This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from March 6, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GOV. CHARLIE CRIST, (R) FLORIDA: What Governor Granholm of Michigan and myself are calling for is for those votes …

BOGALUSA, La. – A mother whose 6-week-old baby died after being burned, beaten and drugged says she thinks the motive was revenge, a Bogalusa newspaper reports. The child’s mother, Lindsey Daigle, 19, told The Daily News she believes Amy Leighanne Thomas, 22, harmed the baby after finding out that Daigle …

KASHIWA, Japan – Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It’s no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a wind tunnel this month, Japan’s space agency adopted it Wednesday for feasibility studies, and a …

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Two University of Virginia researchers believe that humans are genetically predisposed to be deathly afraid of snakes. Judy S. DeLoache, a U.Va. professor of developmental psychology, said she has a snake phobia, but wonders why. “The question was, where did that fear come from?” She believes it’s …

Venezuelan Military Statistics as of 2006: Personnel: ? 34,000-member Army ? 18,300-member Navy ? 7,000-member Venezuelan Air Force ? 24,000-member National Guard of Venezuela Navy: ? 2 submarines ? 6 frigates Air Force: ? Approximately 80 fighters ? 27 attack helicopters ? Over 60 transport aircraft -Tanks: ? The only …

MUMBAI, India – A fire broke out Monday in a perfume factory in the western Indian city of Mumbai, killing five workers and injuring another 35, a hospital official said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Firefighters removed five bodies and rescued 45 people from the factory, …

NEW YORK – U.S. video game sales — including hardware and software — jumped 34 percent in February to hit $1.33 billion, even with two top-selling consoles in short supply, according to data from market researcher NPD Group. Nintendo’s Wii and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 have been in such high …

A 29-year-old Australian woman who died shortly after giving birth to her third child might have lived if the hospital had not made several fatal errors, news.com.au reported on Wednesday. According to a report by the New South Wales government, Rebecca Murray initially was brought to Bathurst Base Hospital last …

LOS ANGELES – Audiences are still listening to Horton and his Who pals. “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who,” 20th Century Fox’s animated adaptation of the beloved children’s book, remained the top movie for a second straight weekend with $25.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Featuring the voices of …

ROME – Vincent Schiavelli, the droopy-eyed character actor who appeared in scores of movies, including “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Ghost,” died Monday at his home in Sicily. He was 57. He died of lung cancer, said Salvatore Glorioso, mayor of Polizzi Generosa, the Sicilian village where Schiavelli …