POPE JOHN PAUL II (1920 — 2005) Check out what FOX Fans are saying: “Much like the air that we breathe, Pope John Paul II was a presence not always known or felt, but he was necessary to our everyday living. His unmatched goodness, his steadfastness and resolve in protecting …
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Former Chrysler Corp. chairman Lee Iacocca (search) and Snoop Dogg (search) appear together in Chrysler Group’s latest ads for its employee-pricing program, a duo guaranteed to raise some eyebrows. The 80-year-old Iacocca and Snoop Dogg, who made his name rapping about sex and marijuana, appear as golf buddies in the …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Talk show host and former congressman Joe Scarborough (search) said Saturday he had decided not to challenge U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris (search) in the Republican Senate primary. Scarborough said he doesn’t want to return to politics right now and instead will renew his contract with NBC to …
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WASHINGTON – Democrats plan to use confirmation hearings to question John Roberts (search) about his pledge to follow established legal rulings, saying his record as a government lawyer creates doubts about his commitment to privacy rights, particularly abortion. Roberts’ response to a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire about “judicial activism” provides …
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MIAMI – Tropical Storm Irene (search) strengthened into a hurricane Sunday, but turned away from the East Coast and posed no threat to land, forecasters said. Hurricane Irene (search) had top sustained winds of 80 mph, just above the 74 mph threshold to become a hurricane. At 11 p.m. EDT, …
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Efforts to keep the West Nile virus out of the U.S. blood supply appear to be working. In 2003 and 2004, tests flagged 519 blood donors who were positive for the West Nile virus. That kept more than 1,000 potentially contagious blood products out of the American Red Cross’ blood …
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HONG KONG – A Hong Kong (search) judge ruled Wednesday that laws against gay sex — including one that demands a life sentence for men under 21 who engage in sodomy — are unconstitutional and discriminatory. High Court Judge Michael Hartmann made the judgment after William Roy Leung, a 20-year-old …
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CANBERRA, Australia – A marine biologist killed in a shark attack had calmly fought off the predator before it returned and pulled him deep into the water, his diving partner said Thursday. Police have abandoned the search for the body of 23-year-old Jarrod Stehbens (search) following the attack Wednesday off …
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DUBLIN, Ga. – Police said a 15-year-old girl robbed and fatally shot two men who had given her and a 14-year-old friend a ride to a motel, and both girls were arrested Thursday. The killings were “very methodical,” said John Bankhead, spokesman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (search). The …
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