Articles filed under Associated Press
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'Mr. Whipple' dead at 91Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Dick Wilson, the actor and pitchman who played the uptight grocer begging customers "Please, don't squeeze the Charmin," died Monday. He was 91. The man f...
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Freddie Mac sets aside $1.2 billion for bad home loans; posts $2B lossNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac set aside $1.2 billion in the third quarter to account for bad home loans and posted a $2 billion loss Tuesday, prompting the nation's second l...
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DiPietro nets win No. 100; Thrashers winNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Rick DiPietro earned his 100th NHL victory with an 18-save effort and the Islanders won 2-1, beating the host Rangers for the third time this season. The Islanders are 8...
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Prices at the gas pump fall off last week's highNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Motorists are starting to see some relief at the gas pump, with prices falling over the weekend and following the path of crude oil as its advance toward $10...
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Court upholds Musharraf's electionNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Judges hand-picked by Gen. Pervez Musharraf took just two hours Monday to quash legal challenges to his disputed re-election as president, paving ...
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Emotional Carr calls it a careerNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Lloyd Carr alternately choked up and chuckled for nearly 40 minutes Monday, as he announced his 13th season as Michigan football coach will be his la...
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All UCLA needs is Love; Marquette winsNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - UCLA freshman Kevin Love is proving to be a quick learner. Love adjusted after being frustrated by Maryland's early physical play, scoring 18 points and grabbing 16 rebo...
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Bangladesh cyclone survivors tell of horrorNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - BARGUNA, Bangladesh -- Azahar Ali huddled with his family, reading from the Quran, as the cyclone roared in. First the power went out, then screaming winds blew out the ...
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Hall of Fame center Ringo dies at 75Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Jim Ringo, a Hall of Fame center who played 15 seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles, died Monday morning after a short illness. H...
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Mother of Drew Peterson says wife ran off, is 'ashamed'Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The mother of a 53-year-old former police officer suspected in the disappearance of his 23-year-old wife is backing up her son's assertions that the woman ran off with a...