"If it is not on the record, AP will not attend and instead will offer our views on how the regulations should be updated in an open letter, " said Erin Madigan White, the AP's media relations manager.

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"I just happened to be the one who busted open the door, " Wilpers told the AP in the 2010 interview.

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The chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips said "we are ready to open our records" to dispute allegations of price gouging, according to the AP.

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Brewer told the AP that schedule will remain in place in 2014, but the U.S. Open will shift things in 2015: women's semifinals Thursday, men's semifinals Friday, women's final Saturday, men's final Sunday.

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Tournament director David Brewer told the AP that schedule will remain in place in 2014, but the U.S. Open permanently will shift things in 2015: women's semifinals Thursday, men's semifinals Friday, women's final Saturday, men's final Sunday.

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Known widely by his initials AP for Anthony Peter, McCoy paid tribute to the other shortlisted contenders, including his compatriot and US Open golf winner Graeme McDowell, who finished fifth in the poll.

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