BOWLING GREEN, Va. – The star-crossed National Scout Jamboree (search) started anew Thursday, one day after more than 300 people succumbed to the blistering heat while awaiting a visit from President Bush. Bush’s second attempt to visit the Jamboree on Thursday was postponed until Sunday, at the Scouts’ request. Officials …
Read More »FEC Tosses Complaint Against Kerry, CBS
WASHINGTON – Election officials have thrown out a complaint against John Kerry‘s (search) presidential campaign and CBS over a now-discredited story that questioned President Bush’s National Guard service. The Federal Election Commission (search), in a 6-0 ruling, said there was no reason to believe the allegations raised by the Center …
Read More »Suspects Emerge in London Bombings
LONDON – Police radically revised the timing of the deadly blasts that tore through the London Underground, saying Saturday that the bombs were detonated just seconds apart — not 26 minutes as first reported. The explosions were so intense that none of the 49 known dead has yet been identified. …
Read More »Top Analyst Pleads Guilty in Israel Spy Probe
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A top Pentagon analyst with expertise in the Middle East (search) pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving classified information to an Israeli embassy official and members of a pro-Israel lobbying group. Lawrence A. Franklin (search), 58, said during a plea hearing that he was frustrated with the government …
Read More »Guests and Topics for October 17
Here’s what is on tap for Monday: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET Now that the ballots have been cast in Iraq’s historic referendum (search), will it make it a difference? We’ll ask Simon Henderson, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Toledo’s race …
Read More »Maryland Lawmakers Seek to Limit Eminent Domain
ANNAPOLIS – Republican legislators in Maryland said Tuesday they will propose an amendment to the state’s constitution that would ban the seizure of private property (search) by government if it is to be turned over to private developers. “Private property is private property,” said state Republican Sen. Allan H. Kittleman. …
Read More »Sprint Introduces Music Download Service
NEW YORK – The No. 3 U.S. mobile service Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) on Monday introduced a wireless music download service using phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sanyo Electric Co. (SANYY). Sprint Nextel (search) also said it expects a new high-speed data network it is building to have …
Read More »Apple iPod's Amazing Video Feat
Take Steve Jobs (please!). Even when he comes late to market with a product, he claims he invented it. The other day I was listening to Jobs spout on CNBC about how, unlike case with the portable music market (which he’s willing to admit he didn’t create but merely “revolutionized” …
Read More »Topics & Guests for October 26
Weekdays at 3 p.m. in the East and high noon in the West! The news begins anew with “Studio B”… A spokesman for special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald announces that no indictments will be handed down Wednesday in the CIA leak probe. A decision is expected by the end of the …
Read More »Wal-Mart Launches Urban Fashion Line for Women
NEW YORK – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) Thursday said it has launched its own brand of urban apparel for women, aiming to lure consumers with lower-priced versions of trendy fashion in denim, velvet and silk. The brand “Metro 7 (search)” aims at women aged 25 to 45 and is rolling …
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