Articles filed under Associated Press
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Turkey takes aim at Kurdish rebelsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey said Wednesday that it had taken economic measures designed to weaken Kurdish rebels and groups that support it, a step that could affect the ...
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Stock futures point to weaker start on Wall StreetOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stock futures fell Thursday, pointing toward a weaker start to trading as a surge in oil prices tempered the optimism generated by the Federal Reserve's inte...
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Soldier, civilian death tolls down in IraqOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Violent deaths of U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians appear to have fallen sharply in Iraq in October, according to the latest Associated Press tally. The AP's f...
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U.S. diplomats angry over Iraq postsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Several hundred U.S. diplomats vented anger and frustration Wednesday about the State Department's decision to force foreign service officers to take jobs ...
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Padres' Cameron suspended 25 games for positive drug testOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Mike Cameron always had a squeaky-clean image. He was best-known for hitting 4 homers in a game in 2002 and for a frightening, face-to-face collision with a...
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Shell stations lets some Chicago customers pay by fingertipOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago drivers have a new way to pay for gasoline: with their fingertips. Ten Shell gas stations in Chicago are testing biometric systems that let consumers walk up to ...
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Hay shortage causing headache for cattlemenOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- On his southern Illinois spread where some 450 cows and calves look to him for food, Dale Moreland finds disappointment the only thing that seems to be grow...
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McCartney's ex-wife says she fears for her lifeOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Heather Mills McCartney accused Paul McCartney of failing to protect her and their 3-year-old daughter, Beatrice, from abuse, which she says ranges from lies a...
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Waterboarding opinion may doom White House nomineeOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Prospects for Michael Mukasey's confirmation as the nation's 81st attorney general dimmed Wednesday after he again refused to equate waterboarding with tor...
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OfficeMax posts 3rd-quarter profit increase, matches Wall Street's consensusOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Office supplies retailer OfficeMax Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose 61 percent from a year-ago period hurt by hefty operating expenses. Net income afte...