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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The free-spending New York Yankees secured the biggest pitching Big pitcher, big money: Yankees land Sabathia prize on the market, giving CC Sabathia a record $161 million contract. Across town, the Mets remade their tattered bullpen with a pair of major moves….
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Academy Awards picture `Dark Knight,’ `Milk’ jockey for Golden Globe noms should begin to grow clearer as contenders are announced for Hollywood’s Oscar prelude, the Golden Globes….
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WASHINGTON (AP) — New death sentences in the United States were Report: US executions, death sentences on decline at or near a three-decade low this year and the number of people executed will be the lowest since 1994, according to a new report….
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama is getting high marks on his transition so far, with even most Republicans saying he’s doing just fine….
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WASHINGTON (AP) — There is such a thing as a free lunch. And school districts across the country report that kids are eating many more of them as the flailing economy hits families hard….
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Wall Street expects the government to report that new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week as companies ramped-up layoffs amid the recession….
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The Pentagon is moving to get three of the four combat brigades requested by commanders into Afghanistan by summer, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday as he traveled here to meet with military leaders….
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The head of the Pakistani charity accused of being Pakistani charity vows to fight UN sanctions a front for militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks said Thursday the group will fight the U.N.’s decision to declare it a terrorist organization….
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CHICAGO (AP) — With Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich defying calls for his resignation, state officials pondered reducing his power or forcing him from office amid an intensifying criminal investigation that has made him arguably the most toxic politician in America….
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A House-passed bill to speed $14 billion in loans to Detroit’s Murky future for auto rescue amid GOP opposition automakers stands on shaky ground in a bailout-weary Congress, undermined by Republican opposition that could derail the emergency aid in the Senate….
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