WASHINGTON – Among a host of qualities that White House counsel Harriet Ellan Miers (search) shares with new Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts (search) is the apparent lack of any personal legal agenda. Known for an exacting, no-nonsense style, Miers — like Roberts — tends to avoid the limelight. …

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This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” October 24, 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!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Unresolved Problem” segment tonight: Freedom of Expression. As we …

SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday’s session are TiVo Inc., First BanCorp and Delphi. Mosaic Co. (MOS) is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 23 cents a share, according to two analysts polled by Thomson First Call. After Friday’s closing …

The first month after a heart attack may be a crucial time for some patients with heart failure, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study focuses on people who had suffered a heart attack that was subsequently complicated by heart failure, a condition that …

WACO, Texas – Former Baylor basketball player Carlton Dotson (search) was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, a week after he unexpectedly pleaded guilty to murdering his teammate two years ago. Dotson, 23, faced from five years to life in prison for killing Patrick Dennehy (search), 21, who was …

LE BOURGET, France – IndiGo, a new Indian budget airline, handed Airbus an order worth $6 billion at list prices for single-aisle aircraft on Thursday, bringing to $13 billion the value of Indian deals at the Paris Air Show (search). The surprise order for 100 jets in the A320 family …

SAN FRANCISCO – Retailer Toys R Us Inc. (TOY), which has agreed to be bought by an investment group, Thursday posted a wider first quarter loss, hurt by sluggish sales of seasonal items and baby and toddler products such as cribs, strollers and car seats. The retailer posted a net …

PITTSBURGH – A coal miner (search) was killed when the roof collapsed Friday about two miles inside a western Pennsylvania mine, a coroner said. Workers recovered the body of the 26-year-old victim from beneath rubble in the Tracy Lynne Mine about 30 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Armstrong County Coroner Robert …

Another week, another demand for an apology — or should I say apologies? Last week we heard that Howard Dean (search) was supposed to apologize for calling Republicans an array of bad things and that didn’t happen. Then we saw Senator Dick Durbin equate Gitmo with gulags and concentration camps …