Articles filed under Associated Press
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Brown: It was wrong not to declare funds' sourceNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, caught in a scandal over donations to his Labour Party and stung by a string of woes, insisted Tuesday voters would judge him on a...
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Fight over photos a growing trendNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - When Driscoll Catholic High School in Addison was putting the finishing touches on its seventh consecutive state high school football championship, the photographer assi...
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Verizon Wireless to let other devices run on its networkNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Verizon Wireless plans to open its network to devices other than the ones hand-picked by the company, a move that could expand the features available on mobile phones an...
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Red Cross ousts president amid scandalNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Plagued by turmoil at the top, the American Red Cross ousted its president, Mark Everson, on Tuesday for engaging in a "personal relationship" with one of h...
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Freddie Mac's stock sale to buttress battered finances will be scrutinizedNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac's planned sale of $6 billion in special stock to help shore up its battered finances will be closely watched by investors gauging the damage in...
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Consumer confidence waningNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Just when the economy needs them the most, consumers are feeling less confident than they have since hurricanes Katrina and Rita pummeled the Gulf Coast two ...
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Profits at banks dropped by 25 percent in third quarterNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Third-quarter profits at federally insured banks and thrifts sank to a four-year low as reserves set aside to cover losses from bad mortgages soared to a 2...
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Free-falling Panthers put Fox's job on the lineNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- John Fox inherited a 1-15 team in Carolina and had the Panthers in the Super Bowl two years later. After reaching the NFC championship game two years ...
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Security guard accused of sexually abusing 15-year-oldNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A part-time security guard at Niles North High School is free on $50,000 bond after being accused of having sex for several months with a 15-year-old girl in Harwood Hei...
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NFL players mourn TaylorNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - ASHBURN, Va. -- It was a little past 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday when Clinton Portis picked up a phone in a Florida hotel room and began calling other Washington Redskins playe...