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This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” June 22, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Now as President Obama charges full speed ahead with his plans to socialize the country, a brand-new book tells you how you can stop …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – To hear Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state finance officials tell it, July 28 is California’s last stand before fiscal Armageddon. Top financial officers say that’s when the state will run out of cash to pay its daily expenses unless lawmakers pass a balanced budget. Schwarzenegger has warned …

MOSCOW – Police released a composite sketch Monday of a man thought to be involved in the bombing of a Moscow-to-St. Petersburg train that killed 26 people, and a railroad official suggested the attack had the hallmarks of terrorism by insurgents from volatile North Caucasus. Authorities say Friday night’s derailment …

KIEL, Wis. – The hundreds of people who lined the main street of a small Indiana city Saturday fell solemnly silent as a white hearse passed by on its way to the church. Mourners streamed into a Wisconsin gymnasium to remember the soldier who once said she alone could take …

PHOENIX – A suburban Phoenix family is suing after their father’s body slipped from a shattered casket when it was dropped into a grave during a burial ceremony. Lawsuits filed by the wife, children and two dozen family members of 50-year-old Robert Gowdy Sr. claim a strap on a casket-lowering …

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel is paying rival AMD $1.25 billion to squash a legal battle over Intel’s sales tactics, a rift that led to antitrust charges against Intel in several countries and was headed toward a costly and nasty trial next year. The settlement announced Thursday between Intel and AMD …

SEOUL, South Korea – A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than $4,200 in application fees, but until now had failed to score …

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – A 114-year-old woman believed to be the oldest native-born American and the third-oldest person in the world has died at a New York nursing home. Olivia Patricia Thomas died Monday in the St. Francis Home of Williamsville, near Buffalo. She had lived there since 2004. She’s being …

Shortly after arriving in India, Ann Stoda got a pair of sandals that dramatically improved her wardrobe. Her husband Doug got a procedure that dramatically improved his life. The couple from Wisconsin had never been on a commercial aircraft before. And they likely wouldn’t have chosen Chennai as the endpoint …

NEW YORK – The pilot who guided a US Airways flight into New York’s Hudson River will return to flying regular flights along with new duties as a management pilot. The airline says Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger will be part of its flight operations safety management team. US Airways said …