Articles filed under Associated Press
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British taxpayer data compromisedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Britain's tax and customs service lost banking and personal data of 25 million people -- nearly half the country's population -- when two computer disks disapp...
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Supreme Court will hear D.C. gun banNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide whether the District of Columbia can ban handguns, a case that could produce the most in-depth examination of...
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Freddie Mac posts $2 billion lossNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mortgage market woes just got a lot worse with the disclosure that the nation's second-largest buyer of home loans needs more capital or must retrench. The...
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Non-Michigan man may land coaching jobNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Les Miles seems to have everything college football's winningest program is looking for, including ties to the school and the late-great coach Bo Sch...
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Maryland, Notre Dame cruiseNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Seldom-used freshman forward Emery Wallace scored 18 points, Drey Mingo had 16, and No. 3 host Maryland placed six players in double figures in a 98-50 rout of in-state ...
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Narrow MVP win for Phillies' RollinsNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Jimmy Rollins won the National League MVP award Tuesday, edging Matt Holliday in a close race after propelling the Philadelphia Phillies to their first playo...
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Parents say airlines should do more for children traveling aloneNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Susan Cole wanted to fly her 12-year-old son Danny from their Maryland home to Houston so he could catch a football game with his dad, who was there on a business trip. ...
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French president won't blink during standoffNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Schools closed, flights were delayed, trains again weren't running, and newspapers weren't printed as civil servants joined transport workers in strikes Tuesday...
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'Sweet Caroline' Kennedy?Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Neil Diamond held onto the secret for decades, but he has finally revealed that President Kennedy's daughter was the inspiration for his smash hit "Sweet ...
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Possible Sears' bid for Restoration Hardware gets mixed reviewsNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- For months, Wall Street has been waiting for hedge fund wizard Ed Lampert to reveal his plan to turn around ailing retailer Sears Holdings Corp. Investors got...