This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” March 18, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Fire the Treasury secretary. Well, at least two members of Congress are saying tonight that he should go. …
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British student Meredith Kercher may have tried to call her mother in a last cry for help before she was overpowered and stabbed to death in Perugia in central Italy. Kercher’s American roommate, Amanda Knox, 21, and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, 24, are on trial accused of sexually abusing …
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LONDON – Scientists have shown for the first time that it may be possible to “read” a person’s mind simply by looking at brain activity. Using a modern scanner to measure blood flow, British researchers said on Thursday they were able to tell where volunteers were located within a computer-generated …
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LOS ANGELES – Pay no attention to that eerie silence in the nation’s most populous county this week; it will simply be the sound of 10 million people not cussing. At least that’s the result McKay Hatch is hoping for once his campaign to clear the air is recognized by …
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STUTTGART, Germany – German investigators’ search for a mysterious suspected killer has ended with an embarrassing discovery: identical DNA traces common to dozens of crime scenes stemmed from contaminated cotton swabs. The DNA had been found at the scenes of about 40 crimes over recent years in Germany, Austria and …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina on Wednesday launched a probe into the alleged kidnapping and torture of an attorney who accused top officials of a coverup in the nation’s worst terrorist attack. The apparent abduction of Claudio Lifschitz on Friday has raised new questions about whether powerful people still have …
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LUCASVILLE, Ohio – Ohio executed a killer Tuesday by performing the nation’s first lethal injection using a single drug, a supposedly less painful method than previous executions that required three drugs. Kenneth Biros was pronounced dead at 11:47 a.m. (1647 GMT) Tuesday, about 10 minutes after one dose of thiopental …
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LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is seeking a temporary restraining order that would allow him to coach in the Alamo Bowl on Jan. 2. The motion was filed Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas. An in-chambers hearing was set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 99th District Court. University …
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BRUSSELS – European and other U.S. allies will contribute more than 5,000 new troops to the international force in Afghanistan, NATO’s chief said Wednesday, declaring that the war is not America’s alone. Still, aside from Poland, the pledges came in small numbers from small nations. European powers like France and …
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WORCESTER, Mass. – A Massachusetts woman has pleaded not guilty to killing her pregnant friend and cutting the baby from her womb. Julie Corey was ordered held without bail Wednesday in Worcester Superior Court on charges of murder and kidnapping. Corey and the baby were found in a homeless shelter …
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