A Web site’s claim that a U.S. soldier was being held hostage in Iraq (search) is probably a hoax, senior Pentagon officials told FOX News on Tuesday. The claim, posted on an Arabic Web site frequented by militants, was first cast into doubt when a military spokesman in Baghdad said …
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Complete list of winners at Sunday’s 47th Annual Grammy Awards (search): Album of the Year: “Genius Loves Company,” Ray Charles and various artists. Record of the Year: “Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles and Norah Jones. Song of the Year: “Daughters,” John Mayer. Rock Performance by a Duo or Group …
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ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN – A U.S. aircraft carrier with 5,300 sailors and Marines headed out of Indonesian waters on Thursday, the single-biggest drawdown of the American military aid effort for the Dec. 26 tsunami (search) victims. The USS Abraham Lincoln (search) “is moving out of Indonesian waters tonight,” said …
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Kennedy (search), a liberal’s liberal, is finding that the United States has moved to the right since he made his bid to take on the Republican presidential candidate in 1980, an election that ushered in the Reagan Revolution. Now, some political analysts say he is out …
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TOKYO – Former President Bill Clinton said Saturday he expects diplomacy to play a larger role in President Bush’s second term in office because of “the drain on our military.” Speaking at an international forum in Japan, Clinton said Bush’s second-term appointment of Condoleezza Rice (search) as secretary of state …
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WASHINGTON – Anticipating a fight in Congress over President Bush’s proposed farm cuts, new Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (search) said Thursday that large operations are reaping too big a share of government subsidies. “There’s a point at which there should be a limit,” said Johanns, a former farm-state governor. “The …
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NEW YORK – Major League Baseball likely will not follow up on any of the allegations of steroid use that Jose Canseco (search) makes in his new book. Canseco said in the book, which is being published next week, that he, Mark McGwire (search) and Jason Giambi (search) shot steroids …
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This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” February 23, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: The Georgia dentist accused of killing his wife and dental school girlfriend is facing a brand-new legal battle. His father-in-law has just filed a civil suit against Barton …
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TAMPA, Fla. – A judge gave Terri Schiavo’s (search) husband permission to remove the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube (search) in three weeks, handing him a victory in his effort to carry out what he says were his wife’s wishes not to be kept alive artificially. The ruling by Pinellas Circuit …
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BEIRUT, Lebanon – Tens of thousands marched Monday in the biggest anti-Syrian protest in Lebanese history amid signals that Syria (search) will soon withdraw its troops from parts of the country. President Bush renewed demands for Syrian forces to leave Lebanon immediately. The protest marked one week since the Feb. …
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