Articles filed under Associated Press
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Vietnamese upset by Bush comparison to war in IraqAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - HANOI, Vietnam -- President Bush touched a nerve among Vietnamese when he invoked the Vietnam War in a speech warning that death and chaos will envelop Iraq if U.S. troo...
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Two Iraqi villages attackedAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Suspected al-Qaida fighters stormed two villages near Baqouba on Thursday, bombed the house of a local Sunni sheik and kidnapped a group of mostly women. Resi...
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Is it possible to screen all shipping?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The specter of a nuclear bomb, hidden in a cargo container, detonating in an American port has prompted Congress to require 100 percent screening of U.S.-b...
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BP withdraws lake plan in wake of pollution uproarAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After weeks of criticism by environmentalists and politicians, BP America announced Thursday it will not increase the amount of pollution it dumps in...
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Van Breda Kolff dies at 84Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPOKANE, Wash. -- Butch van Breda Kolff, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA finals appearances and won 482 games as a college coach, has died after a long ill...
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Sparks hopes to live up to 'Idol' title with albumAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Given the multiplatinum, Grammy-winning successes of fellow "American Idol" winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks is feeling pressure to...
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Mexico adds up Dean's tollAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - POZA RICA, Mexico -- It drove terror deep into Mexico, smashing ashore as the third most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever to hit land. But the furious beast proved relat...
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Japan plans first earthquake warning systemAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- It's still beyond the reach of science to predict exactly when an earthquake will strike, but Japan will soon get the next-best thing -- televised warnings that...
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Police: Husband beat televangelistAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Juanita Bynum, a televangelist with a national following for sermons about women's empowerment, pressed charges against her estranged husband Thursday after s...
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New strains blamed in stomach flu boutsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- A 90-year-old nursing home patient died from the stomach flu last year, marking the first time U.S. health officials confirmed that the highly contagious bug ...