Articles filed under Associated Press
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Debate over mine reaches beyond Michigan backwoodsOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The debate over a proposed copper and nickel mine began several years ago as a mostly local squabble in the Upper Peninsula. Now it's reverberati...
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Georgia drought creates business winners, losersOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - NORCROSS, Ga. -- Peeking out over the office buildings and utility poles in this Atlanta suburb, a towering gray drill bores down in search of what everyone in north Geo...
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Not all fires contained, yetOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. -- Firefighters battled stubborn wildfires across Southern California on Saturday, but cloudy skies scattering occasional raindrops brought a welc...
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Driver in 80s strikes, kills mother, 2 childrenOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities say a driver in his 80s struck and killed a mother and her two small children as they crossed a Chicago street. Police spokeswoman JoAnn Taylor says the acci...
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Third-stringers seal it for IowaOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Late in a season marred by injuries, it was only fitting that two third-stringers would lead Iowa to its first overtime win at Kinnick Stadium. Freshm...
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Baffert snaps 5-year Breeders' Cup drought with pair of victoriesOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Bob Baffert was quick to correct someone who called his pair of victories in the Breeders' Cup a comeback. "I've always been here," the silver-haired ...
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Trading spaces -- outer space additionOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronauts swung open the door to their new space station addition Saturday and floated into the spacious and sparkling white room, formally chri...
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For these two, simply starting is a victoryOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- To talk about one is to talk about the other: Jon Lester and Aaron Cook, both scheduled to start Game 4 of the World Series, both men who know it will never be...
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Report: Grand jury investigating allegations magician raped, threatened Washington womanOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- A federal grand jury is investigating allegations that magician David Copperfield raped and threatened a Washington state woman at his estate in the Bahamas, ...
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Some decafs really are notOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A morning cup of joe is a workday given, with 57 percent of adult Americans drinking at least one cup every day, according to the National Coffee Association. But when c...