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This is a rush transcript from “The Journal Editorial Report,” May 24, 2008. PAUL GIGOT, HOST: Up next on the “Journal Editorial Report,” Hillary may still be in the race but Barack Obama is turning his fire on John McCain and linking the Republican nominee to President Bush. Will the …

LAS VEGAS – Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen. Her former bailiff, for example, says Halverson made him feel like a “houseboy.” He says the judge — who is obese and uses a motorized scooter to …

POMONA, Calif. – Los Angeles County fire officials said eight people were taken to hospitals to be examined after being exposed to an unidentified white powder at a post office in Pomona. Inspector Ron Haralson said authorities were called to the post office around 10:15 a.m. Thursday. He said eight …

Dolly Parton is threatening to sue “The Howard Stern Show” for manipulating recordings from one of her audio books last week into seemingly racist and sexually graphic sound bites. The country performer released a statement Wednesday saying editing or trickery made it appear she was commenting on topics and celebrities …

Mariah Carey, 38, married her boyfriend of one month, 27-year-old actor Nick Cannon, on Wednesday, according to reports. Carey obtained a marriage license on the Caribbean island of Eleuthera, a source told People magazine. Meanwhile, Henrietta White, who works for the island’s Eleuthera Florist, told E! News: “My son did …

Mexico is slowly becoming a destination for terminally ill people seeking euthanasia, according to a report from the French news agency AFP. Citing an article from the Mexican newspaper Reform, AFP on Tuesday reported that at least 200 terminally ill people from Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the United States …

WASHINGTON – An industry survey says nearly half the American air travelers questioned would fly more except for all the hassle. More than a fourth of the respondents to the Travel Industry Association survey said they have skipped at least one air trip in the past 12 months because of …

BATON ROUGE, La. – Fifty-four passengers were evacuated from a plane at Baton Rouge Metro Airport after the right engine caught on fire while the plane was taxiing for takeoff. Airport spokesman Ronnie Pickard says no one on Delta Flight 4320 to Atlanta was injured Sunday. Pickard says the regional …

BAGHDAD – The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Saturday that Al Qaeda’s network in the country has never been closer to defeat, and he praised Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for his moves to rein in Shiite and Sunni militant groups. Ryan Crocker’s comments came as Iraqi forces have been conducting …

BEIJING – Chinese officials said Monday that the country’s one-child policy exempts families with a child killed, severely injured or disabled in the country’s devastating earthquake. Those families can obtain a certificate to have another child, the Chengdu Population and Family Planning Committee in the capital of hard-hit Sichuan province …