Spain accused of snubbing national sportAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - MADRID, Spain -- Television Espanola's first broadcast in 1948 was a bullfight in Madrid. However, out of concern the deadly duel between matador and beast is too viole...
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Cuba criticizes Hungary as 'accomplice' of U.S.Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - HAVANA -- Cuba branded Hungary an "imperial accomplice" of Washington on Wednesday for granting political asylum to 29 Cubans who were held at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. na...
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A day after, an endorsement by BushAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- President Bush, scrambling to show he still backs embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, offered him a fresh endorsement Wednesday, calling ...
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Ad campaign targets wavering RepublicansAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Former White House aides are joining Republican fundraisers in bankrolling a $15 million, five-week advertising campaign putting pressure on lawmakers whos...