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Zinni's Zinger?

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Former Clinton CENTCOM commander, Anthony Zinni — the most prominent of the retired generals attacking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — now says that, in the run-up to the war in Iraq, “What bothered me … [was that] I was hearing a depiction …

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Cinderella Goes to the Oscars, Pt. II

It’s Oscars Eve, and first off, I have some bad news. The red carpet isn’t actually red. It’s maroon. Maroon, and made of what appears from a distance to be chintzy velvet. I know. I’m disappointed, too. Check out our new Oscars section! The second bit of bad news is …

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Grrr! Will the Real Kellie Pickler Please Stand Up?

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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