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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict on Tuesday called for a "world political authority" to manage the global economy and for more government regulation of national economies to pull the world out of the current crisis and avoid a repeat. The pope's call for a re-think of the way the world economy is run came in new encyclical which touched on a number of social issues but whose main connecting thread was how the current crisis has affected both rich and poor nations. Called "Charity in Truth," parts of the encyclical appeared bound to upset conservatives because of its underlying...

A West Babylon woman had sex with a 14-year-old student in the Queens classroom where she is a middle school teacher - and was caught when the boy's mother heard rumors and found hundreds of text messages and calls between the two, authorities said Friday. Melissa Weber, 27, pleaded not guilty Friday morning during her arraignment in Queens Criminal Court to seven counts of second-degree rape, 14 counts of third-degree sexual abuse and one count of endangering the welfare of a child. If convicted, she faces up to 7 years in prison. Weber, a social studies and homeroom teacher at...

Madonna Compares McCain to Hitler, Obama to Gandhi Photo of Noel Sheppard. By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive) August 24, 2008 - 11:00 ET In case you missed it with the Olympics going on, Russia invading Georgia, and the campaign for president in full swing, pop star Madonna started her much-awaited tour in Wales Saturday. Amidst the requisite autoerotic writhing and gyrating, Madonna managed to bash John McCain -- actually equating him to Adolf Hitler and Robert Mugabe! -- while comparing Barack Obama to Mahatma Gandhi. I kid you not. As reported by the Associated Press Saturday (emphasis added, photo...

The story isn't that the Democrats finally took on Hillary Clinton. Nor is it that they were gentlemanly to the point of gingerly and tentative. There was an air of "Please, somebody kill her for me so I can jump in and show high minded compassion at her plight!" Barack Obama, with his elegance and verbal fluency really did seem like that great and famous political figure from his home state of Illinois--Adlai Sevenson, who was not at all hungry, not at all mean, and operated at a step removed from the grubby game. Mr. Obama is like someone who...

   Beer ban ... Paris   Paris Hilton is left beer-eft September 20, 2007           HEIRESS PARIS HILTON has been banned from Munich’s famed Oktoberfest for “cheapening” last year’s event.  Locals were outraged when the socialite, 26, arrived at the beer festival in plaits and traditional Bavarian dress to advertise a brand of canned wine. They accused organisers of selling out and making the event, which kicks off again this weekend, look shabby.Munich tourism chief Gabriele Weishaeupl announced yesterday that celebrity promotions “are completely prohibited by the new festival rules”.

In a weekend speech to College Democrats, Senator Hillary Clinton discussed her proposal for a West Point for bureaucrats. Not only is it a silly idea on its face, but the fine print contains additional embarrassment “I’m going to be asking a new generation to serve,” she said. “I think just like our military academies, we need to give a totally all-paid education to young men and women who will serve their country in a public-service position.” She has introduced legislation (S. 960) to establish a United States Public Service Academy. According to the bill text, such a school is...

Senator Hillary Clinton kicks off her New Hampshire campaign at Concord High School in Concord. Clinton is running for the Democratic presidential nomination. Patrick Andrade for The New York Times

It seemed like the perfect gimmick: a celebrity porn star would launch her own wine, with her alluring picture on the label. Savanna Samson did just that, but when it received a score of 90 to 91 out of 100 by wine guru Robert Parker, the project became serious. It turns out Samson, the star of "The New Devil in Miss Jones," has produced an exceptional wine, becoming the toast of two industries: wine-making and pornography. "I never wanted to just do gimmick. That would just happen with me being a porn star, me having a photographer shoot the label,...

In three years, the United States will know who the Democratic and Republican nominees for president will be. Today, many have anointed their choice of Democratic nominee, Sen. Hillary Clinton from New York. In choosing a president, the country is, of course, also choosing a commander-in-chief, the most solemn of jobs performed by the president as he or she undertakes to "provide for the common defense."

WASHINGTON -- Members of the inner circle of high-ranking House Republicans privately agree that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York is an absolute lock for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and will not be easy to defeat in the general election. The same lawmakers believe the Republican race to oppose Clinton is wide open but regard Sen. George Allen of Virginia as having the edge over Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee. The consensus among them is that Allen is a better candidate than Frist and will the advantage over him in GOP primaries. The House members see little or...

Today Sean Hannity had Peter Paul on his show. Who is Peter Paul? Well you may ask, he is the primary organizer of the August 12, 2000 Hollywood Gala Salute to President Clinton. According to the website Hillcap this was a combination Salute and Fundraiser for Hillary's 2000 Senatorial campaign. The gala ended up costing Paul 1.2 million dollars and raised one-million dollars in hard money for Hillary's coffers. The problem, Hillary's campaign only declared a cost of $400 thousand resulting in a net additional $800 thousand of "in kind" contribution by Paul. Why is this a problem? Because under...

