NEW ORLEANS – The tally of lawsuits against Merck & Co. (MRK) in state and federal court over its painkiller Vioxx (search) is nearly 5,000 and growing, lawyers said in federal court here Thursday, less than a week after the drug maker suffered a stinging defeat in a state court …
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WASHINGTON – Lawyers for a Guantanamo detainee asked the Supreme Court on Monday to consider blocking military tribunals for terror suspects, and overturn what they called an extreme ruling by high-court nominee John Roberts. Roberts was on a three-judge federal appeals court panel that last month ruled against Salim Ahmed …
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WASHINGTON – The Bush administration has a lot riding on the outcome of two deadlines that loom in the volatile Middle East: the historic withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from the occupied Gaza Strip (search) and the drafting of a constitution for an independent Iraq. In both cases, the …
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CRAWFORD, Texas – President Bush said Thursday that no decision has been made on increasing or decreasing troop strength in Iraq ahead of Iraqi elections in October, but it would be a mistake to bail out on the Iraqis before the nation is secure. Speaking from his ranch in Crawford, …
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NEW YORK – Emotional relatives of firefighters killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center (search) pored over newly released transcripts and recordings Friday, listening intently for the voices of their loved ones and clues to their final minutes alive. The records show some firefighters never heard the order …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country band Alabama (search), singer Glen Campbell (search) and pioneering harmonica player DeFord Bailey, the Grand Ole Opry’s first black star, are being inducted into the County Music Association Hall of Fame. (search) Formal induction will take place Nov. 15 at the annual CMA Awards in New …
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I don’t understand why some index funds outperform their index. Isn’t the whole point to mimic the index? QUESTION: With only a vague concept of what index funds were about, I took a look at some of them and came away a bit dismayed. I don’t understand why some funds …
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This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” August 30, 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!” JOHN KASICH, GUEST HOST: This is a FOX News alert. Ladies and gentlemen, we’re …
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Are you an AMT victim? You just might be eligible for a generous credit. ARE YOU ONE of the millions of Americans who has suffered under the dreaded alternative minimum tax, or AMT, over the past few years? (This wretched tax is essentially an additional taxation system for “the wealthy” …
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Think you have a Cadillac plan because you have traditional health insurance instead of an HMO? Think again. WHEN IT COMES TO health insurance, it often looks as if the world is divided into the haves and the have nots. If you’re lucky enough to have traditional indemnity insurance, the …
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