WASHINGTON – John Kerry (search)and his allies are intensifying their efforts to reach out to blacks and Hispanics with waves of new advertisements meant to energize two groups that historically side with the Democratic Party. The ads, running mostly in inner cities of swing states that are home to large …
Read More »Gay GOP Group Holds Back on Bush Endorsement
WASHINGTON – The Republican Party’s largest gay and lesbian organization is withholding its endorsement of President Bush over the right to marry. TheLog Cabin Republicans (search)voted last night to hold back their endorsement because of the president’s staunch support for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The group is calling …
Read More »News Agencies Sue Over Scalia Tape
JACKSON, Miss. – The Associated Press and theHattiesburg American filed a lawsuit Monday against theU.S. Marshals Service (search)over an incident in April in which a federal marshal erased reporters’ recordings of a speechSupreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (search)gave to high school students. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in …
Read More »Japan Wants Amnesty for U.S. Defector to N. Korea
TOKYO – Tokyo plans to ask the United States to grant amnesty to an alleged U.S. Army defector who married a Japanese woman kidnapped by North Korea, an official said Sunday. Charles Robert Jenkins (search), an American who married Hitomi Soga in the North after she was kidnapped from her …
Read More »FDA Bars Over Counter Morning-After Pill
WASHINGTON – Women’s groups are accusing the Bush administration of putting politics before science in rejecting over-the-counter sales ofmorning-after birth control (search), even though regulators left open the possibility they will reconsider. The Food and Drug Administration (search)cited concern about young teenagers’ use of the pills in rejecting the move …
Read More »Hulk Hogan's Family Sued Over Racing Crash
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Attorneys for the critically injured victim of a street racing crash involving Hulk Hogan’s son filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the wrestler, his estranged wife, his son and another man with negligence. The lawsuit filed in Clearwater by John Graziano’s attorneys cites one count of negligence against …
Read More »Air Force Says F-16 Pilot Died in Arizona Crash
PARKER, Ariz. – The Air Force says the student pilot of an F-16 fighter jet has died in the crash in western Arizona. A spokeswoman for Luke Air Force Base says crews searching the area for the plane’s wreckage confirmed the pilot’s death on Saturday. His jet went down a …
Read More »Holocaust-Denying Bishop Fights With Reporter on Way Out of Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A Holocaust-denying bishop flew out of Argentina under a government expulsion order on Tuesday after scuffling with a reporter at the airport. A local television station showed Richard Williamson raising his fist toward a reporter, then shoving him into a pole with his shoulder as he …
Read More »Florida Man Jailed for Attacking Brother With Tire Iron in Fight About Jeans
DELAND, Fla. – Authorities in Florida say a man is behind bars for using a tire iron to attack his brother over a pair of jeans. A Volusia County sheriff’s office report said 23-year-old John Wyllie and 25-year-old Joshua Wyllie were arguing Thursday night over the pants. The argument escalated …
Read More »'Special Report' Panel on Judd Gregg's Decision
This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from February 12, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. JUDD GREGG, R-N.H., FORMER COMMERCE SECRETARY-DESIGNATE: I have always led my own team, so to say, I have …
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