Journalists and activist groups are blasting the Vatican for what they say is its “grotesque” opposition to a U.N. declaration on gay rights — even though only a small collection of countries has supported the measure. The Roman Catholic Church is facing a barrage of protests and searing editorials for …

Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thank you for watching us tonight. Last week we told you that your tax dollars, 24 billion of them every year, are going to people who illegally enter the United States. Now, once again, it seems the American taxpayer is taken for a ride, a train …

What do economists and Saddam Hussein have in common? They both say bad things are coming the United States’ way. Economists because Smericans will stop shopping. And Saddam because our military guys will start over-reaching. Economists say things are pretty weak here. Saddam says things are pretty strong there. Economists …

Bush and Kerry on Iraq. Last night on “The David Letterman” program, Senator Kerry (search)discussed his vision for Iraq. And today at the United Nations, President Bush (search)did the same thing. Let’s start with the common ground. Both men know that if the U.S.A. cuts and runs in Iraq, disaster …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: Election “In Process of Tipping Right Now”?Polls may showPresident Bush (search)with a substantial lead overJohn Kerry (search), but, before they came out, Al Gore insisted the election is, “in the process of tipping [to Kerry] right now.” Gore, in the newest issue of The …

Mariah Carey |’Shrek 2′ |Garland Jeffreys Mariah: Singinga Tune of Self-Destruction? It was only three short years ago that Mariah Carey‘s career was in the toilet. But she seems to have forgotten that. Last week, Carey fired her longtime publicist, Cindi Berger, of powerhouse firm PMK HBH, because — I …

I think there are two types of people on this planet: rational people and crazy people. Rational people try to analyze and not upset. Crazy people don’t bother to analyze and are always upset. Rational people do their best to avoid controversy. Crazy people live for controversy. I think terrorists …

A crucial decision in Iraq. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points” memo. U.S. troops have surrounded radical Iraqi clerical-Sadr (search)in a Najaf mosque. This vicious man has caused the deaths of hundreds, maybe thousands of people and hides behind a sacred shine for protection. Al-Sadr knows that …

WASHINGTON – John Kerry (search)has gained back some key women voters from President Bush (search)this month, according to most recent surveys, leading some poll watchers to question just how real the so-called “Security Mom” demographic is in this election. “I’m a skeptic,” said Karlyn Bowman, a public opinion researcher for …

Dissent or disloyalty? That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo”. Yesterday in Washington, I visited some U.S. soldiers who were badly wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. These men and women will never be the same.—Many of them lost their legs. Most of the wounded I talked to …