And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine: Missed The Grapevine? Watch it! The Right Man for the RoleA conservative has won the role of New York District Attorney. Not in real life but what fans see as the closest thing to it — the television series Law and …
Read More »The Real Story About the War in the Middle East
The real story about the war in the Middle East, that is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points memo. Pull up a chair and listen to this. Secretary of State Colin Powell will meet with Ariel Sharon, and Israel will begin pulling back its forces. That’s my prediction. This …
Read More »Justice Department Clarifies Ashcroft's View of Islam
WASHINGTON – A Justice Department official has clarified the opinion of Attorney General John Ashcroft after Arab groups criticized widely-circulated remarks about Islam attributed to Ashcroft. The New York Daily News reported this weekend that the Arab American Institute called for an apology or resignation from Ashcroft for comments printed …
Read More »Muslim Man Being Held Over His Turban
And now the most fascinating two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Broadening the Definition of TerrorThe definition of the word terrorism in the Arab media continues to broaden. Columnist Kinda Balkhair, writing today in the government-controlled Saudi News, harked back to Israeli Prime Minister Sharon’s alleged …
Read More »Same-Sex Schools Get Government Boost
WASHINGTON – After years of debate, the federal government has formally cleared the way for the funding of single-sex public schools throughout the country — a movement that supporters say will benefit poor and minority children but opponents argue is discriminatory under gender equality rules. “Single-sex schools can provide an …
Read More »Return of the Death Tax?
Do you remember the death tax? In less than a decade, as things stand now, it’ll be no more. But as things also stand now, unless something changes, it will be re-instated right after that. So President Bush wants to make it permanent. Just like he wants to make permanent …
Read More »Donald Trump's older sister Maryanne Trump Barry dead at 86, NYPD confirms
Maryanne Trump Barry, the older sister of former President Donald Trump, has died Monday at the age of 86, the New York City Police Department has confirmed to Fox News. Barry was a former federal appellate judge who retired in April 2019, according to the New York Times. The newspaper, …
Read More »Biden jokes about Las Vegas luring Eagles away from Philly: 'I’ll get divorced if that happens'
President Joe Biden welcomed the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights to the White House on Monday to their championship celebration. As Biden talked about Las Vegas becoming one of the top sports cities with champions ranging from the NHL’s Golden Knights and the WNBA’s Aces, he joked about …
Read More »Jeff Bezos' fiancée insists 'our lives are pretty normal' in glowing piece about $200K dresses, trips to space
Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, insisted the couple’s “lives are pretty normal” in a glowing Vogue feature that details a life that is far from common, detailing everything from a bidding war with Kim Kardashian over a $200,000 dress to trips to space. Vogue’s profile, “Lauren Sanchez Is Looking to …
Read More »Michigan man accused of kidnapping and murdering teen dies while awaiting trial
A man awaiting trial in the kidnapping of a 16-year-old western Michigan girl who was later killed has died from medical complications. Gerald Bennett, 63, of Detroit, was admitted Nov. 7 to a hospital for cancer treatment, U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said Tuesday. Bennett was placed on life support after …
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