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State: Hawaii Party: Republican Candidate: Governor Born: 6/4/1953, St. Louis, MO Religion: Jewish Education: BA CA St. Univ., 1975 Previous Political Experience: Maui Co. Council, 1981-90; Co. of Maui Mayor, 1991-98 Campaign Web Site: http://www.lindalingle.com Click here for the Fox News Election Map

KIKAMBALA, Kenya – In simultaneous terrorist attacks on Israeli tourists Thursday, three homicide bombers killed 12 other people and wounded 80 at an Israeli-owned hotel, and militants fired at least two missiles at — but missed — an Israelipassenger jettaking off from Mombasa airport. Two people were detained and were …

KOBE, Japan – A U.N. conference this week will discuss coping with earthquakes, cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes, but one particular disaster will dominate: last month’s tsunami (search). The meeting starting Tuesday in the port city of Kobe (search) — itself the victim of a killer earthquake a decade ago — …

WASHINGTON – The way President Bush (search) explained it to a group of black supporters last week, blacks are short-changed Social Security income because they are more likely than whites to die before receiving their fair share of retirement benefits. It is true that blacks, on average, have shorter lifespans …

WASHINGTON – Adult magazine publisher Penthouse International Inc. (search) defrauded investors in a 2003 quarterly financial report by improperly booking $1 million in revenues, U.S. regulators charged Monday. Penthouse also put the electronic signature of former ex-CEO Robert Guccione (search) on the report, even though he had neither seen nor …

LOS ANGELES – NASA’s Opportunity rover has determined that a strange bubbly rock on the surface of Mars is actually a meteorite, offering a new clue into how the martian surface is made and remade. Scientists are not so much interested in the meteorite itself. Rather, they want to see …

Watch “The Big Story” weekdays at 5 p.m. ET As Iraqis prepare for Sunday’s election, terrorists have stepped up their attacks in a desperate attempt to derail democracy. Will their intimidation tactics win the day and how many Iraqis must vote for the election to be considered a success? We’ll …

WASHINGTON – President Bush (search) on Friday named several individuals to a tax reform (search) panel he has commissioned to seek ways to effectively reform what he considers a tax code burdensome to the nation. Former Sens. Connie Mack (search), R-Fla., and John Breaux (search), D-La., will be the chair …

WASHINGTON – President Bush plans to have dinner with French President Jacques Chirac (search) during a European trip next month, beginning the first overseas trip of his second term by working on a relationship that was damaged in his first term. Chirac opposed Bush’s invasion of Iraq, leaving ties between …

WASHINGTON – The White House will project that this year’s federal deficit (search) will hit $427 billion, a senior administration official said Tuesday, a record partly driven by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The official, among three who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said the estimate was a conservative …