And now the most intriguing two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: Reagan Reports The day after Ronald Reagan’s casket was carried by horse-drawn caisson through the streets of Washington, both Washington papers today have banner headlines on their front pages. The Washington Post, for example, says …
Read More »America Under Siege in Iraq and by OPEC
Nine people, including five American soldiers were killed today in and around Fallujah, a town near Baghdad that has been the source of terrorism from the beginning of the occupation. So why isFallujah (search)still a problem? Thugs actually dragged bodies through the streets there in scenes similar to Somalia. This …
Read More »After Super Bowl, Will TV Clean Up Its Act?
Stars have long known that sex-charged stunts bring in the Benjamins, but until the Janet Jackson (search) breast backlash, there seemed to be few consequences for celebs’ increasingly outlandish moves on the tube. But since the Super Bowl (search) incident, networks, Hollywood watchdog groups and the government have been doing …
Read More »Ala. Republican Faces No Challenger in Dem District
WASHINGTON – Rep. Mike Rogers (search), R-Ala., says opponents can engage in a lively debate about stretching the military too thin without criticizing the war in Iraq. “I don’t think it’s political at all. It’s a real problem,”Rogers told Foxnews.com in a recent interview. He said the current state of …
Read More »'Nashville Star': The Down 'n' Dirty Version of 'Idol'
Contestants on country music talent show”Nashville Star” (search) might sing about having “friends in low places.” And that’s exactly why the cable program is attracting a different kind of talent than the mainstream pop star-making machine over on network TV. Fox’s “American Idol” (search)manufactures pretty young pop singers — aged …
Read More »The Gift That Keeps Giving
I’m was at this event Thursday and I overheard a discussion between two obvious liberals about thetax cuts (search). “We didn’t need them,” said one. “And we’ve gotten all we can expect out of them,” said the other. Well, this pushy Irish-Italian anchor had to butt in: “So let me …
Read More »Jackson Bashes Eminem in FOX Exclusive
NEW YORK – Pop superstar Michael Jackson (search) decried rapper Eminem and music channel MTV in an exclusive interview with FOX News over a music video that makes Jackson look guilty of child molestation. Jackson told FOX’s Geraldo Rivera Thursday that he supports fans who protested MTV (search)because of the …
Read More »Views: Liberty Postponed in Iraq
WASHINGTON – Sometimes a little history helps us understand the present. On Jan. 16, 1991, two days after a U.N.-mandated deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait had expired, the United States and our allies initiated hostilities against Saddam Hussein. The attack began with a massive bombardment of Saddam’s military …
Read More »Marshall Plan Won't Work in Iraq
They say generals are always fighting the last war. A lot of civilians are attempting to do the same thing — or worse — with their calls for a Marshall Plan for Iraq. The Marshall Plan (search), widely considered the most successful foreign policy initiative in U.S. history, has become …
Read More »George Plimpton's Send-Off: Lots of Indoor Fireworks
Plimpton Remembered |Parties All Over George Plimpton’s Send-Off: Lots of Indoor Fireworks It wasn’t supposed to be a memorial service when it was planned weeks ago, but last night’s gala50th anniversary dinner for The Paris Review turned out to be a rollicking, moving farewell for the magazine’s founder, George Plimpton …
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