Articles filed under Associated Press
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Volcanic eruption obliterates Red Sea islandOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN'A, Yemen -- NATO ships responding to a "catastrophic" volcanic eruption on a tiny Yemeni island rescued two survivors Monday but also pulled four dead from the Red S...
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Deaths in Iraq plummetOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The number of American troops and Iraqi civilians killed in the war fell in September to levels not seen in more than a year. The U.S. military said the lower...
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A year later, Amish teaches world about compassionSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NICKEL MINES, Pa. _ A year ago, this sleepy farm community was barely a blip on the map, home to a dusty auction house, a small private swim club and a few modest Amish-...
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Packers stay unbeaten with 23-16 defeat of MinnesotaSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The record is his, for now, and Brett Favre can return his focus on two other numbers: 4-0. To hear him tell it over and over, this is all he has ever wor...
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Government dismantling unneeded warheads faster than anticipatedSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is dismantling unneeded nuclear warheads at a faster pace than forecast as it substantially reduces its atomic arsenal under terms of an arms cont...
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Biffle wins; Chase field scrambledSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Greg Biffle scored his first victory of the season Sunday in the LifeLock 400 -- even though his car ran short on fuel before crossing the finish li...
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Nokia buys Navteq for $8.1 billionSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - STOCKHOLM, Finland _ Nokia Corp. is buying U.S. navigation-software maker Navteq Corp. for around $8.1 billion as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to ex...
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Obama reports $19 million in new donationsSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Democrat Barack Obama raised more than $19 million for the presidential primary elections from July through September, bringing his total for the year to n...
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Low-income smokers to fund health planSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats have chosen an unlikely source to pay for the bulk of their proposed $35 billion increase in children's health coverage: people wit...
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Citigroup warns its 3rd-quarter earnings will fallSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Citigroup Inc. estimated Monday that its third-quarter profit will drop 60 percent, as the nation's largest bank took losses of more than $3 billion after wri...