Articles from AP Features (February 5, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Wave season': Time to book your cruise	Staff		459
`Heavy Dust' Means Less Drywall Mess	DAVID BRADLEY		465
`Heavy dust' means less drywall mess for homeowners to clean up	DAVID BRADLEY		465
2 Canadian tourists shot in Acapulco	ISTRA PACHECO		382
25 killed, some 340,000 homeless in flood-stricken Indonesian capital	ZAKKI HAKIM		493
29 dead, some 340,000 homeless in flood-stricken Indonesian capital	ZAKKI HAKIM		501
A child's Mardi Gras - in France	BETH J. HARPAZ		575
A package of news briefs from the Caribbean	The Associated Press		784
Airline offers flights to Albuquerque	Staff		141
Alcohol found in USC kicker who fell off cliff last month	JEFF WILSON		299
An overnight summary of news from the Caribbean	The Associated Press		989
Ark. now weighs whether to drop trend-setting obesity report cards for public school students	ANDREW DeMILLO		791
As more U.S. kids become obese, weight-loss surgery more common	DAVID B. CARUSO		575
At Mad River Glen, lift to get new life	JOHN CURRAN		771
Bald eagle survey finds record 87 birds	Staff		264
British advised not to panic over bird flu	MARIA CHENG		739
Bush budget plan would boost Pentagon, pinch domestic spending	ANDREW TAYLOR		1074
Bush proposes cementing expiring tax cuts, new health tax system	JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS		522
Bush sends Congress $2.9 trillion spending plan with big increases for the military	MARTIN CRUTSINGER		1020
Bush sends Congress $2.90 trillion spending plan with big increases for the military	MARTIN CRUTSINGER		814
Bush's $2.9 trillion spending plan, unveiled Monday, aims for balanced budget in 5 years	MARTIN CRUTSINGER		810
Canadians want fewer U.S. passport regs	Staff		443
Caribbean beachfront restaurants	Staff		160
Chinese police block prominent AIDS activist from visiting U.S., friend says	ALEXA OLESEN		473
Chinese police block prominent AIDS activist from visiting US, friend says	ALEXA OLESEN		472
Connecticut casinos to go coinless	Staff		466
Consumers still worried about spinach, produce after E. coli contamination	JANET FRANKSTON LORIN		894
Coroner: USC kicker drunk when he plunged to death last month	JEFF WILSON		318
Democrats, health care providers cool to Bush's proposed cuts in Medicare, Medicaid spending	KEVIN FREKING		831
Disney adding Toy Story attraction	Staff		370
Drugmaker Roche boosting spending on research and development, forming 2 new U.S. units	Staff		181
Dutch poultry farmers following protective measures against bird flu	ARTHUR MAX		702
Edwards calls for universal health care coverage	NEDRA PICKLER		478
Egyptian girl dies of bird flu, country's 12th avian flu death	Staff		270
European poultry farmers on guard following bird flu discovery in Britain	ARTHUR MAX		651
Family of Iraq war vet who killed himself dispute VA records indicating no mention of suicide	Staff		499
Fishing controversy over marlin	MARK STEVENSON		739
Florida Strawberry Festival	ROGER PETTERSON		521
Former CIA contractor to be sentenced in fatal detainee beating of Afghan detainee	Staff		191
Georgia's Golden Isles	GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO		1328
Government issues preliminary decision against paying for Cyberonics depression device	MATTHEW PERRONE		450
Gunman orders doctors and nurses out of Alabama medical center and barricades himself inside	Staff		193
HEALTHBEAT: Debate grows over testing pregnant women for sluggish thyroids	LAURAN NEERGAARD		758
HEALTHBEAT: Growing debate over testing pregnant women for sluggish thyroids	LAURAN NEERGAARD		789
Humana 4th-quarter earnings more than double on strength of Medicare business	BRUCE SCHREINER		420
Inisder's tour: San Francisco Chinatown	JULIANA BARBASSA		1039
Israeli hospitals treat Palestinians wounded by infighting	DIAA HADID		338
Japanese police arrest pro-North Korean restaurateur for alleged tax evasion	KOZO MIZOGUCHI		237
Malaysia launches tourism campaign	EILEEN NG		981
Man pleads guilty to possessing ricin	BETH RUCKER		359
Marriott to eliminate trans fats	Staff		305
Michigan woman charged in stabbings of daughters, ages 8 and 5	SVEN GUSTAFSON		330
MIT professor begins hunger strike over tenure denial	DENISE LAVOIE		283
New guide to Maui from Frommer's	Staff		270
New tourism map: British rock landmarks	Staff		302
Philadelphia murals: Colorful urban art	KATHY MATHESON		804
Philadelphia murals: Colorful urban art	KATHY MATHESON		804
Philippines earmarks US$2.5 million to keep bird flu out	Staff		259
Quotations of the day	Staff		160
Republic of Congo says 53 dead from cholera after city's water contaminated	LOUIS OKAMBA		228
Rising number of kids exposed to online porn, study says	LINDSEY TANNER		569
Smokies camping reservations go online	Staff		223
Southern California grocery workers aim to reverse contract setbacks	ALEX VEIGA		739
State may drop trendsetting obesity report cards for students	ANDREW DeMILLO		383
State news of national interest	The Associated Press		485
Study: Rising number of kids exposed to online porn, and most say it turns them off	LINDSEY TANNER		557
Tighter controls needed for nanotechnology, says UN report	ANTHONY MITCHELL		404
Triad Hospitals agrees to be taken private by private-equity firms for $4.39 billion plus debt	Staff		464
Triad Hospitals agrees to sale to private-equity firms for $4.7 billion	DAVID KOENIG		838
Trial of Nigerian militant leader delayed after courtroom outburst	BASHIR ADIGUN		344
Understanding over-the-counter cold, cough and flu remedies	FRAN GOLDEN		966
US woman charged in fatal stabbings of daughters, ages 8 and 5	Staff		270
US woman charged in stabbings of daughters, ages 8 and 5	Staff		246
Valley Forge changing visitor experience	ALISON LAPP		846