OLONGAPO, Philippines – Philippine prosecutors on Tuesday charged four U.S. Marines with rape in what is seen as a test case for a bilateral accord allowing American troops to train here. Prosecutor Prudencio Jalandoni filed charges of rape against the four Marines before a regional trial court in Olongapo, near …
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This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” December 27, 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, a very unlikely legal …
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WASHINGTON – The tally of American workers claiming first-time jobless aid fell last week to below pre-hurricane levels, a government report showed Thursday. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 17,000 to 320,000 in the week ended Nov. 26 from an upwardly revised 337,000 the prior week, the Labor Department …
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Conrad Burns is taking the offensive in the Justice Department investigation of Jack Abramoff as new information surfaces about Burns’ involvement with the lobbyist and his clients. The Montana Republican and his staff met Abramoff’s lobbying team on at least eight occasions and collected $12,000 in donations …
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SARASOTA, Fla. – Carlie Brucia was a thoughtful, bubbly girl — an A-student who liked to sing off-key to make her mother laugh and had a fondness for shoes, her parents and a teacher told the jurors who will help decide whether her killer should be executed. “I lost the …
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Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Thursday night’s show will originate in New York City (Friday night will too.) We are in New York for two reasons — some interviews that we want to do in New York City and so that …
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LONDON – Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page went to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to receive an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from Queen Elizabeth II — but the award was for his work with poor Brazilian children rather than his music. The 61-year-old rocker said …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – At first glance, it seemed like Christmas at Bassem Khedhr’s home Sunday — a green tree with flickering lights stood in the living room, everyone wore new clothes, and the women baked holiday pastries. But the hardships of daily life dampened the festivities. Khedhr missed Christmas morning …
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SAN FRANCISCO – That exhilarating desire to chase hot stocks and mutual funds usually pits smitten investors against their more sensible financial advisers. But what happens when the tables turn? A well-diversified investment portfolio probably will always have some stake in a top sector. But financial planners who embrace the …
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LOS ANGELES – Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 65. Pryor died after being taken to a hospital from his home in the San Fernando Valley, …
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