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NEW YORK – The former finance chief of WorldCom Inc. (search) testified Thursday that the company called off 2001 merger talks with Verizon after he and CEO Bernard Ebbers (search) worried Verizon officials would discover WorldCom’s cooked books. Scott Sullivan (search) testified there were concerns that Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” Feb. 10, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Personal Story” segment tonight, our pal, Geraldo Rivera (search), as you may know, is an attorney as well as a FOX News correspondent. Now last week on …

Menopausal hormone therapy (search) may make stroke more likely and more severe. The latest study shows that this therapy raises stroke risk by 29 percent and makes death, disability, or dependence after stroke 56 percent more likely. The news comes from a review of 28 studies with a total of …