A potential HIV/AIDS (search) vaccine developed by Merck & Co. (search) that uses synthetic genes to prepare cells to fight the deadly virus is moving into the second stage of testing. An approved vaccine would be about a decade away if the trial and a third study are successful, said …
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NEW YORK – Video rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp. (HLYW), which may face a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Blockbuster Inc. (BBI), on Monday agreed to be bought by smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc. (MOVI) for $850 million. The merger raises the stakes in the battle for Hollywood Entertainment’s …
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DALLAS – Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL) said Thursday it must cut $500 million in wages and benefits by Feb. 28 or face a liquidity crisis that could result in layoffs and reductions in its fleet. Like most other U.S. carriers, Continental has been losing money for three years and the …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – A truck packed with explosives detonated near an Iraqi National Guards barracks Tuesday in western Baghdad (search), killing ten people and wounding 50, police said. A homicide bomber (search) rammed the truck at an Iraqi police checkpoint which was also near an entrance of the Green Zone, …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush on Tuesday named Michael Chertoff (search), a federal appeals court judge and former Justice Department official, as his nominee to be the next Homeland Security secretary. Chertoff, a prominent figure during the congressional Whitewater hearings, will have to be confirmed by the Senate before he can …
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LA CONCHITA, Calif. – Jimmie Wallet (search) went out for ice cream, and when he got back, everyone and everything he had left behind were gone. On Wednesday, he identified the bodies of his wife and three of his daughters, pulled from a tangle of homes smashed by a mudslide. …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) cautioned that Iraq’s elections will not put an end to terrorist violence. But he said the vote will mark the beginning of peace, stability, prosperity and justice for the troubled country. “Tomorrow’s election will add to the momentum of democracy,” Bush said in using his …
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WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats may have put Condoleezza Rice on the hot seat before confirming her as secretary of state, but senators had no objections Wednesday to two other Cabinet nominees. Senators approved by voice vote the confirmation of Mike Leavitt (search) to be secretary of the Department of Health …
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Paula Abdul and Joey Pants in the DaySide Studio! Amid the breakings news of the day, a couple of celebs are paying us a visit — Joey Pantoliano (search), who’s starring in a new movie, and Paula Abdul (search), who’s kicking off a new season of “American Idol” next week. …
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WASHINGTON – Even the capital’s heaviest snow of the season couldn’t keep President Bush (search) away when there were jokes to be told. The president and his wife, Laura, braved snow-covered downtown streets in their motorcade to attend to the Alfalfa Club dinner Saturday, an annual event where Washington political …
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