Articles filed under Associated Press
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UAW settles on tentative pact with ChryslerOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT _ The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler Wednesday, hours after going out on strike and the same day General Motors w...
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Chicago man victorious in chicken wing eating contestOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Two hot dog eating champs faced an upset -- not of the stomach variety -- when a Chicago culinary arts student trounced them in eating chicken wings. Patric...
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Taco Bell cautiously makes second foray into MexicoOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- It sounds like a fast-food grudge match: Taco Bell is taking on the homeland of its namesake by reopening for the first time in 15 years in Mexico. Defend...
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Irradiation machines seen as terrorist toolsOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government should replace more than 1,000 irradiation machines used in hospitals and research facilities because terrorists could use the radioact...
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Children, like adults, have trouble keeping weight off once they lose itOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- Heavy children who lost weight kept the pounds off better through weight maintenance follow-up, but even that wasn't terribly successful over two years, res...
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Motorcyclist hits Michelle Obama's van on way to rallyOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - HAMPTON, Iowa -- Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, was involved in a traffic accident Tuesday as she rode to a rally in northern Io...
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DNA test may determine if missing woman is victim of killerOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- A DNA test may determine if a missing Indianapolis woman was the victim of an Illinois man who has confessed to killing six women in four states. Carma P...
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Romney, Giuliani trade shots in GOP debateOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - DEARBORN, Mich. -- Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani quarreled over tax and spending cuts Tuesday, each claiming greater commitment than the...
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Progress reported in Chrysler, UAW talksOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Progress was reported as contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC extended into this morning, but several key issues remai...
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Defeated Mexico presidential candidate is marathon cheaterOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - After a humiliating defeat in Mexico's presidential election last year, Roberto Madrazo appeared to be back on top: He'd won the men's age-55 category in the Sept. 30 Be...