Articles filed under Associated Press
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Willis pitches Marlins past Cubs 4-2Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI (AP) _ Ninety minutes before Tuesday's game, Lou Piniella sat in the Chicago Cubs' dugout reciting a familiar mantra few believe. "There's no curse," Piniella said...
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N.Y. Times admits 'mistake' when it discounted controversial attack adSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The New York Times' ombudsman says the newspaper violated its standards when it gave the liberal activist group MoveOn.org a $77,508 price break on a full-pa...
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Cash is effective dieting incentiveSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health-care co...
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Bradley, Padres say ump played role in costly injurySep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Padres left fielder Milton Bradley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when he was spun to the ground by his manager Sunday during a blowu...
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A man of peace?Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country, and he does not believe the U.S. is pr...
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U.S. faces tough semifinal vs. artistic Marta, BrazilSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - TIANJIN, China -- U.S. coach Greg Ryan is bracing for Brazil. He knows the semifinal will be rough, smoothed a bit by the artistry of Marta, the game's best female playe...
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Pena, Royals top Sox 9-5Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) _ Light-hitting Tony Pena homered and tied a career-high with four hits as the Kansas City Royals scored eight unanswered runs to beat the Chicago White Sox...
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Dental group says sugar-free gum has oral health benefitsSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The nation's largest dentist group now says gum can be good for you, as long as it's sugar-free. The American Dental Association said Tuesday it has awarded its seal of...
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Near the boiling pointSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The tension in this Chase for the championship was evident after the first pit stop at Dover, where title contender Tony Stewart angrily bumped Paul M...
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'Action, action, action'Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - UNITED NATIONS -- With tales of rising seas and talk of human solidarity, world leaders at the first United Nations climate summit sought Monday to put new urgency into ...