Articles filed under Associated Press
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U.S. airstrike targets enemy, kills 25Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- U.S. airstrikes killed at least 25 people Friday after troops met a fierce barrage while hunting suspected arms smuggling links between Iran and Shiite militi...
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Oprah picks 'best love story ever'Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Oprah Winfrey has picked "Love in the Time of Cholera," the epic love story by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as her next book club selection. "If you love love,...
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$8 million option keeps Isringhausen with St. LouisOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - Closer Jason Isringhausen will be back in St. Louis next year, after the team picked up his $8 million option Friday night. The move was announced by John Mo...
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Keep off the grass order snags boat for 2 yearsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - KEY WEST, Fla. -- Looking like Noah's Ark after the flood, a sleek, 158-foot yacht driven aground by a hurricane lies just offshore, mired for most of the past two years...
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Helton getting a feel for the playoffsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER - Todd Helton was getting drenched in a waterfall of champagne following his 1,578th major league game when slugger Matt Holliday looked over and laughed. "He rea...
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Microsoft to spin off 'Halo' creator with Chicago rootsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Bungie Studios, the "Halo" video game developer acquired by Microsoft Corp. in 2000, is once again operating as an independent company, Microsoft said Friday....
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Job growth report boosts stocksOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street capped a huge week with a sharp advance Friday after the government's employment report for September and its revision of August's data cooled th...
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Bugged Yankees trail 2-0 in seriesOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- These were truly sacrifice flies. Swarming bugs, millions and millions of them, bombarded the New York Yankees at the worst possible time Friday night, cove...
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Ramirez's blast lifts Sox over AngelsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- One fan got a baseball. The rest left with a memory. Manny Ramirez hit a 3-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Francisco Rodriguez, and the Boston ...
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Jocketty turning down offers for nowOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - Two days after being dismissed as general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Walt Jocketty said Friday he's already fielded several job offers. So far, he's...