This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” June 7, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: What about the predators you can’t lock up forever? More and more states are now using high technology to track sex offenders. Jane Skinner is here …

NEW YORK – Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (BUD), the largest U.S. brewer, may consider expanding beyond beer in the liquor industry if sales of wine and spirits continue to take market share, The Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday. “If this trend continues, we at Anheuser-Busch will have to re-evaluate our …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Al Qaeda‘s No. 2 leader urged Afghans in a new videotape Thursday to rise up against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, prompting President Hamid Karzai to denounce the terror fugitive as “the enemy of the Afghan people.” Karzai also called on the international community to reassess its approach …

GREENBELT, Md. – The Hubble Space Telescope’s main camera should be back on line July 3 without any loss of performance, the space agency announced Tuesday. A NASA board will meet Thursday at the Goddard Space Flight Center to determine how to deal with power problems that have shut down …

WASHINGTON – It’s not every day that two world leaders croon to each other, “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You.” But clearly President Bush has special feelings for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and he put them on full display from morning until night Thursday at the …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Two bombs struck in quick succession at a pet market Friday morning in central Baghdad, killing at least five people and wounding 57, police said. The explosives were left in a bag at the al-Ghazil market, where Iraqis can go every Friday to buy dogs, birds, snakes …

UNITED NATIONS – World leaders resisted setting exact financial targets Friday for the fight against AIDS, drawing criticism from activists who said rich nations are too worried about having to pay the bill. Rights groups and some delegations were also dismayed that a declaration capping the U.N. conference on AIDS …

A roadside bomb killed two U.S.-led coalition soldiers Tuesday when it exploded near a military vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, a U.S. military spokeswoman said. The vehicle was conducting security operations in Nangarhar province when the bomb exploded, said the spokeswoman, Lt. Khrysten Darm. CountryWatch: Afghanistan She said that two soldiers …

WASHINGTON – Military investigations into alleged U.S. atrocities in Iraq, including the killings of 24 civilians at Haditha, shine the spotlight anew on a question raised by the abuses of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib: How far up the chain of command should officials be held accountable, if the misconduct …

NEW YORK – Fans of prime-time CBS TV shows will now be able to download them off Apple’s iTunes Music Store for the first time, CBS Corp. (CBSA) and Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) said on Thursday. Prime time shows including reality series “Survivor,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and “NCIS” will …