Here's a funny (and sad) article at Teleread about ficticious AP guidelines. Funny because it starts plausibly and just keeps going. Sad because it may not be far off the mark. There is another, later article on the site detailing AP licensing guidelines:
$12.50 for 5-25 excerpted words, unless it is for educational or non-profit use, in which case the fee drops to $7.50.
AP’s new fair use guidelines for the grassroots—in keeping with wire service’s respect for civic involvement | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home