WASHINGTON – President Bush and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan agreed Wednesday that the war on terror has affected every region of the world and people of all faiths, and called on countries to stand together to defeat the “scourge” of terrorism. “We need to work to deprive terrorists of …
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State: Georgia Party: Democrat Candidate: U.S. Senate Current Office: Senator (D-GA) Born: 8/24/1942, Lithonia, GA Religion: Methodist Marital Status: Single Education: MA Emory Univ., 1968 Previous Political Experience: GA Senate, 1971-74; VA Administrator, 1977-81; GA Secy. of State, 1983-96 Campaign Web Site: http://www.maxcleland2002.com Click here for the Fox News Election …
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NEW YORK – Stocks closed a stellar month on a lackluster note Friday, slipping amid fears about a possible bankruptcy at UAL Corp. (UAL)’s United Airlines, the second-largest U.S. airline. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 35.59 points, or 0.40 percent, at 8,896.09, according to the latest figures. The …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) ordered his security forces Monday to try to prevent attacks against Israel and to investigate a shooting at a Gaza Strip (search) crossing that killed six Israeli civilians last week. However, Palestinian officials would not provide details of the order, and …
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LAMREH, Indonesia – Nearly 800,000 people will need food aid in Indonesia’s Aceh (search) province in the aftermath of the devastating Dec. 26 tsunami (search), a leading U.N. official said Monday, as the country’s death toll from the disaster jumped by 5,000 for the second day in a row. Signaling …
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WASHINGTON – Mortgage giant Fannie Mae (search) announced Friday it was withholding millions of dollars in bonuses from its top executives as it continued to come to grips with revelations of serious financial reporting problems. The nation’s biggest backer of home mortgages announced in a filing to the Securities and …
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NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the nation’s second biggest financial institution, said Wednesday that its profits were down 11 percent in the fourth quarter on what executives termed “mixed performance” by its seven operating units. JPMorgan Chase, second only to Citigroup Inc. (C) among U.S. banks, reported …
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FRESNO, Calif. – Amber Frey (search) and the father of her youngest child appeared briefly yesterday in Fresno County Superior Court. The two agreed on visitation rights for their nine-month-old boy. Frey was a star witness against her former lover, Scott Peterson (search), at the man’s trial. He was convicted …
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This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” Jan. 6, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. EST! NOTE: This is part one of a two-part interview. The second part will air at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 7. SEAN …
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WASHINGTON – Federal regulators on Monday denied 36 complaints of broadcast indecency in connection with popular TV shows like “Friends” (search), “The Simpsons” (search) and “Gilmore Girls” (search). The complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (search) were all filed by the Parents Television Council, a conservative watchdog group which frequently …
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