Articles filed under Associated Press
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Expatriates doing just fine in Paris, merci beaucoupOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Ever hear of a French shortstop, or a Gallic quarterback? American chefs in France battle a similarly obscure status. So why does Daniel Rose, an American chef in Paris,...
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Social Security recipients to get 2.3 percent adjustmentOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Come January, Social Security benefits for nearly 50 million Americans are going up 2.3 percent, the smallest increase in four years. It will mean an extra...
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Drawdown of troops begins in IraqOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission, The...
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Social Security recipients expected to get smaller cost-of-living adjustmentOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Come January, the nation's nearly 50 million Social Security recipients will see the smallest cost-of-living increases in their monthly checks in four year...
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U.S. deaths from deadly drug-resistant staph may surpass AIDS deathsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estim...
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Man wins $4 million in lawsuit against Chicago copsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal court jury found the police liable Tuesday for the unreasonable search of a grocery store employee who claimed that a Chicago police officer assaulted him with...
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New species rise from the deepOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - MANILA, Philippines -- Scientists exploring a deep ocean basin in search of species isolated for millions of years found marine life believed to be previously undiscover...
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Putin issues warning against attack on IranOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- Vladimir Putin issued a veiled warning Tuesday against any attack on Iran as he began the first visit by a Kremlin leader to Tehran in six decades -- a m...
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Nearly 900 public schools don't meet No Child Left Behind targetsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The last school year saw 896 Illinois public schools fail to meet rising No Child Left Behind achievement targets, a 30 percent increase from the previous...
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House backs media's right to secret sourcesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House on Tuesday strongly backed the right of reporters to protect the confidentiality of sources in most federal court cases, saying that right was cr...