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This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” June 9, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. 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 “Impact” segment …

The mayor of a small New England city with a recent explosion in teen pregnancy said Monday officials still were not sure if high school girls made a pact to get pregnant. “Any planned blood-oath bond to become pregnant — there is absolutely no evidence of,” Gloucester (Mass.) Mayor Carolyn …

WASHINGTON – President Bush is nominating Gregory C. Garre to be the U.S. solicitor general, the lawyer charged with arguing the administration’s cases before the Supreme Court. The White House issued a statement Monday. Bush is designating Garre to serve as acting solicitor general while his confirmation is pending before …

An Alabama man is suspected of killing his new wife on their 2003 honeymoon during a dive trip off the coast of Australia, and a photograph may have captured the young woman’s final moments, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph. FBI officials and Australian police are questioning Gabe …

ST. LOUIS – A new Web site is trying to block the rumored takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. by Belgium-based brewer InBev SA, playing on patriotic fervor to stop an iconic American firm from slipping into foreign hands. The Web site, SaveBudweiser.com, encourages visitors to contact elected officials and Anheuser-Busch …

NEW YORK – The online hangout Facebook is getting more serious about grammar. No more should users see jarringly incorrect declarations such as “Debbie changed their profile picture.” Users who haven’t specified their gender in their Facebook profiles will be asked to do so in the coming weeks. That way, …

KINGSTON, Pa. – The young woman probably thought the 71-year-old Korean War veteran, whose friend was in a wheelchair, would make an easy target. She was wrong. Harry Kopenis chased and tackled the 22-year-old woman he says robbed him at an ATM in northeastern Pennsylvania. Then, with help from his …

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – The five detainees arraigned Thursday in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on America face the death penalty if convicted at their war-crimes trial. Each is charged with conspiracy as well as murder in violation of the law of war, attacking civilians, …

Real news from the virtual world: — TOKYO DRIFT: The Xbox 360 is doing just fine in most of the world, but Japanese gamers — known to prefer homegrown products — have remained resistant to Microsoft’s machine. “Obviously it’s a challenging market with well entrenched competitors,” Microsoft vice president Shane …

Washington – The ideological divide over tax relief got a little wider in Congress Wednesday as House Democrats, over the protests of Republicans, advanced their latest plan to shield taxpayers from the alternative minimum tax. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 22-16 for legislation saving more than 20 million …