Articles filed under Associated Press
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Vietnam's new lust for luxurySep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- In a country whose peasant army once marched on flip-flops cut from old tires, Gucci beach sandals priced at $365 can come as a shock. But t...
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Palm battling smart phone competitorsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Palm Inc.'s death knell has been rung over and over -- on Wall Street, in headlines, and by a growing number of discontented fans. Whether on death ...
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Gambling's future brighter in Illinois, but still uncertainSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- All the pieces could be, just might be, falling into place for major gambling expansion in Illinois. Lawmakers desperately want money for transportation p...
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TB research closer to a stronger, faster cureSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - New research gives hope for successfully treating tuberculosis in a few months rather than the six months or more currently needed to beat the contagious lung disease, d...
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Just desserts or bad nutritional precedent?Sep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - MAHOPAC, N.Y -- It was just another morning at the senior center: Women were sewing, men were playing pool -- and seven demonstrators, average age 76, were picketing out...
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Cultural differences may impact brain's wiringSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- On Denise Park's office wall is a lovely Asian painting, kind of a market scene in what looks to be a village square. The piece is colorful and filled...
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50 years after integration, how far are we?Sep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK-- Fifty years after federal troops escorted Terrence Roberts and eight fellow black students into an all-white high school, he says the struggles over race a...
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New York jail union to endorse ObamaSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- One of the largest municipal jail unions in the country said Monday that it will endorse Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois for president. "Barack Obama is the on...
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Administration: Social Security fix will require benefit cuts and more taxesSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration said Monday the only way to permanently fix Social Security is through some combination of benefit cuts and tax increases. That was...
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Colts (3-0) now road warriors; Pats' Brady-to-Moss a hitSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Indianapolis Colts lost all three AFC South road games last season. So winning two straight this year is encouraging, even if they didn't play as well as they'd like...