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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Equal Time? Critics have accused the White House of granting unusual access to Jeff Gannon (search), the reporter who recently resigned as White House correspondent for a conservative Web site. But the White House clears in other reporters with partisan views, as …

NEW YORK – As the nation remembers those who served in past wars, a new generation of veterans is doing all they can to help wounded soldiers adjust to life back home. Some are drawing parallels between soldiers who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and those who served in …

Madonna |Denzel Washington|Celebrity Democrats|Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs Madonna’s Swept Away Exits Theaters Today Today is the last day you will be able to see Madonna in Swept Away at a theater. So run, don’t walk, because in the future you will be relegated to watching it on your DVD player. At …

And now the most enthralling two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: Missed The Grapevine? Watch it! Choose Your Prescription PlanUnusual behavior by Vermont Senator James Jeffords, the onetime Republican who gave control of the Senate to the Democrats when he switched to Independent, has left some …

NEW YORK – If its sales are any indication, Target has hit the bull’s-eye with its business strategy to become a high-end discount department store offering designer clothing and artsy home furnishings. In the three years since the No. 3 discount chain began aligning itself with artists, fashion designers and …

Robert De Niro | The Shipping News | Sundance Film Festival De Niro Wants to Direct Again It’s not enough for Robert De Niro to be the savior of downtown New York and considered one of the world’s best actors. Now I’m told that De Niro is planning to go …

A rocket fuel component has been detected in drinking water sources in 18 states. It’s a limited problem the Environmental Protection Agency’s junk science is about to make much worse. U.S. missile and space programs used perchlorate as an oxidizer in solid rocket propellants for decades. At some facilities where …

First off, on this whole Florida security alert, my hats off to the Florida Highway Patrol. And to Florida Governor Jeb Bush. To the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. And to the FBI. And the Secret Service. All working together flawlessly today. But, do you know who is the real hero …

WASHINGTON – The government’s so-called “death tax” may be on its way out the door, but don’t look for the tax bite to completely disappear. States, wary of losing out on easy money, are stepping into the breach to make sure they don’t lose their share. After heavy prodding from …

WASHINGTON – Though the Washington Metropolitan Police command and control center first went online in 1999 for the 50th anniversary of NATO, the events of Sept. 11 have fast-tracked the center into one of the most extensive surveillance operations in the country. With powerful high-tech zoom lenses monitoring more than …