Articles filed under Associated Press
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Hotelier reviled as 'queen of mean'Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Leona Helmsley, who ran a $5 billion hotel and real estate empire with her husband but sealed her reputation as the "queen of mean" during her 1989 trial for...
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Drunken driving deaths upAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON, Va. -- Drunken driving fatalities increased in 22 states in 2006 and fell in 28 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, federal transportation offic...
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Lowe's grows profit, but sales dipAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lowe's, the nation's second largest home improvement chain, cited customer service and efficient operations Monday as reasons for a better-than-expect...
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Owner advises families miners may never be foundAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- Rescuers will only be sent inside an unstable coal mine in which six men are missing if there is an indication that someone is alive, but the trapped...
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Abu Ghraib trial changesAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - FORT MEADE, Md. -- A military judge on Monday dismissed two of the most serious charges against the only officer accused of abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison...
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Raiders get Warren in tradeAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Gerard Warren was dealt from Denver because he didn't fit into the Broncos' new defensive system. Warren Sapp doesn't see how the former No. 3 overall...
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Too much pain relief?Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Americans are living in a world of pain, and they are popping pills at an alarming rate to cope with it. The amount of five major painkillers sold ...
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Emmys turn to Seacrest to pull in youthAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Ryan Seacrest of "American Idol" is hosting next month's Emmy ceremony, but viewers still won't be able to call in and pick the winners. Seacrest's appeal...
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Saddam's daughter staysAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan indicated Monday it is not ready to surrender Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter to Iraq, despite a new push from authorities in Baghdad for her to...
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Iraqi governor killedAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A roadside bomb killed a governor in southern Iraq on Monday, the second provincial boss assassinated in nine days and a likely prelude to an even more brutal...