The left versus the right in the Schiavo war, that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” One of the most committed progressive secular writers in the country is Paul Krugman, a columnist for “The New York Times.” Krugman is almost fanatical in his dislike for President Bush …
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WASHINGTON – Despite the jubilant atmosphere after widespread Republican election victories, conservatives planning this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (search) insist they do not always ride in lockstep with the White House or GOP. “I would emphasize that this is a ‘conservative political action conference.’ It’s not a Republican Party …
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Robert Altman | Michael Jackson Robert Altman to Direct Miller’s Last Play Ran into famed director Robert Altman and his beautiful wife Kathryn last night at Elaine’s. The couple was celebrating their 46th wedding anniversary. Mind you, each of them was married three times before their 1959 hitching. But they …
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – This city’s official title is Ho Chi Minh City (search), but it’s still called Saigon (search) by many people who live here. And in many ways, it remains the city it used to be, with buildings that remind us of its French colonial past. …
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Valley of the Dolls, Dallas| Adam Sandler| Richard Dreyfuss| Victoria Wilson| Goings On About New York Valley of the Dolls, Dallas Will Return There are few enough new ideas in Hollywood. Now comes word that my favorite TV show, Dallas, is coming to the big screen. Let the casting begin: …
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And now the most intriguing two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Missed The Grapevine? Watch it! Busting on Bush in BaghdadDemocratic Congressmen Jim McDermott and David Bonior, now on a trip to Baghdad from which they are criticizing Bush administration policy toward Iraq, were also opposed …
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This week, it’s the Senate’s turn to consider its own unaffordable and unworkable version of a Medicare prescription drug benefit. Last month, the House narrowly approved the largest expansion of Medicare in 37 years. Few Capitol Hill observers expect any final measure to be enacted into law this year, but …
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To watch “The Memo” click here. Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly, reporting tonight from Chicago. Thank you for watching us. We’ll have the latest in the Smart case in a moment. But first, President Bush is becoming a target in the corporate scandal situation. That is the subject of this evening’s …
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Do you remember that Austin Powers flick, where Dr. Evil threatens to destroy the world unless he gets “a million dollars?” Then his son Scott pipes up and says a million dollars is chump change — if you’re gonna ransom someone, Dad, make it for something big. It was a …
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LOS ANGELES – The holidays are the time for eggnog, cheer and news reports of the down and out. So right on cue, the U.S. Conference of Mayors released the results of a survey last month reporting rising hunger and homelessness on the streets of America’s biggest cities. The Associated …
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