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Left wing film-maker Michael Moore faced a barrage of jeers and boos at the Republican National Convention today. Moore, who fiercely opposes president George Bush, laughed and waved from the upper levels of the hall as he incurred the wrath of delegates. As the crowd chanted in unison for “four more years” of Mr Bush, Moore tipped his hat, raised his fingers and replied “two more months”. Moore, who was wearing a dark red hat bearing the Stars and Stripes flag, got into the convention with a media messenger pass. He was earlier denied access to the floor area and...

Following is the full text of the speech by former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani Monday night at the Republican National Convention, as prepared for delivery. Welcome to the capital of the world. New York was the first capital of our great nation. It was here in 1789 in lower Manhattan that George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States. It was here in 2001 in lower Manhattan that President George W. Bush stood amid the fallen towers of the World Trade Center and said to the barbaric terrorists who attacked us, “They will...

June 4, 2004 -- WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Porter Goss (R-Fla.) has emerged as a leading candidate to head the CIA — but some insiders are also talking up former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. President Bush appointed George Tenet's deputy, John McLaughlin, as the CIA's interim director yesterday, and officials said the president may wait until after the elections to select a new chief. Officials said Bush may delay naming a new CIA head because there are a series of investigations and reviews of the CIA's failures now under way in Congress that are likely to result in...

Gettin’ Paid It was just after 9 p.m. on a school night, and Dennis, Steve, Michael, maybe another guy and myself were on the corner, by the parking garage of a fancy apartment building a block away from our slummy neighborhood. Dennis, the ringleader was 14, Steve was 15, I was 13 and Michael was 12. Along comes an unmarked car, and Det. Kevan and some other plainclothes guys jump out, and hassle us. Stupid Det. Kevan, the jerk. Father of Jimmy, the bully, who was my age, and Jimmy’s oldest brother, who was an even crazier bully. (The two...

By now, it's pretty clear that Hillary Clinton is a woman shaped by a life-long ambition, and most of us suspect by now that she plans to run for president--if not in 2004, then in 2008. And as time goes on, the prospect of another Clinton on the Democratic ticket looks likelier and likelier. Now, Hillary has said again and again that she will not run. But consider the fact that Hillary would have the support of 43% of her party in the primaries, towering over current Democratic frontrunner Howard Dean's 25%. Consider also that it was she who encouraged...

Rudolph Giuliani, who as a prosecutor made his name as the scourge of Wall Street, is becoming a Wall Streeter himself, Thursday's Wall Street Journal reported. The former New York City mayor, and before that the Justice Department's U.S. attorney in Manhattan, is joining with the investment arm of Bear Stearns Cos. to launch a $300 million fund. The goal: to back firms whose products and technologies could make American companies more secure against terrorism. The deal furthers the transformation of Mr. Giuliani from public servant to deal maker and investor. It is sweet irony. Back in the 1980s,...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 — State polls showing that more than half a dozen Senate seats were still within either party's grasp prompted Republicans and Democrats today to intensify their feverish campaigns for control of the chamber. Seeking to influence the truly undecided voters — and to make sure those who have made up their minds go to the polls — both parties marshaled volunteers to ring doorbells and hand out leaflets. They also paraded big-name politicians and star-quality supporters before the cameras and drowned out commercials for consumer goods with advertisements extolling their candidates and assailing their opponents. Politicians and...

The city has spent $80 million that will never be repaid for a new New York Stock Exchange facility that will never be built. The Exchange, which pulled out of the deal this week, spent barely $10 million. And the city isn't even through spending. City money will continue to flow for at least a year. The cost could soar to nearly $100 million. In the end, the money killed it. As incoming mayor, Mike Bloomberg sought to change the arrangements for the $1.4 billion project, upping the NYSE's contribution, but angering chairman Dick Grasso. "The city just cannot afford...

Filed at 3:17 p.m. ET SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's treatment of minorities and homeless people led some Syracuse University students to oppose him as commencement speaker, but the school refused to rescind the invitation. Chancellor Kenneth Shaw met Tuesday night with about 40 students upset over Giuliani's record as mayor. Giuliani, who gained widespread attention for his resolve following the Sept. 11 attacks, was the top choice of student body representatives on a selection panel that helped choose a speaker for the May 12 commencement, school spokesman Kevin Morrow said. Student Association President...