And now the most telling two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Freezing Events in Israel?The Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv reports that Prime Minister Sharon told President Bush during his visit here that if the world tried to force a Palestinian state on Israel at this time, the …
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The ACLU goes after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld: that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” The ACLU (search) and the group Human Rights First (search) have filed a federal lawsuit against Rumsfeld on behalf of eight foreign men who say they were tortured by U.S. forces. The …
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Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Our show is on the road for a few days and so I have taken pics for you (check out the pics by clicking on the link in the photo essay box to the side). The …
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The “Talking Points Memo:” an update on the Ward Churchill (search) situation. The Colorado University Board of Regents will meet tomorrow to decide what to do about the professor who compared Americans killed on 9/11 to Adolf Eichmann (search), a Nazi. After thousands of complaints, Hamilton College (search) in upstate …
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How do you feel about rich people? The reason why I ask is I was talking to a couple of financial journalist friends of mine and to a man, they made clear they hated capitalism (search). Which struck me as weird, because as journalists, that’s what they cover. But that’s …
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WASHINGTON – Together, they make up 100 years of collective congressional service, but the departure of Sens. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., and Jesse Helms, R-N.C., symbolizes an end to more than just time spent in Washington. For some, it signals an end of an era in the U.S. …
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WASHINGTON – An unusual trio of lawmakers — one conservative Republican, one libertarian-leaning Republican, and one liberal Democrat — joined forces Wednesday to offer their support for legislation that would give states the option to distribute marijuana for medicinal purposes without intervention by the federal government. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., …
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WASHINGTON – So you have a secret craving for Little Debbie peanut butter bars and a penchant for Kendall-Jackson merlot? While that customer loyalty card at the supermarket might perceivably save you a few pennies at the checkout counter, your buying habits could end up in the hands of government …
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WASHINGTON – Recent Bush administration audits of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have provoked complaints from center officials who say they are suffocating under strict oversight of the public health agency. But others say the reviews, especially of HIV/AIDS prevention funding, are long overdue. According to officials in …
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Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thank you for watching us tonight. We’d like to welcome our new viewers in Lansing, Michigan, on AT&T Cable. We hope you like The Factor. Money is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points memo. The sad truth is that money is the most important thing …
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