Articles filed under Associated Press
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Parents, toy companies stressed over recall of toys made in China that contain too much leadAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wendy Schneider-Fisher is nervous about what toys to buy her children. "I'm less inclined to buy anything from China," said Schneider-Fisher, of New A...
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Heavy monsoon flooding devastates northern India, Bangladesh killing at least 166Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - GAUHATI, India -- Teeming monsoon rains have inundated wide swaths of northern India and neighboring Bangladesh, killing at least 166 people and washing away village...
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Russia claims polar seabedAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Two small Russian submarines completed a risky voyage deep below the North Pole Thursday, planting their country's flag in a titanium capsule on the Arctic Oce...
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Round Lake School Dist. discusses school reopeningAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Round Lake school district believes it has a plan to cut costs on its project to reopen Magee Middle School. On Thursday, schools CEO Ben Martindale said a district ...
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Board to fix bumpy driveway, sinking schoolAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich High School students, parents and visitors will have a smoother ride this fall once potholes along the school's main driveway are fixed. The school board's c...
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Illinois' goals for grad rates not adequateAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Illinois and many other states aren't setting high enough goals for high school graduation rates, according to a new report. The Education Trust, a Washington...
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How Blagojevich ended up on a political desert islandAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The bottom line is that while health care for all topped his agenda, it topped virtually no one else's. Although you can never be certain while the General Assembly is s...
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Esmark to buy East Coast mill from Mittal SteelAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Mittal Steel Co. NV said Thursday it will sell its Sparrows Point mill near Baltimore to a group led by privately held steel distributor Esmark Inc., ...
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Animal group yields fundsAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Sacramento-area animal rescue group investigated for how it spent millions of dollars raised after Hurricane Katrina has agreed to give up contro...
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Penn connects with ChavezAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hollywood star Sean Penn applauded President Hugo Chavez as the Venezuelan leader lambasted the Bush administration and demanded an end to war in I...