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The FDA hasissued an “approvable letter” to Mentor Corp. for the company’s application for silicone gel-filled breast implants. “This letter does not mean that the device is approved for marketing in the United States at this time,” states an FDA news release. Federal law and regulations prohibit the government from …

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump (search) is the only person standing between an honest deal to rebuild the aging U.N. headquarters and a massive waste of public money. He told senators so on Thursday. “When can you start?” said one appreciative lawmaker, Sen. Mark Dayton (search), D-Minn. The United Nations says …

WASHINGTON – The three-week window between Congress’ Independence Day and August recesses is typically one its most productive. That could be even more so this year as lawmakers try to clear the decks for a Supreme Court battle Just this week, the Senate plans to debate a spending bill for …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Under U.S. and U.N. pressure, Iraq’s Shiite-led parliament Wednesday reversed its last-minute electoral law changes, which would have ensured passage of a new constitution but which the United Nations (search) called unfair. Sunni Arab leaders who had threatened a boycott because of the changes said they were …

LOS ANGELES – Yo Adrian! Rocky is planning another comeback. Fifteen years after starring in “Rocky V,” Sylvester Stallone (search) is reprising his role as the boxing champ in the sixth “Rocky” movie, publicist Michelle Bega said Monday. The 59-year-old actor will write and direct “Rocky Balboa,” which will begin …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Final results from Iraq’s landmark referendum on a new constitution will likely not be announced until Friday at the earliest because of delays getting counts to the capital and a wide-ranging audit of an unexpectedly high number of “yes” votes, election officials said. The returns have raised …

BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A woman helping her husband launch his hot-air balloon (search) was seriously injured when her leg got caught in a rope and she was pulled up into the air before falling and crashing through the roof of a barn. Kathleen J. Long, 53, of Phillipsburg (search), …

LOS ANGELES – Popular peer-to-peer, file-sharing service iMesh (search) introduced new software Tuesday that allows users to legally share and buy music online. The service offers access to 17 million music files. About 15 million will be available for free. Another 2 million protected releases will be sold for 99 …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” October 26, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: The Aruba prosecutor answers candidly our questions about the Natalee Holloway (search) investigation. Are investigators on the verge of solving this mystery? Aruban attorney Arlene Ellis-Schipper joins us …

I’d like to take credit for this because it appears the president has started listening to me and I’m anxious to see how it works out. Many of you have written to say I’m out of line for analyzing the president’s situation in such a way as to sound like …