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WASHINGTON – House taxwriters advanced an $8 billion package of energy tax breaks Wednesday, including measures aimed at spurring construction of electricity transmission lines (search) in hopes of reducing the likelihood of future blackouts. The tax provisions, many of which would help energy companies, will be merged with non-tax energy …

NEW YORK – It’s time to “Meet the Fockers” (search) — again. The new DVD out Tuesday is packed with 65 bloopers and a version of the movie extended 15 minutes. Why so much extra footage? Director Jay Roach (search) says method acting gone awry is to blame. “We were …

JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Indonesian government has lowered the number of people missing after the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami by more than 56,000, saying most of them have been found alive in emergency camps. The National Disaster Relief Coordinating Board (search), which has been keeping the most detailed tally …