Articles filed under Associated Press
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Illinois farmers enjoy record harvestNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Earl Williams has heard the joke about how farmers always find a reason to complain. But like many Midwest farmers, the northern Illinois grower of corn and soybeans has...
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Quinn wants count of veterans scholarshipsNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn has asked the University of Illinois to prove that it is providing business school scholarships that it promised last year to veterans an...
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Speed beats spice for 'Dancing' crownNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Speed trumped Spice in the "Dancing with the Stars" finale on Tuesday night, as Helio Castroneves upset Melanie Brown to capture the "Dancing With the Sta...
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Sudan says they may release jailed British teacherNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- A British teacher arrested for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad will probably be cleared and released soon, a spokesman for the Su...
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Wall Street has 2nd straight big rally after Fed official signals rate cutNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street barreled higher Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrials up more than 300 points after a Federal Reserve official hinted that the central ban...
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Russians say bosses are pressuring them to voteNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- With the Kremlin determined to see a high turnout in Sunday's election, many Russians say they are being pressured to vote at work under the watchful eyes of t...
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Chavez finding fewer friends after recent insultsNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - BOGOTA, Colombia -- Has Hugo Chavez become his own worst enemy? In the past few weeks, he has hurled insults at Colombia's president, Venezuela's Roman Catholic hierarch...
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Williams done after 6 carriesNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- Ricky Williams' latest comeback lasted one game. The Miami Dolphins running back will miss the rest of the season with a torn chest muscle, according to his age...
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Japanese crime leader, driver killed in brazen attackNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - TOKYO -- A reputed organized crime leader was shot to death and his driver was fatally stabbed Tuesday in a brazen attack in southern Japan, police said, even as the cou...
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U.N. report calls for developed nations to lead global warming fightNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Developed nations must immediately help fight global warming or the world will face catastrophic floods, droughts and other disasters, accordin...