Articles filed under Associated Press
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Dean hits Mexican oil coastAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - TECOLUTLA, Mexico -- A sprawling Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days Wednesday and quickly stretched across to the Pacific Ocean, then...
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Spain accused of snubbing national sportAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - MADRID, Spain -- Television Espanola's first broadcast in 1948 was a bullfight in Madrid. However, out of concern the deadly duel between matador and beast is too viole...
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Cuba criticizes Hungary as 'accomplice' of U.S.Aug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - HAVANA -- Cuba branded Hungary an "imperial accomplice" of Washington on Wednesday for granting political asylum to 29 Cubans who were held at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. na...
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A day after, an endorsement by BushAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- President Bush, scrambling to show he still backs embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, offered him a fresh endorsement Wednesday, calling ...
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Ad campaign targets wavering RepublicansAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Former White House aides are joining Republican fundraisers in bankrolling a $15 million, five-week advertising campaign putting pressure on lawmakers whos...
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Bettis claims he faked injury to stay with SteelersAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Jerome Bettis, the No. 5 rusher in NFL history, claims in a new book that he faked a knee injury during training camp in 2000 so the Pittsburgh Steelers wouldn't cut him...
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Pentagon short in armored vehicle total to IraqAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will fall far short of its goal of sending 3,500 lifesaving armored vehicles to Iraq by the end of the year. Instead, officials expect to send...
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Hundreds displaced in OhioAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - FINDLAY, Ohio -- Firefighters and a volunteer armada navigated boats through streets awash in waist-deep water Wednesday, plucking neighbors and pets from porches as flo...
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S. African official discredited on AIDS medicineAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A study by South African scientists said Wednesday there was no evidence that foods such as garlic and beetroot were a substitute for AIDS med...
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Street Sense odds-on Travers Stakes favoriteAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Street Sense will be the horse to beat again at Saratoga Race Course -- this time the Kentucky Derby winner was made the overwhelming 3-5 favor...