AUSTIN, Texas – Vice President Cheney calls hurricane relief in Texas an enormous success story. The vice president visited a shelter today in Austin, where he told reporters the state has turned out in remarkable ways and has done a lot of things right. Cheney says the evacuees he met …
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WASHINGTON – House Speaker Dennis Hastert (search) suggested the head of the House Republican campaign committee spoke for himself when he urged fellow GOP leaders to drop plans for Social Security legislation this year, citing potential repercussions in the 2006 elections. “I think Tom Reynolds (search) may have been talking …
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So you want all-wheel drive for the snow and enough cargo space to carry more than a couple of bags, but you despise big SUVs? You may be a candidate for one of the auto industry’s niftiest niches, all-wheel-drive wagons. I recently test-drove six of these: the Volvo XC70, the …
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WASHINGTON – Soaring gasoline costs prompted thousands of complaints Thursday to federal officials about alleged price gouging and demands by some members of Congress for an investigation into gasoline markets. The Energy Department (search) reported more than 5,000 calls to its price gouging hotline from motorists around the country, although …
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PARIS – The French city of Orleans (search) is rallying to help its hurricane-hit American namesake. The city south of Paris plans to donate money raised from ticket sales at local sports matches to help hurricane victims in New Orleans, a statement from City Hall said Friday. Orleans and its …
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This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” September 1, 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!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST:The top story tonight, desperation. Many trapped in New Orleans have reached …
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DETROIT – The Detroit Lions play host to the first NFL game of the day against the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons enter the game with a record of 6-4, one game back of Carolina and Tampa Bay in the NFC South. The Lions are 4-6, two games behind Chicago in …
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WASHINGTON – Rebuffed by both chambers of Congress, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday launched a new effort to expand the FBI’s subpoena power in terrorism cases. As House and Senate negotiators opened talks on the expiring USA Patriot Act, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said talks have …
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PURCHASE, N.Y. – PepsiCo Inc., the snack food and soft drink company, said Wednesday that it is restructuring certain operations to cut costs and reduced its year-end forecast to reflect the expense of the changes. The company did not provide details on the changes, but said they will cost $65 …
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NEW YORK – Internet media company Yahoo Inc (YHOO) has backed out of the running to buy a stake in Time Warner Inc.’s (TWX) America Online (AOL) Internet unit. “After we learned what their proposed deal terms were we passed and we’ve never looked back,” a Yahoo spokeswoman said on …
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