Articles filed under Associated Press
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Tunisia boots Arafat's widowAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisia has stripped the widow of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat of Tunisian citizenship, officials said Tuesday. A formal decree published Au...
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New York City will get traffic funding -- with one catchAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg was promised $354 million in federal funds Tuesday to help launch his ambitious plan to reduce traffic and pollution by charging extr...
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U.S. Briefs: Mattel recalls more toysAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Mattel recalls more toys WASHINGTON -- Mattel announced recalls Tuesday for 9 million more Chinese-made toys, including popular Barbie, Polly Pocket and "Cars" movie ite...
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175 dead in IraqAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Four suicide bombers struck nearly simultaneously at communities of a small Kurdish sect in northwestern Iraq late Tuesday, killing at least 175 people and wo...
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Mattel defends its toy safety measuresAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With its reputation bruised by the second major recall of Chinese-made toys tainted with lead paint in a matter of two weeks, Mattel Inc. on Tuesday defended...
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Frustration grows at Utah mine siteAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- As frustration mounts over the slow pace of the digging to free six trapped miners, more questions arose Tuesday about whether risky mining methods m...
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6 Palestinians die in GazaAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli aircraft attacked Islamic militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and ground troops clashed with fighters in a daylong raid agai...
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Teacher-astronaut finally fulfills dream that began 21 years agoAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan transformed the space shuttle and space station into a classroom Tuesday for her first education session from or...
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How deadbeat dads get ratted out by passportsAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The price of a passport: $311,491 in back child support payments for a U.S. businessman now living in China; $46,000 for a musician seeking to perform over...
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Mental care for diplomatsAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department plans to create a new mental care office and require employees to take additional time off to deal with a surge in stress disorders am...