Articles filed under Associated Press
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Sudan's president pardons teddy bear teacherDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- A British teacher jailed after she allowed her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad was released Monday hours after Sudan's president pardoned her, ...
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Fire inspection delays opening of Trump's Chicago hotelDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Fire inspectors are delaying Monday's opening of the Trump International Hotel & Tower. The Chicago Fire Department says the riverfront hotel needs to install fire-safet...
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Oil prices fall amid speculation OPEC may still boost outputDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Oil prices fell about $1 a barrel Monday in a volatile market on speculation that OPEC may still boost output at its meeting this week, despite last week's sharp price d...
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Duncan injured in Spurs' victoryDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Tony Parker scored 27 points, and the host San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 100-79 after losing Tim Duncan in the second quarter with an injured knee an...
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Venezuelan president defeated in bid for indefinite re-election, reformDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- Humbled by his first electoral defeat ever, President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand inde...
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NASA union lashes out at chiefDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - A union representing NASA employees accuses the agency's administrator of unfairly tarnishing agency employees by disparaging and misrepresenting a federal air safety pr...
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Every American owes nearly $30,000 as their share of government debtDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Like a ticking time bomb, the national debt is an explosion waiting to happen. It's expanding by about $1.4 billion a day -- or nearly $1 million a minute....
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Freezing rates for risky borrowers won't fix it allDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- If lenders temporarily freeze low introductory interest rates on home loans made to risky borrowers before they soar, it would be a modest fix for the coun...
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Congress returns for crowded holiday season agendaDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A daunting agenda confronts lawmakers as they return Monday for an abbreviated holiday season session. Taxes, spending, paying for the war, energy, farm su...
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Lack of milk, sunshine and exercise hurts kids' bonesDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Too little milk, sunshine and exercise: It's an anti-bone trifecta. And for some kids, shockingly, it's leading to rickets, the soft-bone scourge of the 19th century. Bu...