Articles filed under Associated Press
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Metal music electrifies salesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - CUPERTINO, Calif. -- There aren't too many mean-looking things in Cupertino, this sleepy Silicon Valley haunt of Apple employees and overachieving middle schoolers. But ...
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Afghan opium plentifulAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan opium poppy cultivation has exploded to a new record high this year, with the multibillion dollar trade fueled by Taliban militants and corr...
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America gets even fatterAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state declined. Mississippi became the first state to...
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Vikings trade for Holcomb; Samuel reports to PatriotsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Tarvaris Jackson has the starting quarterback job in Minnesota, and a new backup in veteran Kelly Holcomb. The Vikings traded an undisclosed 2009 draft pick to Philadelp...
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Briefs: Attorney general resignsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation Monday after months of controversy drew expressions of relief from Republicans and a vow from Democrats to p...
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6 Westerners die in fightingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Fighting between NATO troops and Taliban fighters killed eight soldiers -- including six Westerners -- and 10 militants in eastern and southern Afg...
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FAA order inspectionsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators ordered inspections of the wing slats on all newer Boeing 737 jetliners based on findings about the fire that destroyed a China Airlines...
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Officer dies in motorcadeAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A police officer in President Bush's motorcade crashed his motorcycle and died Monday, less than a year after a crash in Hawaii killed another motor...
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FAA orders inspection of Boeing 737sAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators ordered inspections of the wing slats on all newer Boeing 737 jetliners based on findings about the fire that destroyed a China Airlines...
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Helicopters rescue Greek villagersAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece -- Firefighters rushed helicopters and buses Monday to evacuate more than two dozen villages threatened by towering walls of flames that had killed 63 peo...