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This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” Mar. 16, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! BOB BECKEL, GUEST HOST: Welcome back to “Hannity & Colmes.” I’m Bob Beckel, filling in for Alan Colmes and stealing Sean Hannity’s lines! …

WASHINGTON – Most Americans say they do not think any country, including the United States (search), should have nuclear weapons (search). That sentiment is at odds with current efforts by some nations that are trying to develop the weapons and by terrorists seeking to add them to their arsenal. The …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Monday night we were back “home” in D.C. The show went well — although I thought it a mistake to run video of Amber Frey (search) on our screen while our guest, Anne Bird (search) (half …

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – Mount St. Helens (search) made its most significant emission in months, sending a gritty ash cloud drifting slowly to the northeast. The National Weather Service (search) issued an ashfall advisory Tuesday evening after pilots reported spotting ash higher than 30,000 feet, said National Weather Service …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration rewarded Pakistan (search), an improbable ally in the war on terrorism, with a promise Friday that it could buy sophisticated U.S.-built F-16 warplanes (search). Pakistan’s nuclear rival, India, immediately complained the sale would threaten its security. The sales would represent a shift in policy after …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit (search) climbed to $58.3 billion in January, the second-highest level in history, as Americans’ appetite for foreign consumer products and automobiles hit record highs. The deficit with China was pushed higher by a surge in textile shipments, reflecting the end of global quotas. The …

BEIJING – President Hu Jintao (search) on Sunday was named chairman of a figurehead government military body, symbolically completing a transfer of power to a younger generation of communist leaders. Hu succeeded his predecessor as president, Jiang Zemin (search), who gave up his last official title when he resigned as …

LOS ANGELES – His law practice was serious, but Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (search) laughed with everyone else when he became a subject of parody and a pop culture fixture on TV and in movies. After his O.J. Simpson (search) trial victory, it was almost impossible to escape Cochran references …

WASHINGTON – A pair of Jewish groups accused Sen. Robert Byrd (search) on Wednesday of making an outrageous and reprehensible comparison between Adolf Hitler’s Nazis and a Senate GOP plan to block Democrats from filibustering. A GOP senator called for Byrd to retract his remarks. Byrd spokesman Tom Gavin denied …

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court (search) agreed Monday to consider whether a whistleblower (search) prosecutor may sue his former employers for retaliation after he reported possible wrongdoing by the sheriff’s office. Justices will review a lower court ruling in favor of Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Richard Ceballos (search), …