WASHINGTON – The senior commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says the Navy probably will withdraw a group of naval vessels from waters off the coast of Burma, also known as Myanmar, within days unless the government allows the ships to offload their relief supplies for cyclone victims. Navy …
Read More »Humanitarian Worries Grow as Clashes Continue in Sadr City
BAGHDAD – Entire sections of Baghdad’s embattled Sadr City district have been left nearly abandoned by civilians fleeing a U.S.-led showdown with Shiite militias and seeking aid after facing shortages of food and medicine, humanitarian groups said Wednesday. The reports by the agencies, including the U.N. children’s fund, add to …
Read More »John McCain on Water-Boarding, Iraq, War on Terror
This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” May 9, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Personal Story” …
Read More »Artist Covers Old Gas Station With Blankets as Statement About World Oil Dependence
DEWITT, N.Y. – Jennifer Marsh was sick of paying high gas prices and bothered by the abandoned gas station that was an eyesore on the drive to her studio each day. So the aspiring artist and inspired activist came up with an idea — to cover the gas station with …
Read More »Hillary Clinton Picks Up Needed Momentum and Obama Continues to Deal With the Wright Fallout
This is a rush transcript from “The Beltway Boys”, May 3, 2008, that has been edited for clarity. FRED BARNES, FOX CO-HOST: Coming up on “The Beltway Boys,” Hillary Clinton picks up needed momentum headed into the primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. MORT KONDRACKE, FOX CO-HOST: All this as …
Read More »'Special Report' Panel on Hillary Clinton's Campaign; Democrats and the Teamsters Union
This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from May 5, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. HILLARY CLINTON, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (D): I’m just having a good time. I think this is so much fun …
Read More »NATO Launches 2 Attacks Against Taliban Across Afghan Border
GARMSER, Afghanistan – NATO launched a pair of artillery strikes across the border into Pakistan after attackers hiding there fired a barrage of rockets into Afghanistan that killed three children, officials said Sunday. The cross-border fighting could heighten diplomatic tension over Pakistan’s inability to stop Islamic militants from operating from …
Read More »Newt Gingrich Makes Case for Domestic Drilling
This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” June 12, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Impact” segment …
Read More »Report: More Than 60,000 Bees Removed From North Carolina Man’s Home
A North Carolina man says his house was so overrun with bees that the walls ooze honey. Mark Jones, of Concord, N.C., was tipped off to the visitors’ presence after discovering a strange substance on a downstairs wall. After tasting it, he realized it was honey, WYFF-TV reported. Jones sought …
Read More »South Korea's President Sends Lawmakers to U.S. Over Beef Import Crisis
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s president dispatched officials to Washington on Monday to try to calm weeks of public uproar over fears of mad cow disease. The move comes ahead of reports that the beef issue could prompt a reshuffling of President Lee Myung-bak’s Cabinet less than four months …
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