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VIENNA, Austria – Crude futures fell more than $1 a barrel Monday amid mild weather in the U.S. Northeast on the first trading day of the new year. Prices spiked last week after militant attacks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sent jitters through the market on fears the supply chain might …

HELENA, Mont. – Gov. Brian Schweitzer (search) sits in his Capitol office, scanning a recent Roll Call article in which pundits float his name as a possible presidential contender. They say the “rancher-politician from Big Sky Country” might be the Democrats’ “best shot to take back the White House.” Schweitzer …

This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” July 1, 2005, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (search) was not the only one on the high court who stomped out my guest earlier this week. Mark Cuban is the owner …

MIAMI – L. Patrick Gray (search), whose yearlong stint as acting FBI director was marked by the Watergate (search) break-in and the ensuing scandal that led to President Nixon’s resignation, has died. He was 88. Gray died at his home in Atlantic Beach from complications from pancreatic cancer, said his …

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – In their first debate of the gubernatorial election year, Democrat Tim Kaine (search) and Republican Jerry Kilgore (search) traded barbed one-liners as they squared off on abortion, the death penalty and state spending. Kaine, the lieutenant governor, said Saturday that he opposes abortion (search) — …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The vast majority of homicide attackers (search) in Iraq are thought to be foreigners — mostly Saudis and other Gulf Arabs — and the trend has become more pronounced this year with North Africans also streaming in to carry out deadly missions, U.S. and Iraqi officials say. …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A suspected mastermind of last week’s devastating attack in Musayyib (search) was captured during a raid by Iraqi forces in which two of his associates were killed, police said Saturday. Musayyib’s police chief, Lt. Col. Ahmed al-Shammari (search), told the Dubai-based Al Arabiya television that the suspect …

WASHINGTON – Gasoline prices could remain at peak levels beyond the usual July-August period, if motor fuel demand is more than expected later this summer, the government said on Wednesday. Retail gasoline climbed this week to a record $2.33 a gallon nationally, on rising crude oil prices and strong petroleum …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (search) came under fire Thursday for accepting millions of dollars from fitness magazines in a consulting deal that critics say represents a clear conflict of interest. Schwarzenegger is being paid about $8 million over five years to serve as a consultant for several magazines …

NEW YORK – Stocks fell Mondayas investors focused on earnings reports and uninspiring results from BellSouth Corp. (BLS) and Xerox Corp. (XRX) while keeping a nervous eye on oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) dropped 54.70 points, or 0.51 percent, to end at 10,596.48. The Standard & Poor’s …