Show biz has always been a wild rollercoaster ride, and 2003 was no exception. For every Hollywood highlight, there was a lowlight waiting in the wings to tip the scales. A surprising number of stars were charged with serious crimes — most notably Michael Jackson and Phil Spector. Others suffered …
Read More »Putting the Country First
He could have fought it. Yes, it’s likely that he would have lost it. But he could have dragged it on and on. He didn’t. He had plenty of lawyers with plenty of briefs. Instead, he chose to just “be” brief. John Kerry (search)is stepping aside. His life-long quest to …
Read More »Back to the Basics
As far as beauty and personal hygiene products go, I think I’ve tried them all. I’m talking thousands of dollars over the past decade on various shaving creams, aftershaves, deodorants, colognes, lotions, soaps, hair gels, shampoos, stick wax and overpriced haircuts. Never once did Iemerge from my bathroom looking like …
Read More »Iraq's Religious Militias: Friend or Foe?
BAGHDAD – Religious militias in Iraq are supposed to be helping keep the peace now that Saddam Hussein’s regime has fallen. But the same militias that are enforcing the law are also stirring up anger and violence against the coalition and rival militias inNajaf (search)andKarbala (search). Critics of the religious …
Read More »More Insanity From the Courts
Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. More insanity from the courts, that is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points Memo.Lesean Banks (search)was dealing cocaine in Las Vegas and was considered dangerous by the cops. The FBI and local police got a warrant tosearch his apartment. They …
Read More »The Pirates Are on the Mainland
To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. Hi. I’m Bill O’Reilly reporting tonight from Boston. Thank you for watching us. The pirates are on the mainland. That is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points Memo. While the war in Iraq is winding down, the …
Read More »Greece says Turkey withdraws notice for planned military exercise in Aegean Sea
ATHENS, Greece – Greece says Turkey has withdrawn a recent notice seeking to reserve a large swathe of airspace over the Aegean Sea for military maneuvers until the end of the year. Foreign Ministry spokesman Constantinos Koutras said Monday that Turkey has withdrawn the Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, which …
Read More »Proof of Weapons of Mass Destruction Becoming Less Relevant to Justify War
And now the most engrossing two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Results’ Relevance As the Pentagon waits for final results on what preliminary tests say is a cache of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, …
Read More »Turkey seeks EU help to stop 'ghost ships' ferrying hundreds of migrants to European shores
BRUSSELS – Turkey is appealing to the European Union to help it combat the phenomenon of ghost ships used by smugglers to send hundreds of migrants at a time toward European shores. Turkey’s ambassador in Brussels, Selim Yenel, told EU lawmakers Wednesday that his country needs “proper information, coordination on …
Read More »5 dead in Mali restaurant attack
BAMAKO, Mali – At least one masked gunman sprayed bullets in a nightclub popular with foreigners in Mali’s capital early Saturday, killing at least five people including a French person and a Belgian national, officials and witnesses said. France and Belgium condemned the attack at La Terrasse restaurant and bar …
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