Articles filed under Associated Press
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Vick case opens racial divideAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- The difference between those sporting Michael Vick jerseys and those urging his swift conviction on dogfighting charges is glaring: Vick's supporters ar...
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National BriefsAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - First library on Mars: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- When NASA's newest Mars lander departs Earth today, it will be carrying the words and art of visionaries from Voltaire to ...
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Strong support for climate dealAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - UNITED NATIONS -- Nearly 100 countries speaking at the first U.N. General Assembly meeting on climate change signaled strong support for negotiations on a new internatio...
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Today's birthdaysAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Singer Frankie Ford, 68; actor-comedian Richard Belzer, 63; actor Billy Bob Thornton, 52; Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, 46; TV producer Michael Gelman of "Live with Regis ...
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Earnhardt wins first pole since 2002Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - LONG POND, Pa. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended a stretch of nearly five years without qualifying in first thanks in part to a well-timed rain shower. Earnhardt won his first...
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Never too cool, or old, for schoolAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CANBERRA, Australia -- A 94-year-old great-great-grandmother who left school at the age of 12 appears to be the world's oldest recipient of a master's degree, an ...
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Court rules against Plame, despite public recordsAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) -- The CIA can force Valerie Plame, whose career became national news after her once-clandestine position was leaked, to remain silent about the exact leng...
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Musharraf suffers another setbackAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release on bail of a senior opposition leader who was sentenced to 23 years in prison for tryi...
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Senate passes spy billAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Senate, in a high-stakes showdown over national security, voted late Friday to temporarily give President Bush expanded authority to eavesdrop on suspe...
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Statement behind Dow dropAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street plunged anew Friday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 280 points after comments from a major investment bank exacerbated ...