Articles filed under Associated Press
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Russia celebrates Sputnik's 50th anniversaryOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Russia on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik launch that opened the space age, with officials seeking to revive the glory of the Soviet pr...
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Jones admits using steroids leading up to 2000 OlympicsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Marion Jones admitted using steroids before the 2000 Olympics in a recent letter to close family and friends, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Jones, a triple gold...
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Poll: Public's regard for Bush, Congress staggers to new lowOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Public approval for President Bush and Congress has hit new lows in The Associated Press-Ipsos poll. With the Iraq war dragging on and recession fears moun...
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Departing conductor looks back on 51 years of opera in ChicagoOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Back in 1956, the 2-year-old Lyric Opera of Chicago desperately needed a replacement conductor for its scheduled production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" and almost reluctan...
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Newly discovered dinosaur was a herbivore on steroidsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- The world, it seems, was its salad bar. Scientists are amazed at the chomping ability of a newly described duck-billed dinosaur. The herbivore's powerf...
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Did government memo authorize torture?Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Democrats demanded Thursday the Justice Department turn over two secret memos that reportedly authorize painful interrogation tactics against terror ...
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Five shoot 67 to share Senior Players leadOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - After fog forced two delays totaling more than two hours at the outset, Mark Wiebe and four others shot 3-under 67s to share the lead after the opening round of the Seni...
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Mientkiewicz injured by cameraman before gameOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND - The New York Yankees' 13th straight trip to the postseason started with a stumble. First baseman Doug Mientkiewicz got tangled up with a cameraman and injure...
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Feather-cam records tool-making crowsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mounting tiny video cameras to the tail feathers of crows, researchers discovered that the birds use a variety of tools to seek food, and even make their o...
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Matsui's slam lifts Rockies over Phillies 10-5Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Home or away, these Colorado Rockies are on quite a roll. Kaz Matsui hit his first career grand slam and drove in five runs, leading the Rockies over the...