Articles filed under Associated Press
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Pumped-up Rockies drink it all in at historic Fenway ParkOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Jeff Francis looked at Fenway Park and sounded like the wide-eyed World Series rookie he is. "I'm sure the Red Sox are used to this every day," he said Tuesday...
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Web sites offer DNA testing, social-network tools to assist genealogy researchOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Two services launching just a week apart tap a growing interest in DNA testing to help people find their ancestors and learn more about their lives. GeneTree...
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Decline in Iraq troop deaths continuesOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- October is on course to record the second consecutive decline in U.S. military and Iraqi civilian deaths, and American commanders say they know why: the U.S. ...
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Heat trade Antoine Walker to Minnesota in 5-player dealOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Antoine Walker's turbulent time with the Miami Heat is over. The Heat traded the three-time All-Star forward to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in a five-player ...
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Tribune's third-quarter earnings drop 7 percent as ad revenue slowsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Newspaper publisher Tribune Co. announced Wednesday its third-quarter earnings dropped 7 percent as the ongoing housing slump and worsening consumer spending continued t...
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Singer Robert Goulet hospitalized in Los Angeles in need of lung transplantOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Singer and actor Robert Goulet is heavily sedated and breathing through a respirator in a Los Angeles hospital while he awaits a lung transplant, his wife t...
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State Department security chief to resign amid Iraq scandalsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department's security chief announced his resignation on Wednesday in the wake of last month's deadly Blackwater USA shooting incident in Baghdad...
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Redford hopes 'Lions' will stir America's future leadersOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ROME -- Robert Redford hopes his new film, "Lions for Lambs," about U.S. military action in Afghanistan will encourage American youth to "take command of their voice." I...
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One bag dropped from plane foundOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A railroad employee found one of two bags that fell from an aircraft that left Chicago's Midway Airport and was forced to return because the cabin failed to pressurize. ...
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Challenging mission lies ahead for DiscoveryOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet ...