The louder America speaks, the less this administration seems to listen. The tribe has spoken clearly on health care: 73 percent want this bill scrapped; 52 percent are against the reforms altogether. President Obama came out Wednesday and said he’s just going forward and using reconciliation. But America opposes use …
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If you think about it, so much of life is about chance and what if. Like this past weekend, what if that SUV had exploded in New York’s Times Square? What if that cop wasn’t so alert or maybe the driver not so inept? What if the “shoe bomber” had …
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During this health care reform debate, how many times have you heard that health care is a right? That’s been one of the main selling points — that we’re the greatest country in the world, and the only one where every citizen isn’t entitled to health care? How can that …
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OK, boyfriends of the world, repeat after us: Routine is the enemy. Routine is the No. 1 cause of relationship death. Once boyfriends get comfortable, it’s not long before they get lazy; and as soon as they get lazy, they get dumped. If you have a girlfriend and you want …
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Is the Astroturf always greener on the other side? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has characterized outspoken protests at town hall meetings on health care as “astroturf” — or disingenuous grassroots organization by conservative opponents of the legislation. But President Obama is now calling on his online network of supporters, Organizing …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevinee: Drop in the Bucket? Some top environmental experts are saying the “cash for clunkers” program is an ineffective way to target climate change. An Associated Press analysis of Transportation Department figures indicates the program will have the same effect on the environment …
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Jacko’s Items|Steinberg Book|Moore, Julia, et al. PoliceConfiscated Porn and Pills From Neverland It’s good news and bad news for Michael Jackson, according to my sources, when it comes to items taken from his bedroom by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office. This week, Jackson’s lawyers lobbied judge Rodney S. …
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The latest from the Political Grapevine: Upon Further Review A front-page Washington Post story on the Senate testimony of chief Weapons InspectorCharles Duelfer (search)this week has a headline saying, “U.S. ‘Almost All Wrong’ on Weapons.” And the story, by Post reporters Dana Priest and Walter Pincus, quoted Duelfer as telling …
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Beatty vs. Hepburn | Pop Star for Sale | ‘Gigli’ DOA | Beatty vs. Hepburn: Their Botched ‘Love Affair’ There was a lot of excitement about A. Scott Berg’s book “Kate Remembered” when it was published last month. Most of it had to do with Katharine Hepburn’s revelations about Spencer …
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To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. Hi. I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Lots of stuff happened while I was gone last week. Looks like Saddam Hussein is alive and making propaganda tapes. More attacks, of course, on American soldiers in Iraq …
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