Articles filed under Associated Press
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Iraq forges new allianceAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's political leaders emerged Thursday from three days of crisis talks with a new alliance that seeks to save the crumbling U.S.-backed government. But the...
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1 dead, 8 injured in cave-in during rescue attempt at mineAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- A disastrous cave-in Thursday night killed a rescue worker and injured eight others who were trying to tunnel through rubble to reach six trapped min...
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FBI director's notes back up account of Ashcroft visitAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The White House demanded in 2004 that the Justice Department approve a secret national security program without allowing the ailing attorney general, "feeb...
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Hurricane season gets into gearAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The tropical weather season revved up Thursday as the Atlantic's first hurricane formed and quickly strengthened, and as Tropical Storm Erin's remnants soaked...
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Bridge victims recovered, death toll at 11Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The discovery of two more sets of human remains amid the wreckage of the interstate bridge that collapsed raised the known death toll to 11 and left only ...
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Army says stress boosting suicidesAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's not just the war. Or the hardship of being far from home. Often it's the age-old, heartbreaking "Dear John" notes from wives and sweethearts that driv...
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Bush's daughter engagedAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CRAWFORD, Texas -- Is a White House wedding in the works? Jenna Bush, one of President Bush's twin daughters, is engaged to be married to her longtime boyfriend, Henry H...
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Portable storage units adapted to provide emergency shelterAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- PODS founder Pete Warhurst recalls hearing stories about desperate hurricane survivors taking up temporary residence in the company's storage contain...
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Not all bond funds are 'safe'Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investors rushing from a tumultuous stock market into bonds might find they run smack into the same problems if they don't look where they're going. The stoc...
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Top general plan pullbackAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The top American commander in Iraq said Wednesday he was preparing recommendations on troop cuts before he returns to Washington next month for a report to Co...