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NEW YORK – XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR) and America Online Inc. (AOL) are planning to add some of the satellite service’s programming to AOL’s radio offerings in a bid to bring a sample of paid radio to a wider audience, while boosting traffic at AOL’s signature site. Under …

See you in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… Star-studded and sexy, but is the movie “Sin City” too violent for viewers? Actor Mickey Rourke (search) gives Bill the scoop in the No Spin Zone. Plus, why won’t …

WASHINGTON – The issues of immigration and the War on Terror collided on the Senate floor Tuesday as GOP leaders tried to derail debate on whether to provide amnesty (search) for illegal-alien farm workers. Some Republicans said they want to add the amnesty provision to an emergency spending (search) bill …

Text of Pope Benedict XVI’s homily delivered in Italian during his installation ceremony Sunday in St. Peter’s Square. English translation provided by the Vatican: Your Eminences, My dear Brother Bishops and Priests, Distinguished Authorities and Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Dear Brothers and Sisters: During these days of great intensity, …

LAS VEGAS – Jay Leno (search) joked that as the only living host of “The Tonight Show,” he was the obvious choice to represent the late-night talk show at its induction into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. “As the only one left alive, they had to go …

KATMANDU, Nepal – Communist rebels agreed Thursday to a new round of peace talks with Nepal‘s government, raising hopes for an end to a decade-old insurgency that has killed 13,000 people. The offer was made a day earlier by the Himalayan country’s new Cabinet. Both sides have declared cease-fires since …

WASHINGTON – Senators began a new effort to pass a media shield law Thursday, re-introducing legislation they said would protect journalists from being sent to jail for refusing to reveal their sources in most cases. The bill, re-written with guidance from more than 30 news organizations including The Associated Press, …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. would be delighted to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but cannot until settling the fate of “hundreds of dangerous people” held there, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday. “We cannot be in a situation in which we are just turning loose on helpless populations or …

McALESTER, Okla. – A 74-year-old man was executed Thursday for the nearly decapitating his stepson with a knife more than two decades ago. John A. Boltz was the oldest death row inmate executed in Oklahoma and the third-oldest in the country since capital punishment was reinstated in 1977. Officials had …

Polls show that with less than 24 hours until voters decide which party will control Congress, Republicans are making major gains in key races and closing the gap nationally, meaning voter turnout could become the key factor. Nationally, Republicans cut the Democrats‘ lead to just four percentage points, down from …