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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Sea Change For the first time, more citizens of Indonesia (search), the world’s most populous Muslim nation, support the U.S. War on Terror than oppose it — and America’s response to the tsunami disaster is largely responsible for the change. In a …

WASHINGTON – With a speech that focused on providing contraceptives to poor women but added a notable tip of the hat to abstinence education, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (search) recently drew a gale of speculation — positive and negative — over whether she is anticipating a 2008 presidential run. “She …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Forecast Friction Russian reporters at that press conference in Bratislava (search) may have said their press is completely free, but back in Moscow, government officials have told weather forecasters to get it right, or else. Mayor Yury Luzhkov (search) wants to fine …

Jacko’s Kids | The Telltale Tape, Sort of | Life in Santa Maria Lawyer Hints Kids Aren’t Jackson’s When the defense rested in Michael Jackson‘s child molestation case on Friday, a very important issue that had been raised was lost. Defense attorney Robert Sanger as much as conceded that the …

Death and taxes on tax day, April 15th: that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” The House has passed a law that would repeal the death tax, but the Senate might once again vote to keep that un-American tax in place. Predictably, “The New York Times'” lead …

They say two billion people watched Pope John Paul II’s (search) funeral on Friday. Two billion. Millions were there in person including dignitaries the world over. Now, that’s a crowd. That’s a statement. But, it got me wondering about funerals: those that attract a lot of people and attention and …

ROCKVILLE, Md. – The news media have become an integral part of the Beltway Sniper story, with the Montgomery County, Md., police chief using press conferences to communicate with a note writer and telephone caller who apparently claims to be the shooter. But Police Chief Charles Moose, who has publicly …

And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine: Miss the Grapevine? Watch it! Setting Sail As we heard earlier, Jeb Bush set sail today on a Disney Cruise with his relatives, including former President George Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush — this in spite of several recent …

WASHINGTON – With the stroke of a pen the governor of California took action that could end up drastically changing automobiles in the future. Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation Monday requiring stricter emission standards for all new cars sold in the state beginning in 2009, a move that Davis said …

Whitney in Turmoil? | Springsteen Loves Gore | Def Poetry Jam to Broadway | Paul Schrader Loves Peace, Loveand Understanding Whitney in Turmoil? Video Scrapped at Last Minute What you lookin’ at? It’s not a video for Whitney Houston‘s comeback single “Whatchulookinat,” that’s for sure. Last Thursday, golden-throated Whitney decided …