Articles filed under Associated Press
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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 ...
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Pakistani leader pays visitAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Working to soothe relations with neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistan's president said Sunday that a "particularly dark form" of terrorism confronts t...
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3 killed by gunman at Missouri churchAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - NEOSHO, Mo. -- A gunman opened fire in the sanctuary of a southwest Missouri church Sunday, killing a pastor and two worshippers and wounding several others, authorities...
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Hurricane Flossie heads for Hawaii with 135mph windsAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - HONOLULU -- Hurricane Flossie packed 135 mph wind as it spun closer to Hawaii on Sunday, but forecasters predicted the Category 4 storm would weaken before passing by th...
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Early elections for PolandAug 12, 2007 11:00 pm - WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's governing party is pushing for early elections after the prime minister said he could no longer work with his two coalition partners. Poland h...