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LOS ANGELES – It was a ‘Million Dollar’ night. Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby” (search) won the Oscar for best picture Sunday night, beating its major competitor, “The Aviator.” The emotional movie about a female boxer and her coach also took three other trophies, including honors for director Eastwood, lead-actress …

DENVER – Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q) narrowed its fourth-quarter losses to $139 million Tuesday, despite a dip in revenue and a $36 million charge for a tax penalty adjustment. The loss during the final three months of 2004, which amounted to 8 cents per share, compared with a net …

NEW YORK – Sylvester Stallone (search) doesn’t believe “The Contender” (search) is to blame for the death of Najai Turpin (search), a promising young boxer who got the break of a lifetime when he was selected for NBC’s upcoming reality TV show. Police said Turpin, 23, shot himself in the …

The news doesn’t stop on the weekends and neither does “FOX & Friends.” So start your weekend in the know with hosts Mike Jerrick, Juliet Huddy and Julian Phillips. Saturday A massive search is underway for Jessica Marie Lunsford (search). What kind of clues do detectives look for in a …

WASHINGTON – Employees at a U.S. postal facility that processed anthrax-laced letters told researchers they failed to get adequate information during the 2001 attacks, several comparing themselves to blacks who were denied treatment during the government’s notorious Tuskegee experiments. A Rand Corp. study released Tuesday found public health officials gave …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Supermarket giant Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. (WIN), which has struggled to compete with Wal-Mart Supercenters and other grocery chains, said Tuesday it has filed for bankruptcy reorganization. Its shares tumbled. The filing came less than two weeks after Winn-Dixie reported decreased revenues and increased losses from a year …

WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Army’s right to force soldiers to serve past the dates of their enlistments, the so-called “stop loss” policy (search) that can keep men and women in uniform during war or national emergencies. Spc. David Qualls had sought a …

LOS ANGELES – “CSI: Miami” star David Caruso and his wife are splitting after eight years of marriage. Margaret Caruso filed for divorce from Caruso, 49, citing irreconcilable differences, according to a petition filed Feb. 2 in Superior Court. The couple, who married May 4, 1996, have no children. Caruso, …

LOS ANGELES – Hollywood couple Orlando Bloom (search) and Kate Bosworth (search) have split after dating for nearly three years, People magazine reported Monday. “They did decide to take some time apart due to their upcoming work schedule, and they remain very close,” the couple’s representative, Robin Baum, told the …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” Feb. 1, 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: Continuing now with our “Top Story,” the controversy over anti-American Professor …