Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: ‘Reread the Constitution’? Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy has said the vice president “ought to reread the constitution” if he thinks President Bush can approve domestic surveillance without congressional oversight or a court order. But Institute for Homeland Security director Randy Larsen says …
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WASHINGTON – The unceremonious ouster of three people from a recent White House Social Security event in Colorado has critics wondering how far President Bush will go to ensure friendly, sympathetic audiences at his town hall-style forums and rallies. “He is the president, and regardless of affiliation, everybody should have …
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Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday. Being overweight or obese accounts for up to 8 percent of cancers in Europe. Experts said that figure is poised to increase substantially as the obesity epidemic continues, …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The mayor of a small South Carolina town said Monday she banned her police officers from chasing suspects after an officer suffered a foot injury while pursuing a man with drugs. “There are to be no more foot chases when a suspect runs. I do not want …
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WASHINGTON – The head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, an official at the agency said Saturday. The Federal Communications Commission chairman, Julius Genachowski, will announce the proposed …
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This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” September 29, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s back, along with his wife, Callista. They have a brand new documentary, …
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This is a RUSH transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” September 2, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! LAURA INGRAHAM, GUEST HOST: In the “Unresolved Problem” segment tonight: Is Barack Obama’s …
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McALESTER, Okla. – The state of Oklahoma has executed a man who was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1993 fatal beatings of his former girlfriend’s daughter and grandchild. Julius Ricardo Young was pronounced dead at 6:27 p.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Young was convicted of …
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents have found surveillance video of a murder suspect and the victim just hours before the victim was killed. OSBI spokeswoman Jessica Brown said Wednesday that the video of 46-year-old Lester Hobbs and 37-year-old Tonya Hobbs was taken at a Wal-Mart in …
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PATCHOGUE, New York – A Bangladeshi cab driver in New York City is being praised for returning over $21,000 lost by a visitor from Italy. Seventy-two-year-old Felicia Lettieri, of Italy, left her purse in a Manhattan taxi on Christmas Eve. It contained traveling money for her and six relatives. Police …
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