Bernard Madoff may be the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. The world’s greatest scammer is 70 years old and facing up to 150 years in prison for his $50 billion swindle, but it could have been worse — much, much worse — if he’d committed his crimes …

Who knew G.I. Joe hates corporate fat cats too? Because you’ve probably heard already, but America’s number one movie this weekend is about an evil rich guy intent on destroying the world. Ring a bell? It should. This dude’s an arms merchant. And for a twist, a Scottish one. Well, …

“Like nothing you’ve ever seen … ‘Avatar’s’ a fantastic adventure, destined to change the way movies are made,” reports Jeffrey Godsick, executive vice president of Fox. “We screened 24 minutes of selected scenes this month in Amsterdam for 2,000 exhibitors, and for 200 more at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. All were …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Unproductive Day There were no votes cast in the U.S. Senate today. Morning scheduling problems meant that any voting had to be delayed until later in the day. And the decision had already been made to break at 2 P.M. The reason? …

Washington, D.C. – At times during our history, international events have provided starring roles for American presidents: Teddy Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese War. John Kennedy’s pledge of solidarity, “Ich bin ein Berliner,” offered hope to captive peoples behind the Iron Curtain. …

President Obama is meeting with the leaders of the credit card industry to talk about fees and interest charges that critics call abusive. Both houses of Congress are trying to figure out how to limit those kinds of practices and require greater disclosure. But here’s the one thing the government …

Here’s the one thing: We’re told that when there’s smoke, there’s fire; but is that really true? There’s a rotten smell coming from ACORN, the community organizing group of 400,000 or so people in 110 cities that became notorious for voter registration fraud allegations during the 2008 election. We have …

Miss California will keep her crown for now and Donald Trump will announce Tuesday if she’ll keep her title. The state beauty pageant has been investigating whether she violated her contract by failing to reveal that she posed in her underwear as a teenager. But while most of the media …

If you’re anything like me then listening to the media, the so-called “experts” and career politicians on TV makes you want to scream until blood shoots out of your eyes. You know, when I first heard of the tea parties, I didn’t think much of it. I figured they would …

By itself, the White House’s campaign to blunt the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s opposition to health care reform by persuading member companies to break with the organization is hardball politics, but as the saying goes: Politics ain’t beanbag. But is that all there is to it? Remember what happened when …