Articles filed under Associated Press
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Chrysler plant closes for a timeOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - BELVIDERE, Ill. -- Citing a tough market, Chrysler will shut down a northern Illinois assembly plant for two weeks starting this weekend. The plant in Belvidere will shu...
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First workers evacuated from damaged S. African mineOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CARLETONVILLE, South Africa -- Some 3,000 gold miners were trapped a mile underground Wednesday when falling pipe damaged the elevator, but the company began rescuing wo...
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Bush quietly vetoes popular billOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush cast a quiet veto Wednesday against a politically attractive expansion of children's health insurance, triggering a struggle with the Democr...
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Airbus shaken by stock probeOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Just as Airbus began selling its oft-delayed superjumbo as a success story, a report of "massive insider trading" at parent company EADS was leaked to the media...
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Biggest terror exercise planned this monthOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The nation is preparing for its biggest terrorism exercise ever later this month when three fictional "dirty bombs" go off and cripple transportation arter...
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Clark a father-figure to young D-backsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- When Arizona gave Tony Clark a two-year contract extension in August 2005, the Diamondbacks expected him to be a consistent pinch hitter and a fill-in first b...
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Braves cutting ties with longtime star Andruw JonesOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves are cutting ties with Andruw Jones, saying they can't afford to keep the perennial Gold Glove center fielder who's spent his entire career ...
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Verizon unveils cell phone to rival Apple iPhoneOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- In time for the holidays, Verizon Wireless is launching a cell phone that looks a lot like the hottest phone so far this year: Apple Inc.'s iPhone. Like the ...
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Kraft recalls white chocolate baking squaresOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods announced today it is recalling white chocolate distributed in the United States because of possible salmonella contamination. Kraft says consumers who purch...
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UAW deal leaves factories at risk of closingOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers may have won job security pledges from General Motors Corp. in its latest tentative contract agreement, but 15 factories across the co...