All-Star Fundraiser | Joel Gallen | Michael Jackson Friday’s All-Star Show Shrouded in Secrecy Here’s a little update to the story below, concerning the planned all-star fundraiser to benefit the victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies, which may run on all four broadcast networks (Fox, NBC, CBS, …
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The Jackson 3? | Mariah Carey|REM|Rep. Gary Condit It’s The Jackson 3 As Michael’s Brother’s Drop Out Of All Star Show Michael Jackson is not singing “I Want You Back” to brothers Jermaine and Randy. The two brothers have dropped out of the planned Jackson 5 reunion, which was the …
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Not a good time to be a kid in America. That’s the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points” memo. The Factor is spreading out. We’ll be reporting for the Fox Broadcast Network a few times over the next year, and the firstFactor special will be called “The Corruption of the …
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WASHINGTON – State and local officials believe they are more than up to the task of taking care of security in the post-Sept. 11world. The problem, they say, is paying for it. Already watching tax revenues dwindle with the withering economy, many are barely able to meet their peacetime obligations …
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NEW YORK – With a Friday deadline looming, Philadelphia Mayor John Street and Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker workedovertimeThursday to hash out a proposedstate takeover of the crumbling city school system. Negotiations went into overdrive after two tense weeks of contentious political maneuversby the Democratic mayor and the Republican governor in …
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BOSTON – Lt. Governor Jane Swift vowed to make the Massachusetts Statehouse a more family-friendly place when she took over from Paul Cellucci this week. She has promised new parental-leave policies. And under her watch, lactation rooms in state buildings for nursing working mothers will be built. These couldproveuseful for …
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President Bush plans during nextweek’s trip to Europe to soothe European leaders who are upset with his rejection of the Kyoto global warming treaty. A proposal offered by Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill may very well achieve the President’s goal. If so, the President may want to stay in Europe. The …
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The Mummy | Stu Bloomberg| Laura Linney| Denise Rich | General Hospital Mummy Spooks Competition and Sets Record The Mummy Returns, directed by Stephen Sommers, is about to break some box-office records. On Friday night, the Mummysequel took in nearly $25 million. If it keeps up that pace for the …
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Late last night I was bored, and drunk, so I did what I always do when I can’t find the Enlarger: I surf the Net. After looking at swan porn, I stumbled upon a test titled, “How Open-Minded Are You?” • Don’t be shy: Watch Greg’s Greg-alogue It was a …
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A Michigan man has been fined $400 and given 40 hours of community service for accessing an open wireless Internet connection outside a coffee shop. Under a little known state law against computer hackers, Sam Peterson II, of Cedar Springs, Mich., faced a felony charge after cops found him on …
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