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ASSOCIATED PRESS News, Jan 17, 2012

AP opens full news bureau in North Korea
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Over the past two years, AP has been in contact with North Korean officials about how to set up broader access for AP print and photo journalists to Pyongyang. This led Lee and Guttenfelder to make several extensive reporting trips to North Korea. ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP Exclusive: Dad of CA killings suspect homeless
Seattle Post Intelligencer
(AP Photo/Courtesy Ocampo Family Photo: AP / AP YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — The father of the man suspected of killing homeless men in Southern California is himself homeless and says his son last week showed him apicture of one victim as a warning of ...
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Lebanese blame pilot error for 2010 air crash
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Ethiopian Airlines immediately rejected the report, saying it was incomplete and biased. The Boeing 737 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Jan. 25, 2010, during a fierce storm. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) Lebanese Captain Mohammed Aziz, a member of the ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Evan Agostini, file / AP Photo
Sacramento Bee
The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Keith Urban will return to the stage for the first time since vocal surgery on the Feb. 3 Grand Ole Opry. The country superstar had a polyp removed from a vocal cord at Vanderbilt University Medical Center late ...
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AP NewsBreak: Dad of CA killings suspect homeless
Houston Chronicle
(AP Photo/Courtesy Ocampo Family Photo: AP / AP Itzcoatl Ocampo's dress uniform, government military photo, dog tags and a religious medallion that went to war with him lie on display at Ocampo's home in Yorba Linda, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. ...
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UGA professor, former AP executive Fink dies at 80
Atlanta Journal Constitution
His AP career spanned 1957 to 1977. (AP Photo/File) Fink had been battling prostate cancer that had returned two decades after successful surgery and was admitted to a local hospital for treatment last week, said E. Culpepper Clark, ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
National Post
CBSSports.com was the first to report the right-hander's agreement with Cincinnati. The contract is subject to a written agreement and a physical, according to the person who spoke Tuesday night to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because ...
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National Post
Report: Skipper left guests in lurch
New Zealand Herald
By AFP and AP The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side after running aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. Photo / AP, Gregorio Borgia A coast guard official has said the captain of the luxury cruise liner which hit a reef ...
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Report: UK police officer loses Olympics documents
Fox News
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer) LONDON -- A British tabloid reportedTuesday that it had been handed documents about security arrangements for the London Olympics that were left on a train by a police officer, the latest in a series of embarassing mishaps ...
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Fox News
Paul's flights fly in face of cut-spending theme
Atlanta Journal Constitution
(AP Photo/The Sun News, Matt Silfer) AP Exclusive: Border Patrol to toughen policy Paul flew first class on at least 31 round-trip flights and 12 one-way flights since May 2009 when he was traveling between Washington and his district in Texas, ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Pakistan Taliban leader reported dead in US strike
TheNewsTribune.com
(AP Photo/Press Information Department, HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLY By ZARAR KHAN; Associated PressISLAMABAD — Intercepted militant radio communications indicate the leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in a recent US drone strike, ...
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TheNewsTribune.com
Report: Quote on MLK memorial will be changed
Aiken Standard
Photo courtesy of Associated Press. WASHINGTON, DC -- A quote carved in stone on the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington, DC, will be changed after the inscription was criticized for not accurately reflecting the civil rights leader's ...
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AP Report: Paterno Returns to Hospital, Experiencing Minor Complications
State College News
by StateCollege.com Staff on January 13, 2012 4:32 PM Joe Paterno at a press conference in October. Photo by William Derrick of StateCollege.com. Joe Paterno was admitted again to the hospital Friday, The Associated Press reported, citing his family. ...
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Report: Murder suspect's ex falters at hearing
The Associated Press
(AP) — An 80-year-old ex-girlfriend of a man charged with killing four Northern California women proved to be a less-than-stellar witness Friday for prosecutors who are trying to prove they have enough evidence to put Joseph Naso on trial, according ...
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The Associated Press
Report of Romney Campaigning with Immigration Hawk Draws Fire
Fox News
(AP Photo/Brian Blanco)AP2011 Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a constitutional attorney who is the chief architect of some of the toughest state immigration laws, including those of Alabama and Arizona, endorsed GOP presidential contender Mitt ...
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US report claims Taliban wants power in Afghanistan
The Spokesman Review
AP photo A US soldier walks near the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. A teenage suicide bomber slipped inside police headquarters in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, detonating his cache of ...
