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NEW YORK – Stocks’ decline accelerated Tuesday, dragged down by brokerage downgrades on Internet retailer Amazon.com (AMZN) and computer maker Dell (DELL) and after minutes from a December Federal Reserve meeting triggered investor worry about more rate increases. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) was down 98.65 points, or 0.92 …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Islamic militants detonated a bomb near a Jewish settlement in the southern Gaza Strip (search) on Wednesday, killing an Israeli civilian and wounding three soldiers, the Israeli army said. Islamic Jihad (search), a violent group that has carried out dozens of attacks on Israeli targets, …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” Jan. 12, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’REILLY Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Children at Risk” segment tonight, more bad influences on …