Articles filed under Associated Press
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Journey ends at ancient meeting placeSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - BUDAPEST, Hungary -- He scared off wolves with firecrackers in Mongolia and rescued his dog from hungry miners in Kazakhstan. But after three years on horseback, Tim Cop...
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Travelocity spotlights state park lodge in Southern IllinoisSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - MAKANDA -- It looks like a favorite hangout in this Southern Illinois town might be getting a bit more crowded. That's because the Giant City Lodge, known affectionately...
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Iranian leader brings hostilitySep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in New York today enveloped in controversy, mostly of his own making. His request to lay a wreath at the Wo...
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Cubs move closer to titleSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Zambrano got his career-best 17th win by pitching six sharp innings before leaving with cramps, and the surging Chicago Cubs expanded their NL Cent...
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Fugitive Fujimori returned to PeruSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - LIMA, Peru -- Former President Alberto Fujimori was extradited Saturday from Chile to face charges of corruption and sanctioning death-squad killings, a grim homecoming ...
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Winning war by winning heartsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Six Humvees rolled into one of the poor neighborhoods that share Baghdad's northern fringe with groves of date palms, and school teacher Mustafa Hassan climbe...
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Braves take out Brewers in 11Sep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Francisco Cordero rarely gives up homers -- especially with his Brewers one out from a win. Rickie Weeks rarely bobbles easy grounders. The extra-inning slips...
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Is your number on no-call list?Sep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The cherished dinner hour void of telemarketers could vanish next year for millions of people when phone numbers begin dropping off the national Do Not Cal...
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Christian right on the edgeSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - BRANDON, Fla. -- Headed into the 2008 election season, Christian conservatives are weary. Their movement has lost iconic leaders and the Republican presidential field is...
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'Eater X' declared boss of the burrito banquetSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- A day trader and aspiring pizza chef known as "Eater X" munched through 10¾ burritos in a dozen minutes Saturday to win what was billed as the w...