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“The Prince of Darkness” is dead. Otherwise known as Robert Novak, this gnome-like figure dominated political talk shows for decades as a panelist for “The McLaughlin Group” and later “The Capital Gang.” So, was he the coolest man on the planet? Of course not. But in my opinion, he deserves …

Never underestimate the power of hatred. Loathing someone so much, can unite even those who don’t flip over “each other” too much. Hatred motivates you. It propels you. It drives you. There’s a lot of hatred in the Democratic National Convention and it’s focused on one man:George Bush (search). I’ve …

Puff Daddy|Record Biz Puff Daddy: The Real Story Behind ‘Vote or Die’ Sean Combs‘s new “voter awareness” organization, Citizen Change, has poached its executive director from Russell Simmons‘ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. Alexis McGill recently decamped from the HSAN, whereshe waspolitical director, to run Citizen Change (slogan: “Vote or Die”). …

NEW YORK – Cholly Atkins, the legendary tap dancer who taught all the Motown acts how to move, died Saturday in Las Vegas at age 89. He was surrounded by family, as well as “students” Gladys Knight and Mary Wilson. Atkins had a long and heralded history with Honi Coles …

“Hormone replacement linked to dementia” dominated health news coverage this week. More than just the most recent scary headline, the story is yet another bizarre attempt to discredithormone replacement therapy (search)(HRT) for post-menopausal women. Women given an estrogen-progestin form of HRT reportedly had twice the rate of “probable dementia”— mostlyAlzheimer’s …

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans have failed to play “hardball” with Democrats over the filibuster of President Bush’s judicial nominations and other issues, say critics, some of whom suggest Majority LeaderBill Frist (search)doesn’t have what it takes to get the job done. “I think Bill Frist is too weak— it may …

Are fat people the new Middle East? Right now, the fastest eco-boat on the planet, called Earthrace, will attempt to break the “round the world” speed record using fuel made from human fat. The boat took 10 liters of liposuctioned human fat to travel 15 kilometers. From that, I’ve calculated …

Last week, Omar al-Baghdadi, a leader of an Al Qaeda sect in Iraq, was revealed to be a fiction, created to give a foreign-run terror group an Iraqi face. You have to admit: Our enemies are clever bastards and we could learn from them. But it’s Hollywood who should listen …

LOS ANGELES – Despite being proud parents of a new little “Patriot,” the rumor has been that mama Bridget Moynahan is making sure her ex Tom Brady still remains a sidelined father — beginning in the hospital when she was giving birth. But FOXNews.com has learned that Bridget didn’t issue …

So the night before Mike wrote his Grrr column on his fondness for Mark Cuban, my roommate, a die-hard Spurs fan from San Antonio, Texas, was actually telling me what a mean and egotistical person he was. Well, it seems that many of you agreed with her. Straka says he …