An organization representing up to half a billion Christians worldwide has encouraged its member churches to divest from companies that participate in "illegal activities" in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The central committee of the World Council of Churches, which represents more than 340 Protestant and Orthodox churches in more than 120 countries, announced the decision on Monday, toward the conclusion of the governing body's meeting in Geneva. It specifically noted the "process of phased, selective divestment from multinational corporations involved in the occupation" now being implemented by the Presbyterian Church (USA). "This action is commendable in both method...

Meeting of G9 group of environmental NGOs European Parliament, Wednesday, 26 January 2005 I am very pleased to be here this evening to address representatives of the Green 9 environmental NGOs. They have played an important role in moving forward and communicating the EU environmental agenda. I look forward to working with you over the coming years. I am also grateful to John Bowis for hosting this event. The European Parliament plays a crucial role as co-legislator and advocate of environmental protection and I am committed to working closely with the EP during my mandate. * * Earlier this afternoon,...

June 30, 2004 -- "Many of you are well enough off that . . . the tax cuts may have helped you.

SAN FRANCISCO — The heavily Democratic San Francisco Bay area welcomed two of its political darlings Monday, with former President Clinton continuing his blockbuster book tour and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton headlining a campaign fund-raiser. Joining other Democratic women senators at an event for Sen. Barbara Boxer, who's seeking re-election, Hillary Clinton told hundreds of party faithful to expect to lose some of the tax cuts passed under President Bush if Democrats take control in Washington next year. "Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you," Sen. Clinton said. "We're saying...

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-Cuba), speaking at a Democratic party fundraiser in San Francisco yesterday, was remarkably frank about the Democrats' intentions to use socialist redistribution policies if the party gains power after the November elections.As reported by the Associated Press, Sen. Clinton said, "Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."With her blunt statement,...

Hillary's path to the White House May 7th, 2004 Hillary Clinton is ambitious, audacious, and fully capable of creating devious, multi-step strategies. Blindsiding her fervent opponents, she may yet shock the world and realize her longstanding ambition to win election as President -- in the year 2004. Doing so would only require her to use tactics which she and her husband have already perfected. Small signs already indicate she and her husband are laying the foundations for a fascinating gambit which could land her in the Oval Office next year. Step one requires her to obtain the nomination as Vice...

<p>NEW YORK — Senator Hillary Clinton (search) gave Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (search) her endorsement Tuesday, as the Massachusetts senator rode his way to a sweeping victory in several Democratic primaries.</p> <p>"This is going to be a year, I believe, for Senator Kerry who will be our nominee and I will do everything I can to get him elected. So I hope that next year we will have a Democrat in the White House," she told Japan's Nippon Television Network Corporation.</p>

Dear Saddam, Remember when we first met on that magic night in Baghdad in 1983? You were gassing those wacky Iranians with chemical weapons and having a grand old time, but Ronnie and I just said hey, 'dictators will be dictators' - know what I mean?!! Hahaha. It's a good thing we sold you all those weapons and military equipment that you used in crushing your own people. Lord knows what might have happened if we hadn't stepped in to help you out. What a time it was too! We sold you all kinds of fun things - anthrax, VX...

Hillary Clinton is running for president. That's the verdict of the Washington Post, a newspaper that could hardly be described as an organ of Hillary's "vast right-wing conspiracy." "In recent days a half-dozen leading Democrats have delivered major speeches on foreign policy," notes the Post on its Thursday editorial page. "Mostly, they follow a similar track. Presidential candidates Howard Dean, John Edwards, John F. Kerry, Joseph I. Lieberman and Wesley K. Clark and shadow candidate Hillary Clinton accept many of the goals of the Bush administration but diverge sharply on the means to achieve them." A few lines later the...

missus clinton's Sunday-Circuit, pink-suited panic  by Mia T, December 7,2003   issus clinton failed to notice: 'living history' begets a certain symmetry. How fitting it is that the clintons were forced to reveal their inept and treasonous hand on this day, exactly 62 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. One has to surmise from hillary clinton's Sunday-Circuit, pink-suited panic that clinton in-house polling has the missus out-polling Jane Fonda for the Tokyo-Rose prize. (Incidentally, someone ought to clue in her dresser: exculpation-by-pink-suit can work only once; notwithstanding, a treasonous middle-aged matron in a pink suit reads: "dowdy treasonous...

<p>Moderator note: I know it's going to be tough, but, please watch the calls for violence against this creature.</p> <p>In a demoralizing message to U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq, visiting New York Sen. Hillary Clinton told them that Americans back home are growing increasingly skeptical of President Bush's decision to send them into battle.</p> <p>Describing two meetings with G.I.s over turkey dinners in Baghdad, Sen. Clinton told reporters later that soldiers wanted to know "how the people at home feel about what we are doing."</p>

Is the drafting of Senator Hillary Clinton, for president, the secret plan to put her in the running? This move would allow her to save face by not going back on her word - that she will serve out her full six-year term. The New York Daily News reported that former President Bill Clinton was brainstorming a way for Senator Hillary to sidestep her pledge not to run for President in 2004. The former First Lady continually sends mixed messages designed to peak public interest -- creating an air of mystery. It isn't by happenstance that she looms in the...

