Associated Press News

Associated Press News.

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  Green Your TV

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:54 PM ET

  on the road.But on Wednesday, the California Energy Commission (CEC) voted 5-0 to bring some moderation to our couch potato ways, reports the Associated Press, thus making the state the first in the nation to mandate energy-efficiency standards for all new TVs. Under the new rules, al Read More

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• NBA Rookie Break-Out

  By Darragh Worland | Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:09 PM ET

  21, 1970."It was a very, very impressive performance for anyone, let alone a rookie in his seventh game," Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles told the Associated Press. "We just gave the ball to Brandon and let him go to work.""I was scoreless after the first quarter and really struggling, Read More

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  Burglars Beware: The Unemployed are Watching

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:02 AM ET

  mid-October, more than 400 fewer than the same period last year."We were thinking, 'here we go,'" Rockford deputy police chief Theo Glover told The Associated Press. But the surge in burglaries never came.Frank Beil, a 71-year-old hospital chaplain from suburban Chicago was laid off in March, an Read More

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  South Korean Woman Passes Driver’s Exam ... At Long Last

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sat Nov 7, 2009 5:15 PM ET

  to help with her vegetable-selling business. And while Ms. Sa-soon looks like a lovely woman, I might not volunteer to be a passenger in her car.The Associated Press reports that repeated calls to Sa-Soon went unanswered — probably because she's so busy celebrating, possibly with 950 shots.A Read More

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  Giving Sales a Boost

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:50 AM ET

  Steve Madden are handing out coupons.Meanwhile, lingerie purveyor Victoria Secret is trying to, um, enhance sales the best way they know how. The Associated Press reports that everyone’s favorite underwear shop is relying on its new Miraculous Bra to boost sales this Christmas. The bra Read More

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  The Highs and Lows of Climate Activism

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:05 PM ET

  alarming glacial melt in the Himalayas. The country's cabinet announced plans to hold a meeting on Mount Everest to make its point, according to the Associated Press.The members of the cabinet will meet at the 17,400-foot (5,300-meter) high Everest base camp, though you may be disappointed t Read More

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  Filling the Dog-Shaped Hole

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:55 PM ET

  of an 'is': That God is light and God is love. And wherever there's love, there's God in some fashion," Eggebeen, himself a dog lover, told The Associated Press. "And when we love a dog and a dog loves us, that's a part of God and God is a part of that. So we honor that." The 30-minut Read More

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  Colbert Nation Sponsors US Olympic Speedskating Team

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:14 PM ET

  in the Vancouver Olympics next February."On their enormous, billboard thighs, it will say, 'Colbert Nation,'" the Comedy Central host told the Associated Press in his signature mock-serious style. "Be looking for that logo as it comes around the final turn. It will be easy to see because i Read More

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  Michelle Obama Mentors Glamorously

  By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world," Mrs. Obama told the Associated Press about her commitment to mentoring girls. Photo courtesy of The US Army, vi Read More

  More like this in: White House, Washington DC, Chicago Tribune, Mentoring, Glamour Magazine, US, Social Responsibility, Regional/Local, Education, Kindness, Volunteerism, Celebrity
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  Last-Place Marathoner Offers Lesson on Winning

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Tue Nov 3, 2009 1:22 PM ET

  22 marathons, all in last place. She even titled her book The Winning Spirit - Life Lessons Learned In Last Place. Two years ago she told the Associated Press she didn't mind "running" more than a bit slower than her fellow marathoners. "The best part is you get to be both a spectator and Read More

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