McCain hopes to attract young voters
By MARTHA IRVINE
AP National Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- He's a Republican, for starters. He describes himself as "older than dirt." And he makes no apology for an Iraq war that is especially unpopular on college campuses.
Doesn't sound like a recipe for w ...
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President calls Jenna's wedding "spectacular"
By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer
WACO, Texas (AP) -- President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime beau.
"Our little g ...
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Nursery programs allow imprisoned moms, newborns to bond
By KEN KUSMER
Associated Press Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Three-week-old Kevin fussed in mother Melissa Lankey's arms until she started singing softly to him, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." The newborn beg ...
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Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear
By JAMES MacPHERSON
Associated Press Writer
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business -- if you run a bike shop.
Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers -- or buying new ones - ...
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Clinton: From inevitable to on the ropes
By CALVIN WOODWARD and NANCY BENAC
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win.
Many people believed her vict ...
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Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuild
By MURRAY EVANS
Associated Press Writer
PICHER, Okla. (AP) -- Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.
As she began the task of sa ...
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Army Corps: Condition of many levees a mystery
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By JIM SALTER
Associated Press Writer
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Across America, earthen flood levees protect big cities and small towns, wealthy suburbs and rich farmland. But the Army Corps of Engineers, the feder ...
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Mother-son NJ Guard sergeants heading to Iraq together
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TEANECK, N.J. (AP) -- A 46-year-old combat medic and a 29-year-old man will be serving together in the same National Guard unit in Iraq. Nothing unusual -- except they're mother and so ...
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Obama from obscurity to verge of history
By CHARLES BABINGTON
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory -- a surprising victory, surprisingly large.
And a ...
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School districts start to face sanctions under landmark law
By JULIET WILLIAMS
Associated Press Writer
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) -- At Las Palmitas Elementary School, nestled between rundown homes and fields of grapes, peppers and dates in Southern California, 99 percent of students live in pov ...
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Records show Sharpton owes overdue taxes, other penalties
By DAVID B. CARUSO
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion.
The Rev. Al Sharpton has em ...
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Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns
By JOHN WILEN
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and ...
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Obama picks up 5 superdelegates, union endorsement
By JOAN LOWY
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Pa ...
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NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse
CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) -- Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell.
"We ...
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Drugs, teens, pot are dangerous mix
By JENNIFER C. KERR
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.
A teen who has ...
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Dig for human remains to begin at ranch where Manson hid
By GARANCE BURKE
Associated Press Writer
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into th ...
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Tornado knocks vehicles around in N. Carolina, kills 1
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Authorities were waiting for daylight early Friday so they could begin assessing the damage from a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.
What law enforcement ...
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Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
By MELINDA DESLATTE
Associated Press Writer
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience s ...
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