Happy holidays, fashionistas! Everyone’s budget is just a little bit tighter this season, so for many a new dress just isn’t in the cards. As you saw in our video, I showed you a few great ways to glam up that basic black dress in the back of your closet. …
Read More »Washington Not Afraid of July 4th Holiday
WASHINGTON – Despite terror alerts for major Fourth of July events across the country, Washingtonians and visitors to the capital said they expect business as usual here, making it code red, white and blue for the upcoming holiday. “We’re not going to be afraid being in our own country,” said …
Read More »Freshmen Get Orientation on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – While the 107th Congress is still limping its way through a lame-duck session, newly elected members of the 108th Congress find that there is much to learn. “It’s very much like being a freshman in high school, where you have to learn where the elevators are — perhaps …
Read More »USA Today: Just Because CBS Did
The latest from the Political Grapevine: USA Today: Just Because CBS Did USA Today has been aggressive in recent coverage of CBS News and those discredited documents. But the paper has published nothing on its own initial handling of the story, which seems to have involved even less checking than …
Read More »Ain't No Cure For Oblivion Blues … Grrr!
Welcome back to the daily grind! Now that Labor Day has come and gone, millions of hard working Americans return to work today refreshed, ready to slay the dragons, kick ass and take names! Mrs. Grrr!, baby Maxine andI spent the last week on aCarnival Cruise, (search)which was surprisingly relaxing …
Read More »Vast 'Idol' Conspiracy … Grrr!
Another scandal on “American Idol.” Diva singer andjudge favoriteLa Toya London (search)didn’t get enough votes to stay with the competition last week, and the judges are once again upset with America. Oh well. Look, when it comes right down to it, London was too good for “American Idol,” and I …
Read More »Ditka on the Hill?
The latest from the Political Grapevine: Bush Gets Bad Press A new study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism shows that media coverage over the past 4 months has been substantially more focused on, and mostly negative toward, President Bush. The study shows that 56 percent of media coverage …
Read More »Criticizing Kerry a Mistake?
The latest from the Political Grapevine: Criticizing Kerry a Mistake? (read an Aug.9, 2004update on this article) John Kerry’s former commanding officer George Elliott, who joined a number of Vietnam swift boat veterans in criticizing Kerry’s war record in a new campaign ad,was quoted in the Boston Globe as saying …
Read More »Puffy's Next Movie: 'Carlito II'
Sean Combs | Tatum’s Tale |‘Home of the Brave’ Puffy’s Next Movie: ‘Carlito II’ Sean Combs — aka P. Diddy — is about to make his next foray into films. I hear he’s made a deal to star in the prequel to”Carlito’s Way,” the 1993 Brian De Palma classic that …
Read More »Politics, Self-Help Hot at Bookstores in '04
NEW YORK – Despite their famously hectic schedules and the allure of blockbuster movies and reality TV, Americans still found time to curl up with the “hot” books of 2004. A potpourri of page-turners surprised, wowed, sold and inspired over the last 12 months. “2004 was a really good year …
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