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NEW YORK – Investigators into the Oil-for-Food scandal at the United Nations are exploring a chilling possibility, that the U.N. humanitarian program may have funded terrorists— including possibly Al Qaeda. Juan Zarate (search), the assistant Treasury secretary in the newly formed Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, said the U.S. …

When a guy pops the question with a sparkly diamond, his intended will likely go gaga over the ring — but he shouldn’t relax just yet. His sweetie might ask for an upgrade before too long. Upgrading an engagement ring (search) with a larger, flashier diamond or a glitzier setting …

The treatment by U.S. soldiers of prisoners and detainees kept me up the other night — literally. I was trying to doze on the side of a road in eastern Afghanistan following a late-night raid by troops of the1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (search). The intended target, an alleged …

It would be easy to dismiss the hesitation we’re seeing in Congress over the Bush administration’s proposedfree trade agreement with Morocco (search)as just another chapter in the ongoing debate between free traders and protectionists. After all, the usual suspects are raising the typical arguments about labor and environmental standards and …

It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but John Kerry likes it. In a couple of weeks, a bunch of rockers led byBruce Springsteen (search)will launch an extended concert tour designed to help Senator Kerry. “Talking Points” has no problem with this at all. If big business guys can raise money for …

WMDsjust won’t go away. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” We now know for sure that Saddam Hussein was bluffing. There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq after 1996, even though U.S. and British intelligence agencies thought there were. Now you can look at …

Revenge of the secularists. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Well, the giant has awakened. Millions of Americans are now aware that the traditions of Christmas are under fire by committed secularists, people who do not want any public demonstration of spirituality. The situation is, of …

Spielberg’s ‘Terminal’ | The Tony Awards A Christmas Hit in June You can’t really tell from the posters or ads what the new Steven Spielberg movie “The Terminal” is supposed to be. Is it a comedy or a drama? Is it existential, philosophical or satirical? On Friday, I said the …

Dear Viewers, On Wednesday we interviewed former Vice President Dan Quayle (search). The interview was planned about a week ago because he intended to be in town for a Republican dinner. The dinner was cancelled because of President Reagan’s death, but the former vice president came to town anyway to …

Toward the end of Thursday night’s how, my New York producer said to me in my earpiece, “let’s tease the winner — and loser — of“The Apprentice” (search). They are going to be on the show tomorrow. We now know who the winner and loser are. Bill won.” I “nixed” …