My WBZ Afternoon Headlines for 2/07/2008

[0:00]" WB ZHD. Boston center screen. Whether the ten minutes. When it happened was radio ten."

[0:12]" Three days. Good afternoon WBZ -- time is 33026 degrees cloudy in Boston and for Diane Stern on Laurie Kirby and here's what we're working on this hour it wasn't his first joy. But Mitt Romney is calling it quits in his bid for the White House. Also today a murder Ned field a mother is found dead in -- home it appears -- the evidence that I term and as an apparent homicide I'm Lana Jones Bob Larson with a forecast -- disclosure arsenide into -- bar accumulation of under -- dry weather tomorrow night debuted at a store rain. Later Saturday and on Wall Street the Dow is up 26 and no beer goggles needed an analyst thinks Boston you're looks great the market -- for coming and WBZ's Tom Cuddy with sports."

[0:56]" Bruins and Celtics traveling Bruins on the way to buffalo Celtics in Minnesota. Both tomorrow."

[1:02]" As we've been reporting Republican Mitt Romney has suspended his run for the White House Ronnie made the announcement earlier today at the conservative political action conference in Washington."

[1:12]" He's a decision I hate to lose if this were only about me. I don't want. But it's never been only about me I entered this race because I love America. And because I love America in this time of war I feel I have to now stand aside for our --"

[1:35]" And for our country."

[1:41]" Brookings Institution senior fellow Stephen Hess says Romney's approach to his candidacy it was wrong from the start this."

[1:48]" What -- businessman deciding to run and they campaign like he would run a business that if you had a product of this case he was the product and how do you sell the product and -- when he decided do what you have to do is sell the product he totally change the product sole person who had -- A moderate record is as governor and -- And that perhaps even death slightly to the left of that when he ran for the for the Senate against Ted Kennedy suddenly came out as rock ribbed conservative. Added -- Just -- Fully into it and there was no authenticity take Yemen and so right from the get go he just couldn't make a 180 degree change and basic policy expect that that know what they would do would notice. Well oriented that he could do by saying I'm sorry if somehow he had a personality that move to that people to his oratory here or otherwise maybe he would -- he would have done better but he didn't turn out to be an elegant candidate."

[2:57]" Land has says in an election year where voters repeatedly said how much they prize authenticity Romney simply fell short. Republican frontrunner John McCain is now speaking for the conservative group saying you've spoken with Mitt Romney and both have pledged to work for unity and the party. For the future of America. WBZ news time 334 coming up next new questions about the legality of water boarding on the WBZ Anthony dias."

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[4:46]" When an I want one car came from twenty mile and road at 7 o'clock last night it was the first police had ever been called there and I want one car came from the father -- seven year old child from the -- Norfolk District Attorney bill Keating says there are no suspects at this time what investigators are doing now which they would normally do they're. Interviewing people that are known to the victim because there -- no obvious signs of forced entry."

[5:27]" Attorney General Michael knew Casey says it wouldn't be right to investigate people who relied on -- Justice Department ruling that the controversial practice was allowable."

[5:36]" Whatever was. Done as part of -- CIA program at the time that it was done was the subject of a Department of Justice opinion through the office of legal counsel. And was found to be permissible under the law as it existed then."

[5:51]" Remote under Capitol Hill new doubts meantime about the legality of water boarding CIA chief Michael Hayden tells a house panel the government attorneys aren't sure if the interrogation technique would be allowed under current statute. In an officially ban water boarding from CIA interrogations back in 2006. The White House yesterday defended water boarding saying the simulated drowning has saved American lives and could be used again someday. Roger Clemens on the former trainer says he gave the pitcher performance enhancing drugs are both telling their stories today on Capitol Hill. Brian back to me is giving house lawyers a sworn deposition. Clemens meantime his meeting informally one on one with -- members of congress his attorney rusty Hardin says the seven time all star is trying to convince them. That -- me isn't being truthful here."

[6:41]" These tend to take extraordinary measures because allegations are -- and how do you deal with somebody comes out. But Psycho things like sitting rooms syringes for nine years."

[6:52]" Smacked me told initial report investigators that he shot up Clemens sixteen times between 1998 in 2001. With both steroids and human growth hormones. WBZ news time is 338 Wall Street and the weather coming up next on the WBZ afternoon news."

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[7:16]" Business news right now live Traci junkie joining us live from marketwatch.com before the closing bell Traci. And -- it's been an up and down kind of day for Wall Street right now. We are looking at about twenty minutes before the end of the day the Dow Industrials rising 35 Nasdaq up eleven. The S&P adding non points. Stock analysts say HSBC don't need beer goggles to find Boston beer attractive. An attractive is the word they used to describe the company's stock. It is species says the Sam Adams brewer has plenty of growth potential as more Americans turn to craft beers. Boston -- shares are rising 3%. And another local companies sitting pretty with investors today BJ's was one of the few major retailers to report strong January sales today. Up nearly 8% as a lot of people headed there to buy gas and food. This report sent eight and 38 past the hour I'm Traci junkie marketwatch.com on WBZ Newsradio 1030 Tracy thank you so much support here on WB's say prices in 4% down payment at 8% APR over thirty years."

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[9:21]" Cold and cloudy 26 degrees in Boston we have a little -- to talk about right now -- Bob Larson in fact. WBZ news time is 340 we check weather on the -- the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast is brought to -- by ski in the show but dot com bought."

[10:10]" In Boston 26 degrees. Q WBZ news time 345 big sports news today here's Tom Cuddy the WBZ after news sports."

[10:18]" Red Sox spring training opens one week from today and already controversy. Both Boston -- you put an injury to Curt -- the exact nature of the injury is not known but it is a significant shoulder injury. WBZ TV four's Dan -- tells us -- surgery if necessary could spell an end to curt Schilling's career stay with us. So what's on the way to Minnesota and tomorrow's rematch with the timberwolves. No Kevin -- in this game Paul Pierce."

[10:44]" Definitely has been that way for the last four. For years a lot of scared they've been our trading partners over the last four years so there's always actually sent out as you can see won't -- gives them a lot of former players a lot of them that chance to -- to Syria and Austin so we know they're going to be don't go to Minnesota more."

[11:13]" We're not perfect and -- or not they've they've yet to -- red wings. The level of consistency yet because they they -- to a lot of good things but they also have. -- skills we're still a few minutes. It in the in the past have found a waste has to do the rate things and then find ways to win and I can order what -- I expect him expecting my -- to respond extremely well."

[11:36]" Rhone -- clog Julian Bruins and sabres right here on WBZ radio tomorrow 725 -- time the Goucher. And beers Eric Hinske is now an ex Red Sox as a World Series ring -- Hinske signs -- the Tampa Bay Devil Rays not a -- unilateral move as a before he settlement WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports did wrong to"