This is a partial transcript from “The Beltway Boys”, May 14, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Beltway Boys” Saturday at 6 p.m. ET and Sunday at 1 and 6 a.m. EST. MORT KONDRACKE, HOST: Fred, the hot story is bombs away. It’s nuclear-war time in the …

WASHINGTON – As a wayward Cessna (search) flew deep in restricted airspace, national security officials were on the phone discussing whether to implement the last line of defense: shooting it down. The single-engine Cessna that prompted a frenzied evacuation of the White House, Capitol and Supreme Court on Wednesday veered …

WASHINGTON – The White House and Republicans expressed confidence Sunday that John R. Bolton (search) would win Senate approval as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations after a bruising confirmation battle in committee. “The president continues to have confidence in John. He believes he’s the right person for the job,” …

There have been at least 20 assassinations of Iraqis holding key government, political or religious posts since the first democratically elected government was announced April 28: — April 28: Lt. Col. Alaa Khalil Ibrahim, who worked in the visa section of the Interior Ministry, is shot in eastern Baghdad on …

This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” May 24, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) HUME: Welcome, senator. SEN. JOHN WARNER (R), VIRGINIA: Glad to see you, Brit. HUME: So walk …

ZION, Ill. – Krystal Tobias (search) and Laura Hobbs became fast friends after Laura moved to town last summer, exploring nearby Beulah Park together and riding through the neighborhood on Laura’s bike — Krystal standing on pegs attached to the back wheel. Authorities believe their friendship was so tight it’s …

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A former lawyer for Michael Jackson (search) testified Thursday in the singer’s child molestation trial that men who took over Jackson’s management diverted nearly $1 million of the pop star’s money, and he believed it was for their own benefit. David LeGrand (search) was called in …

WASHINGTON – The scandal began with a botched burglary that initially attracted little attention but ended two years later with the first and only resignation of a president. To many Americans, Watergate (search) is a dimming memory, if that. A majority of living Americans were not yet born or were …

BURBANK, Calif. – Frank Gorshin (search), the impressionist with 100 faces best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the Riddler on the “Batman” TV series, has died. He was 72. Gorshin’s wife of 48 years, Christina, was at his side when he died Tuesday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, …

WASHINGTON – Washington isn’t taking “the common bargain” of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (search) as seriously as it once did, and that’s dimming global support for the U.S. campaign to shut down the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, the former chief U.N. weapons inspector said. Undersecretary of State John …