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WASHINGTON – In town for a concert, U2 (search) rock star Bono (search) was invited to lunch Wednesday with the president. White House president secretary Scott McClellan said the meeting at the executive residence would be a follow-up on talks he had with President Bush (search) in July at the …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Auto and truck parts maker Dana Corp. (DCN) on Monday said accounting problems will force it to restate earnings for 2004 and the first half of 2005, and delay its posting of third-quarter 2005 earnings, sending shares down 25 percent in early trading. Toledo, Ohio-based Dana, …

BANGKOK, Thailand – The likelihood of a human flu pandemic (search) is very high, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt warned Monday as he sought Southeast Asian cooperation to combat the spread of bird flu. Leavitt and the director of the World Health Organization (search) are touring Thailand, …

WASHINGTON – Howard Dean (search) is no longer screaming — he’s scheming. The failed presidential candidate whose howling adieu to the Iowa caucuses helped seal his fate as a presidential candidate is plotting to overhaul the Democratic Party. Borrowing ideas from President Bush’s re-election campaign, Madison Avenue and his own …

NEW YORK – Cingular Wireless is introducing a service for nonbusiness users to get BlackBerry-like mobile access to their personal e-mail accounts from AOL, Yahoo and MSN Hotmail on a cell phone. The new service, powered by OZ Communications Inc., is designed to adapt the look and capabilities of a …

WASHINGTON – Former Education Secretary William Bennett (search), harshly criticized by Democrats and repudiated by the White House for a comment he made suggesting that, in theory, crime would go down if more black babies were aborted, fired back at his critics Friday. “Anyone paying attention to this debate should …

This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” Oct. 27, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: The other story that shook our nation’s capital today was the withdrawal of the Harriet Miers (search) nomination for the Supreme Court (search). After taking a beating at the …

NEW YORK – Stocks slid Tuesday after comments about inflation by a Federal Reserve official sparked increased concern about higher-interest rates. The Fed official’s remarks added to Wall Street woes about the consumer sector, spurred by a downgrade of Dow component Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) and an earnings warning …

MINNEAPOLIS – Regional carrier Mesaba Airlines (search) followed Northwest Airlines Inc. (search) into bankruptcy on Thursday, a victim of Northwest’s cuts as the big airline shrinks to try to fix its own financial problems. Mesaba parent MAIR Holdings Inc. (search) said the bankruptcy was prompted by “cash shortages and significant …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inadequate methods of applying and repairing foam on the space shuttle’s fuel tank probably contributed to the dangerous loss of a chunk of the insulation during Discovery’s (search) launch 21/2 months ago, a NASA (search) investigation team concluded Friday. So much work is needed to understand …