States have begun dropping their restrictions on flu shots (search) now that falling demand has led to surpluses, and some health officials want the federal government to take similar action. The federal government last month eased its restrictions, imposed when production problems in October cut the flu vaccine supply in …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia ( – European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (search) said Thursday the European Union will donate euro100 million (US$132 million) for immediate tsunami relief and look at setting up a euro1 billion loan for affected nations. Barroso said he also would ask the European Parliament (search) to approve …
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WASHINGTON – When Congress convenes for its 109th session, Sen. Chuck Grassley (search), R-Iowa, plans to introduce a bill outlawing a little-known tax loophole that pays hundreds of thousands of dollars to wealthy homeowners. It’s a move supported by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance …
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WASHINGTON – The military will begin providing confidentiality to alleged sexual assault victims in the immediate period after an attack in a policy change designed to persuade more to come forward, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. The change is one of several being fashioned by the Pentagon after a rash of …
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WASHINGTON – Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist (search) is back at work part time at the Supreme Court, but there is no word that he is ready to return to the bench. Rehnquist missed about 25 court arguments in November and December while receiving chemotherapy and radiation for thyroid cancer. …
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WASHINGTON – Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge (search) said Wednesday the United States should put the fingerprints of citizens traveling abroad on their passports. “If we’re going to ask the rest of the world to put fingerprints on their passports, we ought to put our fingerprints on our passports,” …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Authorities in Iraq have arrested three close associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (search), officials said Friday, claiming to be close to capturing the Al Qaeda-linked terror mastermind himself two days ahead of historic elections that extremists have vowed to subvert. The announcements, made days after the arrests, …
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This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” Jan. 25, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) CASEY: We’re broadly on track to achieve the goals that we’ve set for ourselves. Which is …
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This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” January 11, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Big Story With John Gibson” weeknights at 5 p.m. ET JOHN GIBSON, HOST: It is not like our troops can just pack up and come home as …
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LOS ANGELES – Academy Awards (search) contenders demurely say it’s nice just to be nominated. In this wide-open Oscar season, just about any nominee could end up winning. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (search) announces nominations for the 77th Oscars on Tuesday. While the likely field of …
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