Articles filed under Associated Press
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Convicted Wal-Mart executive faces jailAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal appeals court said Tuesday that despite his poor health and good works, former Wal-Mart executive Thomas Coughlin got off too easy after admitting he had cheat...
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Veggies with kid appealAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The cartoon characters who normally inhabit your grocer's cereal aisle are on the move. Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and the Disney and Sesame Street gangs a...
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Moment of silence in schools vetoedAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich rejected a proposal Tuesday to force public school students to reflect quietly at the beginning of each day. In a veto message to the...
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Howard, Phillies pull within 4 of MetsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Ryan Howard's 2-run home run off Guillermo Mota in the 10th inning capped a late rally and led the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the visiting New York Mets on ...
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The hagfish looks awful, but demand is highAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Fish is foul-looking, but sold as an Asian aphrodisiac The hagfish is a bottom feeder so repulsive it had a cameo on TV's "Fear Factor." It slimes its enemies, has rows ...
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Days are busy for cacti kingAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BELEN, N.M. -- To connoisseurs of cacti, Steven Brack is the prince of prickly, the sultan of succulents -- the man who keeps them flush with seeds both rare and common....
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Indian mangoes are tough to find, for nowAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Mangoes grown in Latin America land in all manner of dishes at Washington, D.C.'s fashionable Rasika restaurant, from mango-marinated shrimp to fish curry, even the occa...
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Look out, Beijing! It's the cartoon Web police!Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Police in China's capital said Tuesday they will start patrolling the Web using animated beat officers that pop up on a user's browser and walk, bike or drive...
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USC, favored by 45½, still taking Idaho seriouslyAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The approach at Southern California is pretty basic: Every game is a championship game. And that includes Saturday night's game against Idaho. That's righ...
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Rockets' Alson charged in Manhattan assaultAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Houston Rockets guard Rafer Alston was charged Tuesday with slashing a man's neck during a ruckus at a Manhattan nightspot -- his second brush with the law t...