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This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” August 11, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Leave us alone. That’s all we would ask for. Would you leave us alone? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I’m sick of the lies. I …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as president Monday in a ceremony that sought to portray unity among the country’s leadership but was snubbed by prominent critics of the disputed election. After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave his official seal of approval, he …

BEJI, Indonesia – Southeast Asia’s most wanted terror suspect was reportedly killed during a 16-hour siege on a suspected militant hide-out that ended Saturday when police stormed the house, but officials said they could not yet confirm he was among the dead. Local TV stations reported militant chief Noordin Mohammad …

Years ago I read an article about how a famous four-star restauranteur and his wife used to throw the most sought-after, informal dinner parties in their small Manhattan apartment for what today would be called “foodies,” cooking their culinary delights in old Farberware pots on a non-descript stove. Sounds like …

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly anticipated blood thinner from Eli Lilly after more than 18 months of review. The approval makes Lilly’s Effient the first real competition to the blood thinner Plavix, the world’s second-best selling medication made by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb. The …

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – Police and prison guards aided by search dogs hunted Sunday for two convicted killers and a third man who escaped the maximum-security Indiana State Prison, apparently through underground tunnels and pipes. All three men were considered dangerous, and prison officials used a telephone notification system to …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The hit Steve McNair took to his chest in September 2000 had the NFL quarterback ready to quit the game. It caused him so much pain he spent a bye weekend with the team’s former chaplain in Houston. Then McNair, who struggled to breathe, watched his backup …

A common and safe blue food dye might provide the best treatment available so far for spinal cord injuries, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. Tests in rats showed the dye, called brilliant blue G, a close relative of the common food dye Blue no. 1, crossed into the spinal fluid …

VALLEJO, Calif. – Nurses at a northern California hospital say inadequate masks and air-filters have resulted in medical staffers becoming ill while caring for three swine flu patients. A complaint filed Tuesday with the state details the allegations against Sutter Solano Medical Center in Vallejo, about 30 miles north of …

PARIS – Brazil’s air force released a recording Friday it said proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed — but African officials denied that. The audio clip was posted on the air force’s Web site after a French official investigating the …