This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” May 4, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: There’s breaking news tonight out of North Carolina in the Duke University lacrosse rape case. District Attorney Mike Nifong spoke today to the accuser’s family and said that he …
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A hero and his unbeaten horse won the Kentucky Derby. A hard-charging Barbaro galloped into the lead at the top of the stretch and won by a stunning 6 1-2 lengths Saturday, giving trainer Michael Matz his first Derby victory and jockey Edgar Prado his first winning …
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VIENNA, Austria – An Austrian arbitration panel ruled on Monday that a portrait by Gustav Klimt was not looted by the Nazis and does not have to be turned over to heirs of former owners. The three-man panel found that the picture “Amalie Zuckerkandl” was sold by its rightful owner …
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SANTIAGO, Chile – The leader of a now-dismantled colony founded by German immigrants in southern Chile was convicted of sexually abusing 25 children and sentenced to 20 years in jail. Judge Hernan Gonzalez also sentenced Paul Schaefer, 84, on Wednesday to pay $1.43 million to 11 of the children whose …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Pharmacy benefits manager Caremark Rx Inc. (CMX) said Thursday that it has received a federal grand jury subpoena for records about its stock options, a day after UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) was subpoenaed on the same subject. Caremark also received what it called an “informal inquiry” from …
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WASHINGTON – Air Force General Michael Hayden has the support of the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but some senators who met with the CIA director nominee on Tuesday say they are still concerned about Hayden keeping his military commission. They suggest hanging up his stripes could clear up …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Though a former rock band tour manager is now behind bars for his role in a nightclub fire that killed 100 people, prosecutors say they are not finished with the criminal case stemming from a disaster that devastated the state three years ago. Daniel Biechele was sentenced …
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UNITED NATIONS – The United States and France circulated a new resolution Thursday calling on Syria to respond positively to Lebanon’s request to establish diplomatic ties and mark their border. The draft endorses a recent report by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan that urged Iran as well as Syria to cooperate …
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WASHINGTON – Republicans in Congress reached agreement Tuesday on a $70 billion measure to extend tax breaks for investors and prevent more middle-income families from being hit by a tax aimed at the wealthy. The bill would hand President Bush one of his top tax priorities, a two-year extension of …
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WASHINGTON – The House on Wednesday approved a bill to speed up the logging of burned forests and planting of new trees after storms and wildfires. The bill, approved 243-182, would order that federal land hit by disasters over more than 1,000 acres be restored within months, rather than years …
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