Door may be open for Hil With no Dem front-runner, pros say she could step in By MICHAEL R. BLOODDAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT With none of the Democratic presidential wanna-bes rising out of the teens in national polls, some political experts are theorizing that it could happen - Sen. Hillary Clinton gets into the race. "If nobody ... solidifies a position by mid-March, I think you are going to find a real surge and opportunity for someone like Hillary," said Donald Robinson, a professor of government at Smith College. "It presents, maybe for the first time since 1952, [the...

This just in from our friends over at Citizen Lobby; HILLARY TO ANNOUNCE FOR PREZ NOVEMBER 15TH? Die-hard liberals may be marking their calendars for the announcement of their dream candidate for president: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Speculation continues to mount over Hillary's ambitions for the White House and whether she'll enter the race in 2004, instead of waiting for 2008. One possible date of Hillary's entrance into the Democratic presidential primaries is November 15th, when she will emcee the Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Iowa, the first state to vote in next year's presidential contest. The most recent...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ A Florida activist hopes to persuade New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to join the presidential race by starting a write-in campaign in New Hampshire. Bob Kuntz said Tuesday he will visit the state next week to recruit volunteers for a ``Draft Hillary'' effort. He plans to visit Dartmouth College in Hanover and make stops in Concord and Portsmouth. Kuntz noted that some polls show Clinton with strong support among Democratic voters, even though she has repeatedly said she will not run in 2004. ``If Hillary is already 8 points ahead, why isn't the Democratic establishment...

Bill and Hillary are behind Wesley Clark, 100 percent. Bill Clinton calls Clark, along with Hillary, one of the Democratic Party's "two stars." Clinton lackey Rep. Charles Rangel has endorsed Clark -- with Hillary's permission. The Clinton campaign staff is working for Clark. Clark announced his presidential ambitions in Little Rock, the Clinton fiefdom. Something fishy is going on. The Clintons are never politically altruistic, especially when it's Hillary's future on the line.Why would the Clintons back Clark? It doesn't make much sense. After all, 2008, not 2004, is Hillary's year. Hillary should have been overjoyed that Howard Dean was...

<p>ALBANY, N.Y. -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday insisted that e-mail messages urging her to run for president in 2004 or 2008 be removed from her campaign Web site.</p> <p>The inclusion of the messages, by aides to the former first lady who controlled the site, had fueled speculation she might be considering jumping into the race for the 2004 Democratic nomination.</p>

Do you really think that Clark will enter into the Democratic primary and just step aside for someone who is even less proven than Bill Clinton was in 1992? In my opinion... not a chance! But, there are likely scenarios that go beyond the normal theories I've yet heard regarding the making of a Hillary Clinton presidency. How about this... Clinton in 2012! How could that happen? Very simply... Hillary could become Clark's running mate in 2004, rather than a presidential contender herself. Why is this a sound strategy for Hillary? A couple of reasons, the first being that it's...

Peter Paul is back in the United States. If you don't know who is is, read this from Newsmax on September 7th, and then read on to find out how YOU can help finish off the Clinton's once and for all: ___________________________________________________ The Bush administration has quietly done an about-face on allegations that New York Sen. Hillary Clinton broke campaign finance laws in 2000 - with the Justice Department preparing to extradite one-time Clinton fund-raiser Peter Paul to the U.S. as part of a plea deal for his testimony. Facing charges of stock fraud in the U.S. himself, Paul told...

Viewers who turned on their TV sets to catch yesterday's coverage of the second anniversary of the 9/11 attacks found it hard to avoid U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, who spent most of her day explaining to interviewers how the Bush administration had let America down. Starting just after sun-up Clinton appeared on both CBS's "Early Show" and NBC's "Today Show," where she promised to hold the Bush administration accountable for withholding information that she said showed the air at Ground Zero was unsafe to breathe. After that, Clinton migrated to CNN for a live spot with Bill Hemmer, where...

After saying she wanted to keep politics out of the second anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton reiterated charges on Tuesday that the Bush White House was involved in a 9/11 cover-up - only to be refuted moments later by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Asked about last month's report by Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General Nikki Tinsley alleging that the White House pressured the EPA to downplay air quality dangers at Ground Zero, Clinton told NBC "Today Show" host Katie Couric, "This is an issue that I have very strong feelings...

Britney Spears Happy Folks Split Up Thu Aug 22, 1:39 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Britney Spears is far from upset over her parents' recent divorce. "It's the best thing that's ever happened to my family," the pop singer told People magazine for the cover story of its Sept. 2 issue. "My mom and dad, bottom line, do not get along. When I was a baby, they argued. I wanted this to happen 10 years ago." Spears' parents — Lynne, 47, and Jamie, 50 — divorced in May after 30 years of marriage. But the singer describes her own...