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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — As stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers and mark down high-definition TVs and hot toys, they\'re also pushing deals on something more mundane — necessities like socks and diapers.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — There could be less jingle in the Salvation\'s Army\'s hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks climbed Wednesday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning Northeast has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Bing Crosby didn\'t have to dream of a white Christmas — he could bank on it.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — The season\'s traditional kickoff isn\'t quite here, but already some winners have emerged, from electronic book readers and hot pink netbooks to shimmery tops and the \"snood,\" a hood-scarf hybrid that resembles a babushka.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama granted his first pardon Wednesday to \"Courage,\" a 45-pound turkey spared from the Thanksgiving table.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to give away the retired aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy for a museum or memorial.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHICAGO (AP) — Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHICAGO (AP) — Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MIAMI (AP) — In the days after 15-year-old Michael Brewer was set on fire by a group of teens, his mother, Valerie Brewer, sat at his hospital bedside and worried.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CINCINNATI (AP) — The nation\'s largest traditional grocery chain is getting into the Black Friday shopping game.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — It\'s OK if your boyfriend doesn\'t like the digital camera you bought him. So long as he doesn\'t open the box.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose last month to the highest level in more than a year as strong activity in the South offset weakness in the rest of the country.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — With less than a month to go before snowmobile season roars to life again in Yellowstone National Park, litigation continues to swirl over a new federal cap on the maximum daily number of machines.
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