CAPITOL HILL – With the average price of a gallon of regular gas approaching $4, Congress is planning more hearings next week to discuss the problem. The Senate judiciary committee is summoning top oil company executives and they can expect some tough questioning. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said people in …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the state will sue to challenge the listing of polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Palin on Wednesday said there is insufficient evidence to support the decision U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made last week. Kempthorne says …
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TOKYO – A U.S. Marine accused in an alleged gang rape of a Japanese woman last year was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for “wrongful sexual contact and indecent acts” but cleared of rape, the U.S. military said. Lance Cpl. Larry A. Dean, 20, was one of four …
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With gas prices averaging nearly $4 a gallon at the pump, thousands of Americans planning on hitting the road over the Memorial Day weekend may be forced to rethink their travel plans. Americans are now paying an average of $3.79 for a gallon of regular gas — up slightly from …
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Al Qaeda fighters and other Sunni insurgents have largely scattered from the northern city of Mosul in the face of a U.S.-Iraqi sweep, fleeing to desert areas further south, an Iraqi commander said Sunday. He vowed the forces will not allow them to regroup. The U.S. military said Al Qaeda …
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The Obama campaign has lost its “they can’t lay a glove on me” aura. The fawning media has lately started to show a bit of fang and the rough treatment is not something Senator Obama has become accustomed to yet. No doubt the Obama team is shaken by the poll …
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This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from May 22, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHN MCCAIN, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: My principle on that issue is someone who shares my values, my principles, my …
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NEW YORK – A Delta Air Lines plane carrying 139 passengers made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport and officials say no one was hurt. A spokesman for the Atlanta-based airline says the crew received an indicator light warning of possible problems with the airplane’s hydraulics, which …
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China announced Wednesday new rules that require health care providers to report all cases of a viral illness that has killed 28 children and sickened thousands in outbreaks across the country. There have been 15,799 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease this year, the official Xinhua News Agency said, …
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DES MOINES, Iowa – A 20-year-old Des Moines man has been charged with assaulting a police officer — with candy. Sean McGuire, a student at Drake University, was arrested early Sunday at a convenience store, officials said. He allegedly threw several M&Ms at a Des Moines police officer, who was …
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