Articles filed under Associated Press
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Scientists say teen brain, still maturing, key to behaviorDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The teenage brain, Laurence Steinberg says, is like a car with a good accelerator but a weak brake. With powerful impulses under poor control, the likely res...
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Kuhn, O'Malley, three others elected to Baseball's Hall of FameDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee on Monday while his longtime adversary, players' un...
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Tennessee survives scareDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Alexis Hornbuckle sank 2 free throws with 13.8 seconds remaining to seal top-ranked Tennessee's 83-79 win over No. 4 North Carolina on Sunday night in Knoxville, Tenn. N...
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Immelman survives late bogeys, takes NedbankDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Trevor Immelman shot an even-par 72 and won the Nedbank Challenge by 1 stroke Sunday despite 3 straight bogeys over the closing holes and a late challenge from Justin Ro...
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Treasury plan to rescue home loan borrowers not a solution for 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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A proper tribute to the Red BaronDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - SWIDNICA, Poland -- Baron Manfred von Richthofen buzzed above the muddy World War I battlefields in his red Fokker tri-plane, downing a record 80 Allied aircraft on his ...
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Clinton campaign calls out Obama on PACDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign called on rival Barack Obama to shut down a political action committee he controls that has contrib...
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No one can predict what Iowa results will meanDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Call it a brave new world in Iowa presidential politics. The races for both the Republican and Democratic nominations here are toss-ups as voting app...
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Customers less satisfied with rental carsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Customer satisfaction with airport car rentals has declined, according to an annual survey by J.D. Power and Associates. Now in its 12th year...
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Informant's work detailedDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- William Chrisman had three wives and nine children to support and struggled with panic attacks, but the Muslim convert was determined to help the Uni...