Articles filed under Associated Press
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Thome doesn't homer, but White Sox winSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Jim Thome had to wait at least one more day to enter the 500 home-run club. Thome went 0-for-4 Friday night as the White Sox beat Bartolo Colon and the Los Angeles Angel...
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Greenspan late to see excessive lendingSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan acknowledges he failed to recognize early on that an explosion of mortgages to people with questionable credit histories c...
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Convicted rapist out after six monthsSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- A man who sexually assaulted a fellow University of Virginia student then apologized to her two decades later as part of the Alcoholics Anonymous progra...
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China puts finishing touch on its tallest buildingSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SHANGHAI, China -- After a more than a decade of delays, China's tallest building is slicing through Shanghai's hazy, skyscraper-studded skyline -- a new trophy built by...
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Bomb kills U.S. allySep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Associated Press President Bush shakes hands with Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, right, leader of the Anbar Salvation Council, also known as the Anbar Awakening -- an alliance ...
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Oden waves goodbye to rookie seasonSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- Greg Oden's rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers ended before it started when the 7-footer had knee surgery Thursday. The top pick in the June...
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'Smellovision' trying to nose way back into theater sceneSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Megan Dickerson always loved the rich colors and melodic scores of the film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." But she also longed to experience the sweet ...
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EPA finishes fewer Superfund cleanupsSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency will finish 24 Superfund toxic waste cleanups this year, far fewer than the average 76 completed annually during the Cl...
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Quakes rock Indonesia a second timeSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - PADANG, Indonesia -- The ground shook so hard Yulinar had to grab a table to steady herself. Minutes later, she heard a warning crackling over the speakers of the neighb...
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Iraq report to show little progressSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A new White House report on Iraq shows slim progress, moving just one more political and security goal into the satisfactory column: efforts to let former ...