Articles filed under Associated Press
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RC2 increases the cost of recallJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Oak Brook toy maker RC2 Corp. said Thursday it will record a $4 million charge during its second quarter related to a recall of some wooden railway toys -- a figure that...
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SIUE looks at text-message warningsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE-- In line on her college campus to donate blood, Angela Negron was unsure which was more surprising: that the school's police happened upon a fellow student...
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Worries take hold on Wall StreetJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street suffered one of its worst losses of 2007 Thursday, leading a global stock market plunge as investors succumbed to months of worry about the mortg...
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Senate beefs border watchJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed Thursday to devote an additional $3 billion to gaining control over the U.S.-Mexico border. The move puts Congress ...
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LaHood retiring after 7 terms in CongressJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - PEORIA -- U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood says he will retire next year after seven terms in Congress. The Peoria Republican said in an interview Thursday with Peoria radio station...
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Vick pleads not guiltyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- While his Atlanta Falcons teammates reported to training camp without him, Michael Vick declared his innocence on federal dogfighting charges Thursday a...
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Mob witnesses testify to planted bombs, murdersJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- As both a gun dealer and an undertaker, Ernie Severino was positioned to serve the Chicago mob in various ways. The soft-spoken 60-year-old testified Thursday...
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Henson suffers relapseJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Former New Mexico State and Illinois coach Lou Henson is being treated again for cancer but said Wednesday he feels strong and even played golf less...
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Coolbaugh killed by hemorrhagneJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A preliminary autopsy report shows that a burst blood vessel in Mike Coolbaugh's neck, near his brain, killed the Tulsa Drillers hitting coach...
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Obama scores coup from N.H. congressmanJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CONCORD, N.H. -- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday that he will never have a list of endorsements to match his Democratic rivals, but he hopes grass-roots ...