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HK protesters demand D&G apologize for photo ban
The Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) — Occupy Dolce & Gabbana? A Hong Kong outlet of the Italian fashion label has been the target of repeated protests because residents claim the store's staff have discriminated against them. News reports earlier this month said sales ...
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The Associated Press
Apple discloses suppliers for the first time
STLtoday.com
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, FILE) Apple has disclosed a list of its suppliers for the iPhone, iPad and other popular gadgets for the first time amid growing criticism over labor and environmental practices, especially in China. The list for years has been ...
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Journalist's death in Syria brings calls for probe
Houston Chronicle
France 2 says Jacquier, was on an Syrian government-authorized reportingtrip to the Arab country at the time of his death. Another member of thereporting team was uninjured. Photo: AP / France 2 televsion BEIRUT (AP) — The death of a French ...
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Blast kills Iran nuclear expert amid 'covert war'
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Photo: Fars News Agency, Meghdad Madadi / AP TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — It seemed a clockwork killing: Motorcycle riders flashed by and attached a magnetic bomb onto a car carrying a nuclear scientist working at Iran's main uranium enrichment facility. ...
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Miami boosters may no longer host athletes, give meals
USA TODAY
(AP) – Miami boosters may no longer provide occasional meals for the university's athletes or host them at their homes, even though those acts are typically allowed by the NCAA. By Jeffrey Boan, AP This April 16, 2011, file photo shows Sebastian the ...
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USA TODAY
Ethics panel: More review needed in Hastings case
Boston.com
Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., but released a report in which the alleged victim detailed a pattern of sexually suggestive remarks and unwanted hugs. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) By Larry Margasak Associated Press / January 11, 2012 WASHINGTON—The ...
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Boston.com
News of the world in photos: Winter in Alaska and more
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The blast killed Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a chemistry expert and a director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, state TV reported. (AP Photo/ISNA) In this photo provided by the semi-official Iranian Mehr News Agency, people gather ...
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Retail had record year but eased in December
Houston Chronicle
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Photo: Damian Dovarganes / AP FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2011 file photo, people wait in line to enter a job fair, in, Portland, Ore. More people sought unemployment benefits last week as companies let go of thousands of ...
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Iran says CIA behind nuclear scientist's killing
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The blast killed Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a chemistry expert and a director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, state TV reported. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency) This undatedphoto released by Iranian Fars News Agency, claims to show ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Clinton says Yemen leader has reneged on promises
Atlanta Journal Constitution
(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) Her comments came as Yemen's foreign minister suggested next month's presidential vote could be delayed because of security concerns. A top ruling party official also told The Associated Press that President Ali Abdullah Saleh...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Lebanese blame pilot error for 2010 air crash | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Lebanese authorities blame pilot error for the 2010 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet that went down minutes after takeoff from Beirut in a thunderstorm, killing all 90 people on board, a report released Tuesday said. Ethiopian ...Associated PressAP Photo. Lebanese Captain Mohammed Aziz, a member of the investigation committee, right, and Lebanese Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi, left, announce the result of an investigation of the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines crash during a press ...
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AP opens news bureau in North Korea: Shanghaiist
By Kenneth Tan
Photos: Fake "rubber" bouncing eggs found in Shandong. featured. _Foreigner's search for lost love burns up Weibo. Foreigner's search for lost love burns up Weibo ... Raw footage from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA): The Associated Press opens its latest full news bureau in Pyongyang located inside the KCNA headquarters. From AP's own report on the opening: The bureau puts AP in a position to document the people, places and politics of North Korea across all media ...
Shanghaiist
Vigil to mark one month since disappearance of Ayla Reynolds ...
By The Associated Press
WATERVILLE, Maine — Community members are holding a candlelight vigil a month after 21-month-old Ayla Reynolds was reported missing from her central Maine home. Ayla's father ... Maine news, sports, politics and election results, and obituaries. ... AP photo from Facebook. This undated photoobtained from a facebook page shows missing toddler Ayla Reynolds. Police in Maine are appealing to the public for help in locating the 20-month-old girl who was last seen Friday night. ...
Bangor Daily News
More accustomed to rain, Seattle braces for snow | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Larry Steagall. In this photo taken Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, Maliah Bowden, 13, tries to catch a snow flake in her mouth, in Manette, Wash. Seattle, a city more accustomed to rain than snow, prepared for a potentially major snow storm to hit ... At least one news conference by House Democrats was canceled Tuesday because of the weather, but several committee meetings were still being held. ... BART train stopped at Coliseum station after report of assault ...
