Articles filed under Associated Press
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Playboy ventures into Facebook territoryAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Playboy bunnies have a message for college students returning to campus this fall: We want you. Riding a wave of renewed popularity among consumers around...
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Cleanup continues in OhioAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio residents removed piles of waterlogged carpet, couches and upended refrigerators from their homes Sunday as they began the cleanup from recent flo...
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Illinois officials seeking review of BP varianceAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WHITING, Ind. -- Government officials and environmentalists in Illinois have asked for an administrative review of an air quality variance that Indiana granted BP Americ...
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At U.S. Open, it's all about the Williams sistersAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- As the U.S. Open begins today, the women's title is considered up for grabs, with perhaps half a dozen serious title contenders. And yet this Grand Slam, jus...
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Myanmar protests mildAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - BANGKOK, Thailand -- Recent protests over fuel price increases in Myanmar present no immediate threat to the country's military rulers because few people participated an...
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Students hugs 765 peopleAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - PROVO, Utah -- Kneeling for children and stretching to embrace taller people, a college student believes she's hugged her way into the record books. Jordan Pearce, 18, s...
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Georgia wins Little League title on walk-off homerAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Dalton Carriker couldn't feel his legs as he rounded the bases. His home run in the bottom of the eighth inning had just given Warner Robins, ...
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Venezuela aids neighborsAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- Laid-off Brazilian factory workers have their jobs back, Nicaraguan farmers are getting low-interest loans and Bolivian mayors can afford new healt...
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Obama says New Orleans can't be failed by U.S. againAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the country cannot fail New Orleans again and that as president, he would keep the city in mind every day. "The words ne...
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Embattled Attorney General Gonzales resignsAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a months-long standoff with Republican and Democratic critics who called for his ouster ove...