Articles filed under Associated Press
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Ex-VA surgeon under scrutiny in deaths seeks N.D. licenseOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A surgeon who gave up his Massachusetts medical license and is under investigation in a string of deaths at an Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital has applied for a medic...
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Schools grapple with sometimes awkward, ill-defined moment-of-silenceOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Opponents say it's an end run around the Constitution and amounts to school prayer. Supporters insist it's simply what the law says it is: A moment of silence...
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Fugitive wanted on sex charge caught after traffic stopOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- A fugitive accused in the videotaped molestation of a 3-year-old girl was arrested quietly during a traffic stop, telling the officer, "I'm tired of running...
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Change at top of Class 7AOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - One class, 7A, has a new No. 1 in the final regular-season state rankings for high school football released Tuesday by The Associated Press. Lake Zurich (7-1) resumed th...
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Paulson's view on housing worsensOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday the unfolding housing crisis poses a significant risk to the economy and called for Congress and private mort...
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Unscrambled photo yields sex suspectOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- First Interpol unmasked his face. Now it knows his name. The international police organization, working off tips from people who responded to a global appeal fo...
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Bryant sits for second straight dayOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kobe Bryant sat out practice for the second straight day Monday because of a sore knee and said he didn't know if he'd play in the Los Angeles Lake...
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Retrial granted man who claimed police coerced him into confessing to murderOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has granted a new trial to a man who claimed he was coerced by Chicago police into confessing to two murders. Court records show that James Andrews,...
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Drought keeps grip on SoutheastOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - BUFORD, Ga. -- If there's a ground zero for the epic drought that's tightening its grip on the South, it's once-mighty Lake Lanier, the Atlanta water source that's now a...
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NY Giants win 4th straightOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Eli Manning made enough good throws to overcome some glaring mistakes. Joey Harrington didn't have much time to do anything. Manning threw a pair of touchdown...