WASHINGTON – (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) U.S. REP. TOM DELAY, HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER: This judge in Florida wants to pull her feeding tube and let her starve for two weeks. That is barbaric. MICHAEL SCHIAVO ATTORNEY GEORGE FELOS: They don’t have the authority to issue restraining orders and injunctions and commandments. …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Fearless, foolhardy or just plain stubborn, four-time champion Martin Buser cheerfully started the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (search) on Saturday, a few days after the middle finger of his right hand was amputated above the second joint. Buser loaded up on painkillers, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory …
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LOS ANGELES – Ed McMahon (search), Johnny Carson’s (search) former sidekick, was hospitalized after a fall in his Beverly Hills home left him with a mild concussion and a gash in his head that required stitches, his publicist said Monday. “Mr. McMahon’s prognosis is excellent and he is expected to …
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Jadakiss (search) will have charges of marijuana and gun possession dropped if he stays out of trouble for the next three months under a plea agreement reached in Cumberland County court. The artist, whose real name is Jason T. Phillips, was given a deferred prosecution on the …
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PHILADELPHIA – Rayovac Corp. (ROV), which is diversifying beyond its battery business, on Tuesday agreed to buy fish and reptile supplies company Tetra Holding GmbH (search) from a private equity group for about $550 million, sending its shares soaring more than 9 percent. The acquisition, which amounts to 415 million …
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DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. (F) on Wednesday said it expects profit for 2005 to be at the lower end of its previous forecast, soon after rival General Motors Corp. (GM) dramatically slashed its earnings outlook. For the full year, Ford said it continues to expect earnings in the range …
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WASHINGTON – Democrats trying to head off the opening of an Alaskan wildlife refuge for oil exploration lost the year’s first skirmish Thursday as the Senate Budget Committee voted to clear the way for drilling. By a 12-10 vote, the Republican-led panel voted to forbid Senate filibusters against legislation later …
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TOKYO – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search) indicated Friday that the next move in a standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program will be up to the Pyongyang government, and she played down expectations that her visit to Asian capitals will produce a breakthrough. North Korea (search) pulled out of …
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NEW YORK – Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC) on Friday reported a 1.8 percent decline in quarterly sales at stores open at least a year as it lost further market share to top rival Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY). The No. 2 U.S. electronics retailer said sales declines in products …
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NEW YORK – It looks as though Jenny’s ring is back on the block. A year after Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck called off their wedding, her engagement ring has been “re-acquired” by New York jeweler Harry Winston, Carol Brodie, a spokesperson for the jeweler, said Friday. Brodie confirmed the …
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