Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Still on Ballot There is a dispute over whether voters in former Congressman Mark Foley‘s district will see signs or notices telling them that he is no longer the candidate — that Joe Negron is running in his place. Foley’s name still …
Read More »Anti-Vaccine Group Challenges CDC's Flu Shot Guidelines for Infants
Fears over pandemic flu collided with growing concerns over the safety of childhood vaccinations Monday when a parents group challenged the Centers for Disease Control’s recent recommendation that infants and pregnant women receive flu shots this year. The CDC has revised its flu shot guidelines, recommending that all children between …
Read More »New U.S. Citizens Vote for First Time in 2006 Elections
For thousands of Americans, Tuesday is just another Election Day. But for Americans like Carlos Enriquez, it’s a novel experience. Enriquez, 34, a native of Colombia, is voting in this country for the very first time. As is the case for some other newly-minted U.S. citizens who spoke to FOXNews.com, …
Read More »Shouting Distance
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Not at NBC NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker (search) says that “60 Minutes” story on President Bush’s National Guard service never would have made air at his network. Zucker told the Television Critics Association that it was “shocking” to see “the degree …
Read More »Unwavering Resolve
Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Click on the link in the photo box to check out the photo essay that I posted today. As is obvious if you watched the show last night, we are back in Aruba (search). We landed …
Read More »Vacation Break?
Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! The Natalee Holloway (search) story continues to baffle me. What’s with everyone on the case taking vacations? Now the chief prosecutor is on a two-week vacation to the Netherlands! I don’t know what you think… but …
Read More »The Cover-Up, Not the Crime
Think quickly: What do Martha Stewart (search) and I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby (search) have in common? Well, at least based on the “charges” against Libby, not a crime — but covering up a crime. When you obstruct justice, the idea is you are obstructing getting at the truth. That’s why …
Read More »Rehnquist's Legacy: A Balanced Court
WASHINGTON – Upon being handed the top position on the Supreme Court in 1986, William H. Rehnquist (search) reacted to the civil rights activism of former Chief Justice Earl Warren’s (search) court by reviving states’ rights and applying a more narrow interpretation of the Constitution. Rehnquist’s reputation as a fair-minded …
Read More »Tear-Jerking Tale Untrue
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The week after Hurricane Katrina hit, the president of Jefferson Parish (search) outside New Orleans, Aaron Broussard (search), complained on national TV that the federal response was taking too long. He broke down in tears as he said, “[A colleague’s] mother was …
Read More »The Politics of Katrina
The “Talking Points Memo”: the politics of Katrina. Once again, every American should understand that being president, governor, in fact every elected position is a performance business. And now is a time for our leaders to perform. This is not about ideology. This is about helping the folks. But predictably, …
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