PUTNAM, Conn. – Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new Playstation 3 game system to go on sale in Putnam early Friday and shot one man who refused to give up his money, authorities said. About 30 miles away, another shopper was beaten …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan forces bombarding rebels with artillery on Wednesday hit a school where scores of civilians had taken refuge from the fighting, killing at least 45 Tamils and wounding 125 more in the country’s east, a senior rebel official said. The government accused the Tamil Tiger …

Tax cuts, health-care costs, and energy prices — not Iraq — top the list of concerns among the nation’s entrepreneurs. The recent downturn in the economy, coupled with long-standing issues like tax cuts and rising health-care costs, are expected to drive business owners to the polls in record numbers for …

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This is a rush transcript from “The Beltway Boys”, November 8, 2008, that has been edited for clarity. MORT KONDRACKE, FOX CO-HOST: Coming up on “The Beltway Boys,” President-elect Barack Obama sheds light on how he’ll tackle the number one issue facing his administration, the faltering economy. FRED BARNES, FOX …

MUMBAI, India – A high-ranking Indian state official Thursday night said military forces had killed the three remaining Islamic militants who had been holding hostages inside the Taj Mahal hotel. An official with the Maharashtra state home department, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said there were no further details. …

PORTLAND, Ore. – Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group’s last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61. Mitchell was a powerful force on the Hendrix band’s 1967 debut album “Are You Experienced?” as well …

HANNOVER – A German tour bus caught fire on an autobahn near the northern city of Hannover on Tuesday night, killing 20 people after a passenger reportedly sneaked a cigarette, police said. Survivors told authorities the fire broke out in the bathroom of the bus as it drove down the …

LEWISBURG, W.Va. – Global poultry grower Aviagen Inc. said Wednesday it has suspended a supervisor and would investigate a video released by an animal rights group that appears to show horrific abuse of turkeys at the company’s West Virginia farms. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the video, …

The temptation in our overanalyzed society is to blame everything but the problem. Experts continue to find new ways to define why the problems we have are out of our control and thus, we need either therapy or medication to deal with them. Does anyone still believe our behavior determines …