Articles filed under Associated Press
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Chasing Gordon, Johnson tough taskOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- The good news for the drivers chasing Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in the Nextel Cup Series championship is that five opportunities remain to cut ...
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Dirty little secrets: Sex crimes in our schoolsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The young teacher hung his head, avoiding eye contact. Yes, he had touched a fifth-grader's breast during recess. "I guess it was just lust of the flesh," he told his bo...
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Louisiana's new leadershipOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. -- Republican Rep. Bobby Jindal's opponents in the state's gubernatorial race hoped Saturday that they could chip away at enough of his lead to push one...
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Wild remains unbeaten after seven gamesOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Eric Belanger had a goal and an assist, Josh Harding made 33 saves and the Minnesota Wild remained the NHL's only unbeaten team by beating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Sat...
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Clinton rejects front-runner tag, but admits she's a targetOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday rejected the front-runner label, but acknowledged increasing fire from rivals in...
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Police question three over Karachi bombingOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - KARACHI, Pakistan -- Police questioned three people Saturday over the deadly bombing of Benazir Bhutto's caravan, which killed at least 136 people and shattered what was...
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Randle, SIU run through Missouri St.Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - John Randle scored 3 touchdowns to lead Southern Illinois to a 45-10 victory over Missouri State on Saturday in Carbondale. Salukis quarterback Nick Hill completed 20 of...
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50 Taliban killed in battlesOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led coalition soldiers and Afghan forces killed about 50 militants in two days of major fighting near a Taliban-controlled town in southern Af...
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Obama wants fed official firedOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying voter ID ...
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Panel: No cold medicines for children under 6Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The medicines long used by parents to treat their children's coughs and colds don't work and shouldn't be used in those younger than 6, federal health advi...