Articles filed under Associated Press
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Getting teens to trainAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-- Stephen Wallace hopped off an elliptical machine and got a pep talk from his personal trainer about his bench-press goals. Wiping away sweat, he ...
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Merv Griffin dead at 82Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Merv Griffin, the big band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, ...
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Study shows less than 25 percent of alcoholics seek treatmentAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 30 percent of American adults have abused alcohol or suffered from alcoholism at some point in their lives, and few have received treatment, according to a new...
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Sunni leader appeals to Arab nations to help stop killingAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's most senior Sunni politician issued a desperate appeal Sunday for Arab nations to help stop what he called an "unprecedented genocide campaign" by Shii...
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Multicultural dolls risingAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Toy store aisles are getting a multicultural makeover. Bolstered by the success of Nickelodeon's popular bilingual children's character, Dora the Explorer, an...
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Obama's wife defends candidateAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Sunday admonished those who question her biracial husband's credentials as a black man, calling th...
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Rescuers to drill 3rd hole in mineAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- A video camera lowered into a collapsed coal mine revealed equipment but not the six missing miners, a federal official said Sunday. Officials planne...
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Will Clinton hurt the ticket?Aug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Looking past the presidential nomination fight, Democratic leaders quietly fret that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at the top of their 2008 ticket could hur...
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More remains recovered at collapsed Minneapolis bridgeAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Divers found another body in the Mississippi River on Sunday, 11 days after a highway bridge collapsed into the fast-flowing water, raising the official d...
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Former Wisconsin Gov. Thompson ends campaignAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson said Sunday he is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination after finishing sixth in an Iowa ...