Articles filed under Associated Press
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Mukasey promises independenceOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Michael Mukasey didn't come right out and say it, but the attorney general nominee made clear Wednesday the Justice Department under his command would be v...
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Torre out as Yankees manager, rejects offer to returnOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Joe Torre rejected a $5 million, one-year contract to return as manager of the New York Yankees on Thursday. Torre, who had held the job since 1995, made an ...
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Brownback expected to withdraw from the race for the GOP presidential nominationOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republican Sam Brownback, a longshot conservative contender for President, had trouble raising money to compete in the race. He is expected announce his wi...
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After $936 million third-quarter loss, eBay reorganizes troubled Skype phone unitOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- eBay Inc.'s Skype division has let down eBay executives, but they're confident they can reorganize the troubled Internet phone unit and make it more use...
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Stocks futures edge higher ahead of corporate earningsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street moved toward a slightly higher open today ahead of another batch of third-quarter earnings reports and data that will likely show regional manufa...
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Blagojevich banks on big-ticket fundraiserOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is revving up the fundraising machine that gave him a huge advantage in his two campaigns for governor but also has been a flashpoint for allegation...
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House unlikely to override child health vetoOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush, anticipating that his veto of a $35 billion spending increase for children's insurance will stand, has assigned three top advisers to try t...
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Chicago boy shot to death on South SideOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago police say the bullet that killed 10-year-old Arthur Jones several blocks from his South Side home Wednesday was probably meant for someone else. "At this point...
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Co-defendant says Simpson wanted gunsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson wanted armed men with him when he confronted two sports memorabilia dealers, according to a co-defendant who has agreed to plead guilty and tes...
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Bush praises Dalai LamaOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush, raising Beijing's ire, presented the Dalai Lama on Wednesday with the U.S. Congress' highest civilian honor and urged Chinese leaders to we...