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An occasional touch-and-go alliance between the United States and Russia since the end of the Cold War appears to be moving toward a rough patch as Russian President Vladimir Putin (search) makes moves to turn the country in on itself. The two nations’ relationship apparently had been strengthened by the …

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nation’s anti-corruption department has been rocked by accusations that the office itself is corrupt. The head of the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services,Undersecretary-GeneralDileep Nair (search), has been accused ofpromoting and recruiting people in ways that are not consistent with U.N. rules and regulations. Also, …

Dear Viewers, As you know, “On the Record” ends at 11 p.m. East Coast time. Usually when I walk out of the FNC bureau, the streets are empty and Washington feels like a ghost town. But Thursday night I walked out and the place was buzzing. Why? Because the bureau …

And now the most fascinating two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: False Memo-ry? The Washington Post (search)reported yesterday, and again today, that the now-declassified August 6, 2001 memo — “warned [President Bush] a month before the Sept. 11 … attacks that the FBI had information that …

Dear Viewers, From time to time, I like to put some viewer e-mail in this “blog.” So…..here are some recent show e-mails: The first is about the Tony Stewart/NASCAR segment we aired on Friday night. I think this viewer likes Tony (to put it lightly!) Incidentally, we have a NASCAR …

Let’s face it. Reality television is television’s reality. Begrudgingly, I’ve come to accept that fact. The sitcom and the drama, with few exceptions (“CSI,” “Arrested Development,” “Everybody Loves Raymond”), have been relegated to “filler” while the networks debut the next reality flash-in-the-pan. But it’s not only prime time that’s being …

WASHINGTON – With a tough campaign season ahead and division among Republican lawmakers over strategy, many are questioning whether aconstitutional amendment (search)defining marriage has a chance of passing the U.S. Congress this legislative session. Despite polls showing a majority of Americans opposegranting legal rights to same-sex unions andgay marriages (search), …

Do smokers who reduce, but don’t quit smoking, reduce their risk of smoking-related disease? Reminiscent of past allegations of tobacco industry lying, the anti-tobacco industry apparently doesn’t want smokers to know the truth. The situation recalls George Orwell’s book “Animal Farm” in which the leaders of the animal revolt against …

War and the media: That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Millions of Americans have reacted to this video taken in Fallujah (search) where a young Marine shot a wounded insurgent inside a mosque. That Marine is now under investigation. But he is innocent, and that will …

What do peace demonstrators, Martin Luther King and anti-abortion protesters have in common? Washington, D.C., this week. They protest there. They rant there. They pray there. They hold hands and celebrate there. I don’t always agree with everything I see there. But I am grateful that all voices are heard …