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BC-CA--California Coverage Preview, CA | The Associated Press ...
By The Associated Press
The Associated Press. Here are the stories and photos planned by AP'sbureaus in California today and during the upcoming week. The CaliforniaNews Digest will move at 1 p.m. and an Add at 4 p.m. All times are Pacific. Editors will be advised if a story listed here will not move. AP stories, along ...NEW YORK — Wells Fargo & Co. reports that its income rose 20 percent in the fourth quarter as its lending business improved, deposits grew and its mortgage business steadied. CAPITAL ...
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State report cites barriers to college enrollment | KLEW CBS 3 ...
State report cites barriers to college enrollment. BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new state report shows that Idaho ranks last among its neighbors for providing state and local financial aid to college students. But research also shows that Idaho college ...
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US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking | Washington ...
By The Associated Press
More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. ... News · Tweet. Print. Comments ... APMedical Writer. AP Photo. FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 file photo, a 15-year-old girl has her sensor checked before starting a series of physical activities at a University of Southern California lab in Alhambra, Calif. A cell phone for gathering the data is ...
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Fuel Fix » Valero expects 4Q earnings to range from zero to 10 cents ...
By Vicki Vaughan
(AP file photo/Sue Ogrocki). Valero Energy Corp. said Monday it expects toreport earnings in the range of zero to 10 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2011, but for the full year the company is expected to report its highest annual earnings per share since 2008. Full-year 2011 income from continuing operations will be in the range of $3.59 to $3.69 a share, Valero said. For the fourth quarter, analysts polled by Bloomberg News had expected Valero to earn 21 cents a share. ...
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Mars rocks fell in Africa last July
(AP Photo/Darryl Pitt, Macovich Collection). PreviousPlayNext. Regular PhotoSize2/2. More Offbeat and Strange News. Burger King trying out home delivery. Fast food giant Burger King is reportedly trying out a new plan… Mars rocks fell in ...
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AP opens full news bureau in North Korea
(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) Associated Press President Tom Curley, seated left, and Korean Central News Agency President Kim Pyong Ho, seated right, ...
www.ajc.com/business/ap-opens-full-news-1304962.html
Blast kills Iran nuclear expert amid covert war - Associated Press
(AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Meghdad Madadi) ... nuclear facility, killing him and wounding two people on Wednesday, a semiofficial news agencyreported. ...
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Report: Iran begins uranium enrichment at new site - Yahoo! News
FILE - In this April 8, 2008 file photo provided by the Iranian President's Office, … TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground ... a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday in another show of defiance ...
news.yahoo.com/report-iran-begins-uranium-enrichment-082...
UN agency confirms Iran nuke work at bunker | ajc.com
AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher This Jan. ... underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reportedSunday, Jan. ...
www.ajc.com/news/.../un-agency-confirms-iran-1293686.html
New Year Starts With Hopeful Outlook on Hiring - ABC News
AP. FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2011 file photo,... View Full Caption. FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2011 file photo, people talk with a recruiter, center, at a job fair sponsored ...
abcnews.go.com/.../fewer-people-sought-unemployment-aid-...
Iran hard-line newspaper calls for retaliation against Israel over ...
Mehdi Marizad/AP - In this photo provided by the semi-official Fars News ...him and wounding two people on Wednesday, a semiofficial news agencyreported. ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAMlDrsP_story.html
AP Exclusive: Dad of CA killings suspect homeless
Photo: Alex Gallardo / AP Anaheim police chief John Welter speaks at the podium before other several police chiefs for a news conference to announce the ...
www.seattlepi.com/.../AP-Exclusive-Dad-of-CA-killings-suspe...
U.S. rescues Iranian ship held by pirates - CBS News
CBS News.com World ... Photo of the USS Kidd rescuing the Iranian vessel from Somali pirates, Jan. 5, 2012. ... The Associated Press contributed to thisreport. ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../u.s-rescues-iranian-ship-held-by-pirates/
PYONGYANG, North Korea: AP opens full news bureau in North ...
(AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN ...the other members of the AP have promised to report on the DPRK with fairness, ...
www.kentucky.com/.../ap-opens-full-news-bureau-in-north.ht...
UGA professor, former AP executive Fink dies at 80
His AP career spanned 1957 to 1977. (AP Photo/File) Fink had been battling ...Economic Report and later as AP's vice president of newspapermembership. ...
www.ajc.com/news/.../uga-professor-former-ap-1302960.html
  
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