WASHINGTON – The Bush administration on Thursday issued a slightly more optimistic forecast for the country’s economic growth this year. The White House is predicting that gross domestic product will grow by 3.5 as measured from the fourth quarter of last year to the fourth quarter of this year, said …
Read More »Gaza Car Blast Hurts 10, Kills Militant
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – At least one senior militant was killed and ten other people hurt after an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a car in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. Israeli and Palestinian officials said the Israelis targeted a car carrying Palestinian …
Read More »Transcript: Fighting Big Oil
This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” December 1, 2005, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Remember this, five big-oil CEOs carted to Capitol Hill to justify their record profits? Well, it wasn’t enough for my next guest. He has demanded those same five …
Read More »100,000 Applications for '.eu' on First Day
BRUSSELS, Belgium – European businesses rushed to sign up for the new “.eu” Internet domain name, putting in 100,000 Web site applications by the end of its first day available, the group in charge of registering the requests said Thursday. Businesses and public bodies were able to sign up for …
Read More »Chris Rock Won't Host Next Academy Awards
NEW YORK – Chris Rock won’t be back cracking wise as the host of next year’s Oscars telecast. “He is not hosting the Academy Awards,” the comedian’s publicist, Matt Labov, said Friday in a brief statement e-mailed to The Associated Press. He did not elaborate. Labov told The New York …
Read More »German Justice Minister Defends Handling of Alleged CIA Abduction
BERLIN – Germany‘s justice minister on Wednesday defended the government’s handling of the alleged abduction of a German citizen by the CIA. Prosecutors are investigating claims by Khaled al-Masri, a German citizen of Lebanese descent, that he was seized in Macedonia on Dec. 31, 2003, and taken by CIA agents …
Read More »Fast Facts: Jorge 'Tuto' Quiroga
LA PAZ, Bolivia – The following information offers background on Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge Quiroga Name: Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. Age: 45. Birthplace: Cochabamba, Bolivia. Education: Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University; master’s degree in business administration from St. Edward’s University. Career: IBM executive, 1981-88; treasury minister, 1989-93; …
Read More »Holiday 'Santarchy' Consumes City
Mrs. Claus definitely needs to keep Santa off the sauce. A rampaging mob of 40 men dressed up as Santa Claus, most of them intoxicated, ran amok Saturday through Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, assaulting security guards, robbing businesses and urinating from highway overpasses, police told The Associated Press. Dubbed …
Read More »December 29
See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight “The O’Reilly Factor” is on…! Thursday, December 29 Why is the ACLU calling President Bush a liar in a new ad? Plus, The Chicago Tribune comes down in favor of President Bush’s decision to …
Read More »A Mother's Nightmare
This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” December 28, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” JOHN KASICH, GUEST HOST: In the “Personal Story” segment tonight, Beth Holloway Twitty has …
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