State: Georgia Party: Republican Candidate: U.S. House of Representatives Born: 11/8/1948, Millen, GA Religion: Baptist Marital Status: Married, Lora Education: BIE Georgia Tech, 1973; MBIS Georgia State University, 1977; DBA Georgia State University, 1987 Previous Political Experience: Screven Co. Commission, 1993-98 Campaign Web Site: http://www.burnsforcongress.com Click here for the Fox …

CHICAGO – United Airlines said Friday it had begun urgent talks to win over mechanics who rejected wage cuts the company considers key in its bid to get badly needed loans. Wall Street analysts said bankruptcy for the world’s No. 2 airline appears all but certain. With hefty debt payments …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – President Vladimir Putin (search) promised a moderate increase in pensions Monday and blamed federal and regional officials for failing to properly implement the Kremlin-sponsored social reform, seeking to assuage a growing tide of public anger over welfare benefit cuts. Putin’s first comments on the issue came …

KUWAIT CITY – Kuwaiti police stormed several suspected terror hideouts on Monday, arresting a reputed terror leader and sparking a gunbattle that killed five people, including four of his followers, authorities said. The fighting was the latest in a series of clashes between security forces and Islamic militants here. Three …

Laws that require federally funded clinics to notify parents if a minor wants to obtain prescription contraception (search) may increase risky sexual behavior among teenagers, according to a new study conducted at a national sample of family planning clinics. Researchers found that one in five adolescent girls would not use …

Here’s what is on tap for Friday: “FOX & Friends First” Starts at 6 a.m. ET Terrorists in Iraq are fronting a full-out assault on democracy, hoping to hijack the election process. What’s being done to counter their plans and protect the polls? We’ll ask retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. …

FORT HOOD, Texas – A jury of 10 soldiers was selected Friday to decide whether the accused ringleader of the Abu Ghraib (search) prisoner abuse scandal was illegally beating inmates or following orders to soften up the detainees for interrogation. Opening statements begin Monday in the court-martial of Spc. Charles …

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court (search) declined Monday to consider whether states may offer license plates with anti-abortion messages, leaving lower courts divided over whether the programs in a dozen states unconstitutionally restrict dissenting views. Without comment, justices let stand a lower court ruling that said South Carolina’s license plates, …

BERLIN – Two suspected Al Qaeda (search) members were arrested by German authorities Sunday, federal prosecutors said. Police arrested the pair on Sunday in Mainz and Bonn for allegedly breaking German laws forbidding membership in a foreign terrorist organization, federal prosecutor Kay Nehm said. A 29-year-old Mainz resident from Iraq …

This is a partial transcript from “The Beltway Boys”, Jan. 8, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Beltway Boys” Saturday at 6 p.m. ET and Sunday at 1 and 6 a.m. EST. FRED BARNES, CO-HOST: I’m Fred Barnes. MORT KONDRACKE, CO-HOST: And I’m Mort Kondracke. We’re “The …