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Linguists choose 'subprime' as 2007 word of the yearJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Even the American Dialect Society knows how risky home mortgages are these days. The group of linguists chose "subprime" as 2007's Word of the Year at their annual conve...
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LSU feeling right at home in SuperdomeJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Imagine playing the Rose Bowl in Chicago, the Sugar Bowl in Kansas City, or the Orange Bowl in Omaha. Outdoors, on a mucky field. Snowy day, temperatures ...
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Al-Sadr loyalists touting cease-fireJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Clerics loyal to radical Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers Friday to respect a cease-fire and asked them to try to make peace with rival f...
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Magic cries foul in lossJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Rafer Alston scored 20 points, including the game-winning layup with 4 seconds left, as the Houston Rockets narrowly escaped Orlando with a 96-94 victory over the Magic ...
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Stocks drop on weaker job numbersJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street fell sharply Friday after the government's much-anticipated employment report showed weaker-than-expected job growth and a rise in the unemployme...
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Report: Museum director ordered $48,500 portrait of himselfJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The recently retired director of the National Museum of the American Indian spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself and selected ...
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Jaguars wear a Steelers lookJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- The Jaguars have out-Steelered the Steelers at their own game. Jacksonville runs to win rather than merely to set up the pass, controlling the line of scri...
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Police thwart man's second escapeJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The man awaiting trial for a bloody escape at the Atlanta courthouse in 2005 is suspected of enlisting his pen-pal girlfriend, a paralegal and at least two sh...
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This year's bowls help shape next season's pollsJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- The bowl season is a lot like the Iowa caucuses. Both take place in midwinter. And both help shape the voters' choices in the fall. That's why Georgia coa...
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Front-runners face tougher criticism from competitionJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama, an Iowa winner seeking New Hampshire spoils, faced stepped-up criticism Friday from Democratic rivals now doubly determined to block hi...