WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) said passing his second-term economic agenda is the key to keep America’s economy moving in the right direction. “Today Americans have many reasons to be optimistic about our economic future,” Bush said at the ceremonial swearing-in for the new chairman of his Council of Economic …
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WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (search) gets a chance this weekend to consult with Asian allies about containing North Korea’s nuclear threat and to outline U.S. military policy for the region at a conference with many of the area’s top leaders. Rumsfeld was leaving Thursday for Singapore (search), …
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – No charges will be filed against two teenagers whose fight with a school bus driver was caught on videotape and broadcast nationwide. Prosecutor Stephen B. Russell (search) said in a statement Tuesday that the case against the boys could not be proven. “After reviewing all of …
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LONDON – British police on Thursday were questioning two 11-year-old children arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder a 5-year-old boy. One of the victim’s relatives said the attackers tried to tie the boy to a tree by his neck. West Yorkshire Police said officers arrested the boy and girl …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – An Italian aid worker held hostage for more than three weeks in Afghanistan (search) has been released in good health, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. Clementina Cantoni (search), 32, was safely at the Interior Ministry and has spoken to her mother by telephone, Interior Ministry spokesman Latfullah …
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WASHINGTON – The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (search), a nonprofit health group, filed two lawsuits against the dairy industry on Tuesday alleging false advertising for claims that milk helps in weight loss. One lawsuit filed by the Washington, D.C.-based PCRM filed in Alexandria Circuit Court in Virginia seeks to …
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WASHINGTON – The lawmaker who will head a House inquiry into trips that lobbyist Jack Abramoff (search) arranged for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search) has his own links to the lobbyist. At one point, Abramoff touted Rep. Doc Hastings’ (search) relationship with his firm in a pitch to a …
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Cranberry juice may help stop stomach viruses, according to preliminary lab tests in animals. Cranberry juice has long had a reputation for preventing urinary tract infections. These juices have antibiotic properties that may inhibit bacteria within the bladder. So far it’s only been tested against stomach viruses in a lab, …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – An American U-2 spy plane (search) crashed while returning to its base in the United Arab Emirates (search) on Wednesday, killing the pilot after a mission in support of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The aircraft crashed in the Emirates while approaching the base to land, said a …
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