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Tougher loan standards weigh on housing marketMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Just when consumers and the U.S. economy need banks to lend more freely, the mortgage industry is making it harder to borrow -- even for those with good cr...
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Commanding British actor Paul Scofield dies at age 86Mar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Paul Scofield, a commanding stage and screen actor indelibly stamped on filmgoers' minds as the doomed philosopher-statesman Sir Thomas More in "A Man For All ...
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Vols hold off American 72-57Mar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - JaJuan Smith and Tennessee almost got their wake-up call too late. Outhustled almost the entire game, the second-seeded Volunteers found their touch at the end and avoid...
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There's still time to buy Illinois-shaped flakeMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Two sisters from Virginia who are selling a corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois on eBay say the online auction Web site canceled their listing. But the flake is...
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Good marriage can lower blood pressureMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure, but a stressed one can be worse than being single, a preliminary study suggests. That second finding is a s...
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As U.S. stumbles, Dell looks to Chinese and Indian marketsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Dell Inc., the world's No. 2 PC maker, is developing new models aimed at Chinese and Indian consumers to drive sales in fast-growing Asian markets, CEO Michae...
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'American Idol' axes another finalist, leaving 10 finalists to vie for the titleMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Amanda Overmyer sang "Back in the U.S.S.R." -- and now, she's going back home. The 23-year-old nurse from Mulberry, Ind., was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday, leavin...
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Jobless claims rise by larger-than-expected amountMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in nearly two months, providing more evidence tha...
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Meissner in ninth after short programMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - GOTEBORG, Sweden -- Two-time European champion Carolina Kostner had the slightest of leads over reigning world silver medalist Mao Asada -- a mere .18 of a point -- afte...
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Big, brawny Pitt way too much for Oral RobertsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Injuries have forced Pitt to shape and reshape its roster more this season than most teams do in two or three. This latest version is looking like one that cou...