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Wall Street pulls off final-hour rebound
NEW YORK - Wall Street rebounded Tuesday in another turbulent session, as investors rushed back into the market after the Standard & Poor's 500 index tested a 2003 low.
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Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP
NEW YORK - Boston little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century.
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New UA center to bolster AZ as global leader in mining
A new research center at the University of Arizona will solidify the state's position as a global leader in the mining industry, organizers said Tuesday.
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InBev says Anheuser Busch takeover is finalized
BRUSSELS, Belgium - InBev SA formed the world's largest brewer Tuesday when it completed its $52 billion (euro41 billion) takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.
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AP source: Dempster, Cubs near 4-year deal
CHICAGO - Pitcher Ryan Dempster and the Chicago Cubs are close to agreement on a four-year contract worth about $52 million, according to a baseball official.
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'Suge' Knight facing drug and battery charges
LAS VEGAS - Hip-hop mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is facing felony drug charges and a misdemeanor battery charge in Las Vegas.
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Lieberman keeps Senate chairmanship
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign.
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Tucson Citi call center expanding as parent cuts 52,000 jobs
NEW YORK ? Citigroup on Monday said it would slash 52,000 jobs over the next few months to become a trimmer bank and better position itself during the current global economic slowdown.
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Paulson, Bernanke defend $700 billion bailout
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke waged a stout defense on Capitol Hill Tuesday of their management of a $700 billion financial bailout just one week after the administration abandoned the original strategy behind the rescue.
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October wholesale prices plunge record 2.8 percent
WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices plunged a record amount in October as energy prices fell by the largest amount in 22 years.
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Banks lead European markets down
LONDON - European stock markets fell Tuesday following Asian losses amid further gloom about the state of the world economy and the banking system's prospects in particular.
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2 traffic hazards reported; radar van starts in Midtown
Traffic in the metro area was mostly clear at 7 a.m. Tuesday, except for two unspecified traffic hazards reported to Tucson police.
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Beijing: Move to separate Tibet, China 'doomed'
DHARMSALA, India - China has dismissed talks in India by exiled Tibetan leaders on the future of the Himalayan region, saying any moves to separate Tibet from China will fail.
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Pirates who seized oil tanker anchor off Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Pirates who seized a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million in crude oil anchored the ship within sight of impoverished Somali fishing villages Tuesday, while the U.S. and other naval forces decided ? for now ? against intervention.
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Pennell picks up 2 gifts: a win and a raise
The Russ Pennell era, even if it is short-lived, started off well on two fronts Monday night. The Arizona interim head coach picked up his first win at the Division I level and got a nice raise - from $150,000 to $500,000.
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Gimino: Arizona will get a difficult late-night test from UAB
When UAB's Robert Vaden hit his first jumper Monday, there weren't quite 100 fans in McKale Center.
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Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead
KHAR, Pakistan ? Taliban militants attacked Pakistani tribal leaders near the Afghan border, triggering a gunbattle and an explosion that killed seven people, an official said Tuesday.
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Post-graduation service helps students pays back tuition
Tufts University junior Dean Ladin expected to owe as much as $40,000 in student loans upon graduation and assumed he'd need to postpone for years his dream of working in youth services.
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Calif. high court asked to hear gay marriage cases
SAN FRANCISCO - The state attorney general and sponsors of the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California urged its Supreme Court to hear a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn the ban, saying the matter is too urgent to be unsettled.
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RI police dig for victim of decades-old mob hit
SCITUATE, R.I. The Rhode Island State Police on Monday arrested 18 people allegedly connected to Mafia rings and used a backhoe to dig through an East Providence lot searching for the victim of a three-decade-old mob hit.
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Obama aides cite need for big stimulus program
WASHINGTON - Two of President-elect Barack Obama's top economic advisers said Monday the U.S. economy needs a substantial stimulus package to avoid a deep recession.
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THE A LIST
Dr. Thomas Waliser, a board-certified gynecologist who specializes in minimally invasive gynecological surgery, has joined the Oro Valley office of Northwest Allied Physicians. Waliser is a member of the medical staff at Northwest Medical Center and Northwest Medical Center Oro Valley.
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Top seed Amphi can't sustain fast start, falls in title match
A furious early-match flurry from the Amphi Panthers on Monday night wasn't enough to end Tucson's now 15-year girls volleyball title drought.
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Dawson hits fifth FG to lift Browns over Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. Phil Dawson capped a five field-goal outing by hitting a career-long 56-yarder with 1:39 remaining to secure the Browns' 29-27 win over the reeling Buffalo Bills on Monday night.
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Sports people: New Mexico football coach steps down
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Rocky Long essentially fired himself as New Mexico's football coach, saying he wants what's best for his alma mater. ? Utah St. fires ex-ASU coach ? BCS leaning toward ESPN ? PGA scrambling for cars ? Pujols changes tune
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