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LOS ANGELES – For Reese Witherspoon (search), Katrina really hit home. With the superstar actress hailing from hurricane-ravaged Baton Rouge, La., there was just no avoiding discussion of the disaster as she spoke with press at Thursday night’s Hollywood premiere of her romantic-comedy “Just Like Heaven.” (search) “My family has …

This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” September 26, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: The president says he now wants Congress to consider giving the military the lead role in responding to natural disasters. State governors now take the lead …

NEW YORK – Vincent Pastore (search), who played gangster Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero (search) on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” (search) has agreed to plead guilty to a charge that he attempted to assault a former girlfriend last spring. The plea bargain, which has yet to receive final approval from a judge, …