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PHILADELPHIA – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Wednesday said it may not complete its $25.4 billion purchase of Guidant Corp. (GDT), saying the recall of products at the medical device maker had hurt the value of the company. The Federal Trade Commission (search) on Wednesday approved the deal on the …

NEW YORK – A conflict of interest involving Oil-for-Food investigator Paul Volcker (search) may be the reason why an oil company involved in paying illegal surcharges to Saddam Hussein received no punishment. FOX News obtained copies of interviews in which two senior employees of the French oil company Total tell …

MIAMI – Mayor Manny Diaz, who has presided over a resurgent Miami, easily won a second term Tuesday in an election delayed two weeks by Hurricane Wilma. “I’m extremely gratified,” he said. “I’m very happy.” Diaz faced four challengers in the non-partisan election originally scheduled for Nov. 1. With all …

HONOLULU – A group of scientists are turning to people’s stomachs to find out if they are telling the truth. A new study by the University of Texas (search) measured electrical impulses in the stomachs of 16 volunteers that were only associated with the act of lying. “The heart rate …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – U.S. forces left a house in the northern city of Mosul where eight suspected Al Qaeda members died in a weekend gunfight, and the White House said it was “highly unlikely” that terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among the dead. During the intense gunbattle with suspected …

WHITEWATER, Wis. – World Trade Center search Ward Churchill (search) said he wrote the essay the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001 (search), after television networks “spun” the attacks that morning as senseless and after government officials labeled the attackers as evil freedom-haters. Nowhere in his essay did he advocate the …

ATLANTA – After being out of power for decades, the new Republican majority in both houses of Georgia’s Legislature (search) is redistricting the state’s 13 congressional districts — and Democrats aren’t happy. “The current plan was drawn to maximize the amount of Democrats that could be elected to Congress. I …

BANGKOK, Thailand – Suspected Islamic rebels detonated two bombs and opened fire on authorities riding in an armored railway car early Sunday in southern Thailand (search), wounding at least 19 people, police said. The armored car was making a routine inspection of track near the Ra-ngae district station in Narathiwat …

This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” Mar. 16, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Personal Story” segment tonight, I’ve been telling you for …

Three cases of whooping cough have been confirmed at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in children ranging in age from infancy to 12 years old, a hospital official says. Federal health officials have said cases of whooping cough (search) have been increasing in the United States since the 1980s. Doctors haven’t …