Articles filed under Associated Press
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Iraq cleric orders his militia to halt strikesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took his Mahdi Army out of action for up to six months Wednesday to overhaul the feared Shiite militia -- a stunning move...
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In all cases, buyers should do researchAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Here are some tips for bidding on a foreclosed house in a sheriff's sale or real estate auction: Courthouse auctions These are public auctions of property in foreclosur...
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Troubled Wilson drops out of upcoming movieAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Owen Wilson, hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt, has dropped out of the upcoming ensemble comedy "Tropic Thunder." The 38-year-old actor will ...
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Report: Little progress in IraqAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congressional auditors have determined the Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to a...
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FBI probes calls that threaten stores nationwideAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEWPORT, R.I. -- Large grocery and discount stores across the country have been targeted by a caller who threatens to blow up shoppers and workers with a bomb if employe...
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Musharraf to step down as army chief, Bhutto saysAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has agreed to step down as army chief, exiled Prime Minister Benazhir Bhutto said Wednesday, a move that would be a ...
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Astros' Oswalt celebrates 30th birthday with gemAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- The St. Louis Cardinals were just starting to feel good about their playoff chances. Then they ran into Roy Oswalt. The Houston ace allowed 4 hits and struck ...
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Report criticizes Virginia Tech responseAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- A report into the Virginia Tech rampage concludes that school authorities should not have waited two hours to notify students about the first shooting o...
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Manning continues to support hometownAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning added a new pitch to his plethora of endorsements Wednesday -- one that came from the heart. On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina...
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Richard Jewell, wrongly linked to 1996 Olympic bombing, diesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Richard Jewell, the former security guard who was wrongly linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing and then waged a decade-long battle with news organizations to de...