WASHINGTON – Maryland is asking the federal government to reimburse its costs for trying to straighten out difficulties with the new senior citizen prescription medication plan called Medicare Part D. The state’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said it’s still gathering information, awaiting final details of recoverable costs and …
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DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia – A minor revolution has spread to this sprawling oil town, with six women running this week for seats on the local chamber of commerce in this deeply conservative country where Islam dictates strict segregation of the sexes. Although winning won’t be easy — of the 12,000 …
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NEW YORK – The loyal butler is gone. AskJeeves.com said on Monday that it has retired Jeeves, its mascot servant, and will now answer the door simply as Ask.com, adopting a self-service approach for users looking for a focused way to search the Web beyond guessing keywords. The new Ask.com …
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Intel Corp. (INTC), the world’s largest chipmaker, announced plans Tuesday to build a $300 million chip assembly and testing factory in southern Vietnam, giving a huge boost to the country’s efforts to raise its high tech profile. The facility, which will be built in …
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WASHINGTON – The following is a partial transcript of the Feb. 12, 2006 edition of “FOX News Sunday”: CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: Republicans are working to make national security the key campaign issue this year, but will the strategy work with voters? We turn for answers to Senators George Allen, Republican …
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This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” February 7, 2006, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Did Saddam Hussein have weapons of mass destruction after all? Secret tapes of conversations between Saddam and his most trusted lieutenants are now in the hands of Congress. …
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LOS ANGELES – Actor Brad Renfro pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted possession of heroin in a case stemming from his December arrest during a sting in Los Angeles’ Skid Row area. Renfro was given three years probation and must enter a drug rehabilitation program under a law that allows people …
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WASHINGTON – The United States raised concerns with the United Arab Emirates seven years ago about possible ties between officials in that country and Usama bin Laden, according to a section of the Sept. 11 commission’s report that details a possible missed opportunity to kill the Al Qaeda leader. Republicans …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Zeyad is a 27-year-old dentist. He works for a government clinic with broken dental chairs and no anesthetics. At home, when gunfire rattles his neighborhood, Zeyad’s family cowers in one room murmuring prayers while he types away on his computer. Zeyad is a blogger. Unheard of in …
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WASHINGTON – The House passed an intelligence bill Wednesday that would dramatically boost the money available to the new spy chief and require the Bush administration to consider blocking the pensions of government leakers. Democrats made an unsuccessful, last-minute push to block the bill to protest that Republicans wouldn’t allow …
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