This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” October 20, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: We were thrilled yesterday when a great American statesman, General Colin Powell, joined our …
Read More »Utah Man's Skin Blisters, Peels Off at Slightest Touch
A Utah Man, suffering from a rare genetic condition that literally causes his skin to peel off, hasn’t let the disease slow him down. Twenty-three-year-old Matt Farnworth has a form of what is called epidermolysis bullosa, which causes the skin to blister in response to the slightest of injuries, ksl.com …
Read More »World Series Postponed Until Wednesday Due to Rain
PHILADELPHIA – Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we’ll get back …
Read More »Car-respondence – Chrysler Aspen Hybrid
Why Not a Drive? Go Chrysler!! Tell GM to take a hike. Jim Kraus Priced Out The price of an SUV these days is a crime, hybrid or not. Who can afford that? Especially once you add in gas prices and insurance premiums. It’s no wonder people cannot afford their …
Read More »Arrest Warrant Issued for Mets' Pitcher
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Authorities in the Dominican Republic issued an arrest warrant for New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos on charges stemming from a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. Prosecutor Raul Quiroz says Burgos is accused of abandoning the victims and fleeing the crash scene Tuesday, charges …
Read More »Herbal Remedy Kills 3, Sickens Half Dozen Others
China has suspended the sale and use of an injectable herbal remedy after six people suffered adverse reactions, including three who died. The State Food and Drug Administration said in a notice posted late Wednesday that the six suffered “serious ill effects” after being injected with an extract from an …
Read More »'Special Report' Panelists Discuss the VP Debate; What Passage of the Bailout Bill Means to the Presidential Race
This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from October 3, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) CARL CAMERON, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Folks said, wow, that looked like “Sarah barracuda” out there last night, because it …
Read More »Execution by Firing Squad for Bali Bombers Set for November
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Three Indonesian Islamic militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings will be executed next month, prosecutors said Friday. The convicts — Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron — have “exhausted their legal options,” Jasman Panjaitan, a spokesman for Indonesia’s Attorney General, told reporters. The …
Read More »Sanctioned Iran in Running for Seat on U.N. Security Council
UNITED NATIONS – Iceland and Iran are among several nations seeking member seats on the U.N. Security Council, the powerful world panel that can impose sanctions and dispatch peacekeepers. Iceland, grappling with a financial crisis, and Iran, under U.N. sanctions for its nuclear program, will come up for a vote …
Read More »Alcoholism Increases Osteoporosis Risk in Young Men
NEW YORK – Brittle bones are a known consequence of alcoholism, and now new findings suggest that even young men are at risk of developing low bone mass. Surprisingly, a similar risk was not seen in their female counterparts. In a study of 57 alcoholic adults between the ages of …
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