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'Bachelor' makes his pick

Even Western Union couldn't have done as good a job telegraphing the result of the fourth edition of The Bachelor.

All signs in the two-hour finale Wednesday night pointed toward Estella Gardinier being the choice of Bob Guiney, and the 28-year-old Beverly Hills, Calif., mortgage broker was. Left in the lurch was Kelly Jo Kuharski, 24, a Kalamazoo, Mich., marketing analyst.

But Guiney, 32, did not propose to Gardinier. He gave her a diamond ring and asked her to wear it on her right ring finger to signify he was promising to see how far their relationship would go.

"I hope it's enough," he said.

"It's so much more than enough," she said through tears.

The show portrayed Guiney's family as being sold on Gardinier from the moment she walked in the door for her meet-his-family date and Gardinier constantly proclaiming her love for Guiney but adding that she was aware he could pick Kuharski.

Guiney's family was shown being less thrilled with Kuharski and Kuharski sure Guiney would propose to her.

SAN ANDREAS, Calif. - A judge on Tuesday ordered former television tough guy Robert Conrad to stand trial on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Conrad, best known for his roles in the TV shows Baa Baa Black Sheep - later renamed Black Sheep Squadron - and The Wild Wild West, pleaded innocent to two felony counts.

Conrad crashed head-on into another vehicle March 31 near his rural Calaveras County home, injuring the other driver. Police testified Tuesday that his blood-alcohol level was 0.22 percent - nearly three times the legal limit.

Kevin Burnett, 26, has filed a lawsuit against Conrad and his production company, Black Sheep Productions, seeking damages and compensation.

Conrad will be arraigned Dec. 8.

WEST PALM BEACH - Authorities are investigating whether Rush Limbaugh illegally funneled money to buy prescription painkillers, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing a law enforcement source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

In his third day back on the air after rehab, Limbaugh responded with a blanket denial of the allegations first reported Tuesday by ABC News.

"I was not laundering money. I was withdrawing money for crying out loud," Limbaugh said in his three-hour broadcast.

Limbaugh was absent from his show for five weeks after announcing he was entering a drug rehabilitation program because of his addiction to prescription painkillers. But he told listeners he could tell them little about the allegations.

Authorities learned two years ago during an investigation of U.S. Trust bank in New York that Limbaugh withdrew cash 30 to 40 times from his account at amounts just under the $10,000 bank reporting requirement, ABC News reported Tuesday. A bank employee was reported to have delivered cash to Limbaugh.

Limbaugh told listeners the report was misleading and said that he had the bank bring cash to him at his New York office "maybe four times, if that many." Otherwise, he said he obtained cash from a bank in Florida, where he was living.