CHICAGO – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (PPC), the No. 2 U.S. chicken producer, Monday posted quarterly earnings that beat analyst estimates and raised its profit forecast for the rest of the year, lifted by strength in Mexico and lower feed costs. Earnings for the fiscal third quarter ended July 2 were …
Read More »Exclusive! Hank Williams, Jr. talks with Sean Hannity
This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” October 14, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Welcome back to “Hannity & Colmes.” I’m Alan Colmes. Earlier today, Sean got a chance to sit down with country music legend Hank Williams Jr. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HANNITY: The …
Read More »Just How Dangerous Is It to Cross the Border Illegally?
This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” October 17, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Welcome back to “Hannity and Colmes.” I’m Sean Hannity, reporting from St. Louis tonight. Illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States is a dangerous journey, yet thousands …
Read More »Japan to Slaughter 82,000 Chickens to Prevent Bird Flu
TOKYO, Japan – Japanese officials planned Monday to slaughter 82,000 more chickens after signs of bird flu were detected at a farm northeast of Tokyo (search), and Hong Kong said it would shut farms and kill all poultry in the territory if the virus is found on more than one …
Read More »GOP Budget Plan Cuts and Spends
WASHINGTON – Like fussy children, lawmakers on Capitol Hill sometimes need a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down. This budget season, the medicine is a $39 billion-plus deficit-reduction bill. The sweetener? Lots of new spending to go along with the budget cuts. Republicans are touting the upcoming …
Read More »Wilma Death Toll in Florida Raised to 10
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities raised Florida’s death toll from Hurricane Wilma (search) from five to 10 Wednesday and urged the storm’s survivors to have patience as they endured long waits for food, water and other necessities. Gov. Jeb Bush (search) took responsibility Wednesday for frustrating delays at centers distributing …
Read More »Miers Meets with Lawmakers on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers (search) continued to try to garner support from senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday while some conservative groups questioned her nomination. Republicans who helped ensure a smooth confirmation process for John Roberts (search), President Bush’s pick for Supreme Court chief justice, are now causing …
Read More »Frist Donated to 2000 Campaign Fund After Stock Sale
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (search) paid $72,012 from his own pocket to his 2000 re-election campaign fund in August, two months after he was notified that trustees had sold millions of dollars of his stock in HCA Inc., the hospital chain founded by his father and brother. …
Read More »Iran Demands IAEA 'Correct' Resolution
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran (search) on Tuesday threatened to resume uranium enrichment and block U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities unless the U.N. atomic watchdog agency stepped back from its resolution to refer Tehran to the Security Council (search) for possible sanctions. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi (search) said …
Read More »Surfer Narrowly Survives Shark Attack
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Doctors say a surfer who survived a shark attack off the California coast Wednesday came within a centimeter of probable death. Surfer Megan Hallava was surfing 65 miles north of San Francisco when the shark pulled her underwater. She says she hit the creature and it …
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