Articles filed under Associated Press
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Panicked passengers barely escapeAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - NAHA, Japan -- They made it out with just seconds to spare. With flames licking the belly of the fuselage and smoke billowing all around, the 165 people aboard China Air...
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No more survivors in PeruAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - PISCO, Peru -- Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors and concentrated Monday on clearing tons of rubble from the streets of this southern port city leveled...
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Protest over rescue efforts at Chinese mineAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - XINTAI, China -- Distressed family members shouted and scuffled with guards after a third day without word on 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine in eastern China, wher...
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Culpepper opening eyes with RaidersAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Lane Kiffin hoped one of his quarterbacks would make it obvious in the preseason who should start when the regular season begins. Halfway through the ...
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Obama defends himself over lack of national experienceAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday tried to parlay his relative lack of national experience into a positive attribute, chiding his rivals for adhering t...
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Impact of abortion pills studiedAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Women who use abortion pills rather than the more common surgical method seem to face no greater risk of tubal pregnancy or miscarriage in later pregnancies. The federal...
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Kazakh election results disputedAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- The party of President Nursultan Nazarbayev won all available seats in Kazakhstan's new parliament, according to preliminary results announced Sund...
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Feds to deport Chicago activistAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- An illegal immigrant who stayed in a Chicago church for a year to avoid separation from her 8-year-old son, a U.S. citizen, was arrested Sunday and being ...
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Rove feels encouraged about GOP's chances in '08Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- White House political adviser Karl Rove said Sunday he sees encouraging signs for the GOP in the public's strong negative opinions of Democratic presidenti...
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Extended 'surge' might sap ArmyAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sapped by nearly six years of war, the Army has nearly exhausted its fighting force and its options if the Bush administration decides to extend the Iraq b...