Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly reporting this evening from Boston. Thanks for watching us. The demise of the Democratic Party: that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” You know, sometimes I think I live in the twilight zone instead of the No Spin Zone. Rod Serling (search ) …
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NEW YORK – A pretty, young teacher stands at the head of a classroom full of the usual distractions– pencils dropping, kids coughing and paper airplanes flying– as students try to follow the lesson. But the “classroom” is actually a virtual reality scene used to test and treat kids with …
Read More »Students 'Duke It Out' With Controversial Speaker
Durham, N.C. – A student group is accusing Duke University of rolling out the red carpet to a “terrorist.” The controversy surrounds a speaking invitation to Laura Whitehorn, who spent 14 years in federal prison for helping to plot a 1983 bomb attack on the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, …
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‘Lord of the Rings’ |Arnold’s Answer? |Oprah|Westport Theatre Third ‘Lord of the Rings’ Film Unveiled Early last evening I got to see about 20 minutes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” Peter Jackson‘s third and final installment in his epic rendering of the Tolkien books. …
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J-Lo | Whitney Houston | ‘Stepford Wives’ | Jermaine Jackson | Rolling Stone | Albert Finney J-Lo, Ex-Manager Back Together Again? I told you yesterday that Jennifer Lopez‘s former manager, Benny Medina, was spotted at Julia Roberts‘ movie premiere. Well, there are no coincidences. It turns out that Medina and …
Read More »Stomping on Saddam
I want to talk to the French right now. And the Germans. And the Russians. I want to talk to all those who opposed the liberation of Iraq. I want to show you all the joyous scene in downtown Baghdad today. People oppressed. Now people free. People once hopeless. Now …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan provincial official says that the death toll from a massive avalanche in a mountainous valley near the capital Kabul rose to 198 as bulldozers and other machinery began clearing roads and rescue teams were able to reach remote villages that have been cut off for …
Read More »Switzerland to automatically share bank data with Australia as part of crackdown on tax cheats
BERLIN – Switzerland has signed an accord with Australia aimed at cracking down on tax evaders. The joint declaration signed Tuesday in Canberra will see the countries automatically share tax information on each other’s citizens by 2018. Swiss Finance Ministry spokesman Mario Tuor said it’s the first time Switzerland has …
Read More »Student sentenced to death in Taiwan for slashing 4 people to death on Taipei subway
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A Taiwan court has sentenced a university student to death Friday for killing four passengers on a commuter train last year. Taiwan’s official Central News Agency said Friday the New Taipei City district court sentenced the 21-year-old Cheng Chieh to die for the attack, the first in …
Read More »4 Filipinos among 9 foreigners abducted from Libya oil field; Philippines says no demands yet
MANILA, Philippines – Officials say four Filipinos are among nine foreigners abducted by still-unidentified armed men from an oil field in central Libya and their abductors have yet to communicate any demand. Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said Monday the Philippines is working with the Filipinos’ employers, Austrian-owned …
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