Articles filed under Associated Press
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Blagojevich banks on big-ticket fundraiserOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is revving up the fundraising machine that gave him a huge advantage in his two campaigns for governor but also has been a flashpoint for allegation...
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House unlikely to override child health vetoOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush, anticipating that his veto of a $35 billion spending increase for children's insurance will stand, has assigned three top advisers to try t...
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Chicago boy shot to death on South SideOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago police say the bullet that killed 10-year-old Arthur Jones several blocks from his South Side home Wednesday was probably meant for someone else. "At this point...
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Co-defendant says Simpson wanted gunsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson wanted armed men with him when he confronted two sports memorabilia dealers, according to a co-defendant who has agreed to plead guilty and tes...
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Bush praises Dalai LamaOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush, raising Beijing's ire, presented the Dalai Lama on Wednesday with the U.S. Congress' highest civilian honor and urged Chinese leaders to we...
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Storms aim at Great Lakes, Ohio ValleyOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Storms that had slammed into the Plains took aim at the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley early today, while winds and heavy rain whipped through the Mississippi Valley. Forec...
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New joint venture to add nonstop flights to EuropeOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A joint venture between Air France-KLM and Delta will benefit trans-Atlantic travelers looking for more nonstop flights to airports such as London's Heathr...
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Charges force Oral Roberts leader from postOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - TULSA, Okla. -- Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts asked for and was granted a leave of absence Wednesday amid accusations of lavish spending at donors' e...
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What a field for Breeders Cup ClassicOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The top three Kentucky Derby finishers -- Street Sense, Hard Spun and Curlin -- will meet again in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic in a race that most l...
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Alleged driver turns himself in for hit-and-run accident that severed man's legsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The suspected driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run accident that severed a 60-year-old suburban man's legs was arrested after turning himself in to police late Wedn...