KILLEEN, Texas – Lawyers for Army Pfc. Lynndie England (search) want to prevent an Army judge from presiding over her retrial on prisoner abuse charges, saying he wrongly undermined England’s attempt to plead guilty at her first trial. The defense’s effort to get a new judge in the case is …
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WASHINGTON – The Bush administration cautioned Turkey (search) against pursuing Kurdish militants across the border into Iraq, saying it would be a difficult operation that could have “unintended consequences.” Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried said Monday the PKK militants posed a challenge to Turkey, and he condemned attacks on …
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Still baffled by a fuel gauge failure, NASA (search) on Friday delayed the launch of its first space shuttle mission in 2 1/2 years until late next week — at the earliest. The space agency is backing out of the countdown and has given up trying …
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NEW YORK – Bill Hemmer (search) has joined FOX News Channel as a weekday anchor and correspondent, announced Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive officer of FOX News. In making the announcement, Ailes said, “Bill is a journalist of great integrity, and his strong reporting and anchoring skills will prove …
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NEW YORK – If only Bo Bice (search) had cut down on the ribs. Carrie Underwood (search), who beat out Bice to win the “American Idol” crown in May, was voted the “World’s Sexiest Vegetarian” in PETA’s annual online poll. She shares the honor with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin (search). …
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SINGAPORE – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search) has beaten 99 female heads of state, chief executives and celebrities to top Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s most powerful women for the second year in a row. Daytime talk show giant Oprah Winfrey was ninth on the list and the …
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CHICAGO – Prosecutors narrowed the timeframe in which they allege singer R. Kelly (search) was videotaped engaging in sex acts with an underage girl, but defense attorneys say it’s still too broad. The new time span announced Wednesday still covers nearly three years — January 1998 to October 2000. Defense …
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NEW YORK – One of Jennifer Aniston (search)’s former flings is auctioning off letters, notes, pictures and other memorabilia from the “Friends” (search) star. Michael Baroni (search), a California lawyer who claims he had a summer romance in 1984 with Aniston, is selling keepsakes such as a makeshift birthday card …
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LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. – Newly released 911 tapes show the desperation of witnesses to summon help after a tour boat capsized in the Adirondack Mountains (search), killing 20 elderly people. “Oh my God, oh my God! A boat, a boat, a boat went over!” a woman’s voice cries in panic …
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Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! Thursday, October 13: The controversy continues over Harriet Miers and her evangelical Christian beliefs. She is clearly a woman of faith, but will that be enough to garner the support she needs to be confirmed by the Senate? We’ll ask “Morning …
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