Is “American Idol” contestant Kellie Pickler really that dumb? Of course not. But she’s shrewd. After asking Simon “What’s a ballsy?” after he said her performance was that, and stating that she thought Cowell was calling her a fur coat when he referred to her as a “naughty little minx,” …

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How do you take 1200 people from dozens of different backgrounds and meld them into a single, successful network? That was the question as FOX News Channel prepared to go on the air Oct. 6. Just getting started seemed like too much to ask. There was chaos in the control …

Just as there’s no such thing as a free lunch, there’s also no such thing as free publicity. A lot of times I’ll be on assignment where the prevailing sentiment from my interview subjects or event coverage is that a hit on FOX News is free publicity. That’s not true. …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Be Neutral CNN founder Ted Turner has objected to displays of the American flag by journalists — saying they should have a more neutral posture. And now Turner says that he was not sure which side he was on in the War …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Guerrillas in the Midst Hezbollah guerrillas reportedly are roaming around southern Lebanon unchecked because United Nations troops are not going out on patrols after dark. A German newspaper reports that a Spanish official with the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon — …

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – What a way to start a New Year. After the last bloody year it wasn’t supposed to be like this. Saturday, Jan. 1 My cameraman, Barnaby, and I land in Banda Aceh (search), the hub of relief operations in northern Indonesia, the place hardest hit by …

Fighting terror, funding Iraq: That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” President Bush wants $80 billion more to fund the actions in Iraq and Afghanistan over the next two years. This is on top of the $300 billion already allotted. Congress will make the decision, but “Talking …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Deficit to Go Down A surge in tax revenue is cutting this year’s budget deficit by as much as $90 billion — that according to the Congressional Budget Office (search). The CBO says daily tax revenue is now $1 billion higher than …

Jamie Foxx | Santana | Grammy Best Song | Halloween Madness Jamie Foxx Wants B-Day Present From Governator Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx turns 38 on Dec. 13, and there is only one birthday present he wants from California Gov. (and fellow actor) Arnold Schwarzenegger: clemency for Stan “Tookie” Williams. Williams is …