WASHINGTON – Commerce Secretary nominee Carlos M. Gutierrez (search) is promising to aggressively fight the unfair trade practices of foreign nations and to speed up the government’s handling of individual cases. With America’s annual trade deficit expected to top $600 billion for 2004, senators peppered Gutierrez with questions during his …
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CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – Soon after the battle for Fallujah ended in November, U.S. Marines brought their Xbox (search) consoles, Gameboys and laptops forward and started fighting the Covenant hordes in “Halo,” (search) Mario and Luigi’s worst enemies and those irksome roommates from “The Sims.” At the Marine base several …
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LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has delayed for a week a decision on proposed bankruptcy financing for Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. (search) so that shareholders can review the company’s finances. A New Jersey bankruptcy court hearing will now be held Jan. 11 to review the casino operator’s …
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WASHINGTON – House Republican leaders decided Wednesday to oust Veterans’ Affairs Committee (search) Chairman Christopher Smith (search), a lawmaker with strong allies in the veterans’ community who has tested his party’s demands for loyalty with his stances on funding. The GOP leaders, in a secret ballot, chose Rep. Steve Buyer …
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WASHINGTON – Even if the doctor says a drug is safe, one consumer organization warned Americans Wednesday that patients ought do some research before filling a prescription. A new Web site produced by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen (search) hopes to make that process easier by listing 181 drugs …
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – Indonesia on Thursday ordered foreign aid workers in tsunami-devastated Aceh province (search) to have military escorts in areas facing violence by insurgents, even as the vice president welcomed a cease-fire offer by the rebels. The total death toll from the disaster rose to more than 157,000. …
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See you in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tuesday, Jan. 25: Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… President Bush wants $80 billion more money for the mission in Iraq. Should he get it? We’ll hear from both sides. Plus, a “song” mocking tsunami …
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This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” Jan. 10, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET BRIT HUME, HOST: Early word that something might be wrong with that “60 Minutes” report came not from the …
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Western Democrats gather here on Saturday with two major tasks: interview candidates for head of the Democratic National Committee (search), and chart a course to improve the party’s prospects across this mostly red-state, pro-gun region. While most of the Rocky Mountain and Sunbelt states went for President …
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FRESNO, Calif. – Scott Peterson’s former mistress confesses in a book to be released this week that she “still thinks about Scott from time to time.” She also confesses that “I sometimes wonder if he thinks about me.” The book by Amber Frey (search), “Witness For the Prosecution of Scott …
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