Articles filed under Associated Press
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Seniors' moment: You're never too old to danceNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- Yvonne Serecigni throws her hands in the air as she bounces across the floor in rehearsal, strutting and thrusting to blaring rap music in unison with her 12 te...
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City of Chicago may turn to naming rights to raise fundsNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The city of Chicago is looking for ways to turn naming rights and sponsorships into cash to help pay its bills. Octagon Inc. of Norwalk, Conn. has been awarded a $285,00...
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It's a wonderful dog's (and cat's) lifeNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Coco's Christmas was doggone good last year. The 5-year-old Shih Tzu got a stocking full of treats and found a pink wool sweater, pink mohair sweater, black fur-trimmed ...
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Stores usher in shopping season with big discounts, expanded hoursNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The nation's stores ushered in the official start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with midnight openings, a blitz of door busters and other come-ons...
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Falker, SIU win tournament openerNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Randal Falker had trouble finishing in the first 20 minutes. He kept going at the basket, though, and it paid off with repeated trips to the line. Falker scored 21 point...
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Ship hits object in Antarctic waters; some 150 people being evacuatedNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- More than 150 passengers and crew took to lifeboats in Antarctic waters on Friday after their cruise ship hit an object and began taking on water through a hol...
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Angler uses Asian carp to catch prized 'Big Blue'Nov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - GODFREY -- There's a group of fishermen who plumb the waters of the Mississippi River near Alton in search of one thing -- "Big Blues," or monster blue catfish. It's a c...
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Predators edge first-place Red WingsNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Martin Erat scored 1 goal and assisted on 2 others, including Radek Bonk's game-winner in the third period, to lead the host Nashville Predators past the Detroit Red Win...
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American chestnut tree ready for a comebackNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Growing up in the 1920s, Bill Lord remembers feasting on the sweet, rich nuts of American chestnut trees -- the majestic species that a fungus would soon...
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Danes to take fresh look at euroNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Danes will get a new chance to adopt the euro in a referendum, the prime minister said Thursday. Denmark opted out of the European Union's common ...