Articles filed under Associated Press
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Suddenly, it's open season on EdwardsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- With his trademark backflip, toothy grin and jovial personality, Carl Edwards rocketed his way to NASCAR superstar status. Now his Nextel Cup rivals c...
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Offering perks at workOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Memorial Healthcare System's employees can get an oil change and their clothes dry cleaned without leaving work. General Mills workers can skip traffic and long...
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Wall Street falls ahead of Fed rate moveOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back Tuesday as investors, already uneasy ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, grew more concerned about the economy aft...
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Consumer confidence falls in October to the lowest level in 2 yearsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A key barometer of consumer sentiment dropped to the lowest level in two years, igniting concern that the upcoming holiday shopping season would be lukewarm....
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Russian serial killer sentencedOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- A former grocery clerk who imagined himself as "almost God" while murdering 48 people during a methodical hunt to kill produce one body for every space on a ch...
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Blackwater guards granted immunityOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilian...
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A-Rod done with Yankees?Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Alex Rodriguez opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees on Sunday in what appears to be the end of his career with New York. Rodriguez'...
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Argentina's 'Hillary' poised to switch jobs with husbandOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- President Nestor Kirchner and first lady Cristina Fernandez are poised to switch jobs in December, with partial results indicating Argentines ...
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Wireless USB hubs show promiseOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The back of a computer tends to be a messy, messy place, with cables snaking like an overturned bowl of spaghetti. Now, the first fruits of an industry push ...
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Dance fails draw rain - or visitorsOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- It was billed as a rain festival to fight Georgia's drought, and even included a rain dance, but turnout was slim and precipitation was even scarcer th...